Agents of Dreamland

The word “cult” suggests a sinister organization with a charismatic leader presiding over a brainwashed flock—a society that operates much like a religion, but often with a darker purpose, their behind-the-scenes manipulations only visible to those who are sharp enough to catch them. Countless books have used cults and quasi-religious societies to meditate on the nature of belief and […]

Biology, especially on a smaller scale, is sometimes completely indistinguishable from horror. The real world has given us ravenous insects with absolutely terrifying eating and breeding habits and plants that trap prey for days while digesting it alive, amid numerous other unsettling marvels. But among the most unnerving natural phenomena are fungi. There are mushrooms […]