<p>When a brilliant scientist seeking to solve the problem of world hunger tries to create giant mushrooms through genetic manipulation, what could possibly go wrong?</p><p>The mutated spores escape the lab and spread across all of England. Toadstools grow to twenty feet tall, and a case of athlete&rsquo;s foot can mean a grisly and horrible death.</p><p>But those who die quickly are the lucky ones. Those who survive infection by the fungus will be transformed into something unthinkably monstrous ...</p><p>With a perfect mix of nightmarish horror and black humor, Harry Adam Knight&rsquo;s cult classic <em>The Fungus </em>(1985) will grow on you. This edition features a foreword by the author.</p><p>&ldquo;A spectacularly gruesome nasty, written with inventiveness, grisly wit, and considerably more intelligence than almost any of its competitors.&rdquo; &ndash;&nbsp;Ramsey Campbell</p><p>&ldquo;Loud, scary, silly, sick fun ... you will never again&nbsp;go near mushroom soup.&rdquo; &ndash;&nbsp;<em>Kirkus Reviews</em></p><p>&ldquo;A first-rate and vivid thriller.&rdquo; &ndash;&nbsp;<em>Publishers Weekly</em></p>