It’s the rainy season. And the rainy season brings things that grow. Nature turns green and new buds and shoots spring up daily.
But what happens when the things that grow are poisonous, deadly and dark? Things grown from unhallowed and cursed ground and what’s planted there does not grow healthy.
Or, consider this. You’ve found a strange and wondrous planet to explore. The only problem is that the flora doesn’t want you there and it’s not shy about it.
Below is the Kali Krew’s choices for evil that springs from the ground, covers to tantalize the nature lover and planets that are… hostile, to say the least.
Annihilation
Chosen by Sam
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!
Chosen by Olly
The Caretaker of Lorne Field by Dave Zeltserman
Chosen by Brian
The Color Out of Space
Chosen by Gracie
Deathworld (Deathworld #1) by Harry Harrison
Chosen by Lilyn
Check out Lilyn’s review of Deathworld
Eden by Tim Lebbon
Chosen by Tracy
Check out Tracy’s review of Eden
Fiends in the Furrows: An Anthology of Folk Horror edited by David T. Neal and Christine M. Scott
Chosen by Gracie
Checkout Gracie’s review of The Fiends in the Furrows
Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt
Chosen by Tracy
The Hag Witch of Tripp Creek by Somer Canon
Chosen by Eliza
The Happening
Chosen by Olly
Hella by David Gerrold
Chosen by Lilyn
Hyperion by Dan Simmons
Chosen by Brian
Check out Michael M’s review of Hyperion
In the Tall Grass by Stephen King and Joe Hill
Chosen by Gracie
Little Shop of Horrors
Chosen by Olly
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Chosen by Tracy
Check out Tracy’s review of Mexican Gothic
The Ruins by Scott Smith
Chosen by Olly
Semiosis by Sue Burke
Chosen by Lilyn
Check out Lilyn’s review of Semiosis
Still Life with Natalie by Sarah Read – Suspended in Dusk II edited by Simon Dewar
Check out Gracie’s review of Suspended in Dusk II
Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy by Hailey Piper
Chosen by Eliza
Yellow Jessamine by Caitlin Starling
Chosen by Tracy
I hope you’ve enjoyed our list of plants growing wild and deadly and we’d love for you to ‘leaf’ a comment down below to let us know your favorites!
I’ll see myself out now.
GracieKat was the first co-host of Sci-Fi & Scary, Lilyn’s partner-in-crime, and sub-head of the Kali Krew. She reviews horror books, movies, and games for the site. She also does a weekly Focus on the Frightful feature, and is the site list-maker. She is also in control of the Sci-Fi & Scary podcast which will relaunch soon.
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