From the horrors of “Matango” to “The Last of Us,” humanoid fungi and shroom-based mind control continue to terrify the human population. Join Dr. Anton Jessup as he explores how real-life carnivorous mushrooms and parasitic fungi match up to the outrageous world of monster movies and video games.

Monstrous Art courtesy E.C. Steiner: http://casketglass.com/

VIDEO CLIPS:
Matango Attack of the Mushroom People (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqaslCGn-6w

Kaiju no Kami Reviews - Matango (1963)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKlHbtfA8MQ

Mushroom Growing Time Lapse - Pink Oyster Growing Kit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDspCZRTth0

The Last of Us Remastered - Easy kill of infected, including bloaters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU5ODXcEJm8

John Denver Remembering The Muppets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNr2NSv_rOo

Broken Meteor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN0ucCc8TfA

Morozko eng sub
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw2DN4335hU

mushroom time lapse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD8cTddcHus

Fungal hyphae in microscope cam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjDjHV_d2HQ

IMMUNOLOGY human immune cells
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUCuubJEnLQ

Fruit and Vegetable Decomposition, Time-lapse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0En-_BVbGc

Acute Subdural Hematoma
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji7fohBEPnM

BBC Planet Earth Cordyceps Fungus Finding of the holy mushroom - Diknek lorries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pq1x5V2-3w0

Cordyceps attack of the killer fungi - Planet Earth Attenborough BBC wildlife
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuKjBIBBAL8

Matango (1963) trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI5JjU0r8BU

Fear the Shambling Mushroom | Monster Science
https://youtu.be/fgLmXEE90Ns

Fear the Shambling Mushroom | Monster Science
https://youtu.be/fgLmXEE90Ns