WHAT HAS LONG PINK FINGERS AND SMELLS LIKE ROTTING
FLESH? It is a slime-covered fungus known for its
pinkish red tentacles and pungent odor. It is indigenous
to Australia but has spread to North America. Its Latin
name is Clathrus Archeri, also known as Octopus
Stinkhorn. Most people call it The Devil's Fingers . . .
I DON'T KNOW BUT IT'S GROWING ON YOUR NECK.
Deep in the woods of Washington, botanist Autumn
Winters stumbles onto a field of the luridly colored
fungi. Two of her fellow campers make the mistake of
touching it. Now it's growing on them. Fleshy gelatinous
pods. Sprouting from their skin. Feeding on their blood .
. .
AND IT'S STILL GROWING. Autumn
watches in horror as her friends are transformed into
monstrosities—grotesque, human-fungal hybrids as
contagious and deadly as any virus. Autumn knows she must
destroy these mutations before they return to
civilization. But if there's one thing that spreads
faster than fear, it's The Devil's Fingers . .