I love Spawn of the Subhuman, but haven’t reached the podcast episode yet. It’s hard to name a favorite, although Convoy For Atlantis definitely sticks out (minus the quality). I’m a sucker for ocean horror since Nebraska is pretty much water-less. There’s something special about the vast, tumultuous ocean that can hide all sorts of creepy things. Sea Phantom is a close second (Nightfall’s in the Name of the Father is a good non-DF ocean/lovecraftian tale) and the Sleeping Death is good too.

Glad to hear you enjoyed the commentary. I have a reluctant love of Dark Fantasy. The stories often miss the mark, but Scott Bishop’s ambitious weirdness is irresistible to me. What’s your favorite episode? Have you listened to Spawn of the Subhuman yet?

AHHH!KUDZU! We missed several attack trees including the living forest in The Wizard of Oz and that one in Poltergeist. It’s good to have these comments to fill in the gaps. Thanks for sharing with us!

There is something inherently creepy about plants in general, though. They’re alive, but not in a way we can relate to. They can clone themselves on a regular basis. Their roots can spread far beyond their stems, or far below. One organism can be massive, disguised as many. One tree can be centuries old. And let’s not even start on stuff like kudzu. Or allergies.

That said, I didn’t find this story particularly scary, despite the motile tree bent on revenge motif. Probably for many of the reasons you’ve cited in your ‘cast, but mostly because it was like an old-timey Final Destination. With a tree. Now if it had been presented as prose… *shudder*

The revenge of Baby Groot!