‘Death cap’ mushrooms kill 4 in California as toxic fungi thrive in freak weather

Source: New York Post

Move over Hollywood — California’s latest horror hit isn’t on the screen, it’s sprouting from the forest floor. A freak weather-fueled super-bloom of Death Cap mushrooms — the world’s most infamous toxic fungi — has turned casual foragers into tragic headlines. Since mid-November, four people have died, three required life-saving liver transplants and more than three dozen fell ill after mistaking these killers for a side-dish, according to multiple media reports.