I'm Munga Shatekler and it turns out astrology is way more widespread than any of us want

to believe.

You can find it in major league baseball, international banks, kpop groups, even the White House.

But just when I thought I had a handle on this subject, something completely unbelievable

happened to me and my whole view on astrology changed.

Whether you're a skeptic or a believer, give me a few minutes because I think your ideas

are about to change too.

Listen to Skyline Drive on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your

podcasts.

Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind, a production of iHeartRadio.

Hi, my name is Robert Lam and this is The Monster Effect, a short forum series from Stuff

to Blow Your Mind focusing on mythical creatures, ideas and monsters in time.

In the Warhammer 40,000 universe, the under hive of Necro Munda is a subterranean maze

of industrial grime and dystopian anarchy.

Your way better off running away from most innocents of the under hive, but one of its

monsters is also a sought after commodity.

A parasitic, Icrotic slime.

As described in the 1996 publication Necro Munda Outlander's Rulebook, an adult mecrotic

slime is a slow moving, fist-sized glob of translucent sludge that creeps up on a slumbering

humanoid.

It first engulfs the sleeper's head before oozing into the flesh and eventually colonizing

the host's brain.

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