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The Emmy-nominated New Zealand actor will play notorious mushroom murderer Erin Patterson in a new series which she is also to executive produce.

Mushroom killer Erin Patterson will learn this week if her appeal against her triple murder conviction is successful or if she will spend more time in prison.

If the appeal succeeds, Victoria's Court of Appeal could order a re-trial or acquit Erin Patterson entirely.

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Paramount+ has greenlit Mushroom Murders, a six-episode limited drama series out of Australia starring and executive produced by Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets, Don’t Say Good Luck). It is based on Australia’s infamous Leongatha mushroom murders, with New Zealand actress Lynskey playing Erin Patterson who had been convicted in the case. The series, created b

Melanie Lynskey is set to star in the limited series “Mushroom Murders,” which has been greenlit at Paramount+. The show is based on the now-infamous case of Erin Patterson, the Australian woman who was convicted on multiple counts of murder and attempted murder after allegedly preparing food for guests containing toxic death cap mushrooms. The […]

The drama is based on an infamous homicide case in Australia.

Dramatic lighting and fog make this countertop fruiting chamber a conversation starter. The mushrooms are pretty good too.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sought to play on national security fears just days out from the election.

For nearly a century, people in distant parts of the world have reported a bizarre experience after eating certain wild mushrooms: seeing dozens or even hundreds of tiny, colorful humans moving through the real world. Now, scientists have identified a mushroom species, Lanmaoa asiatica, responsible for these extraordinary hallucinations in China and the Phil

The protesters' gloom reflects a Continent that is struggling to find a way forward, with Europe's populations aging and debt rising.

Step one in convincing people to live with robots with cameras on their faces? Disguise them as cute home decor.