Came to the comments to see if anyone else had the same thought… and then to spin it off into a discussion about Annihilation. One of the few instances where I love the movie and the book almost equally, and in big part because of their differences while still having the same foundation. Also have to mention that the story almost feels like a sequel/logical trajectory to my favorite Lovecraft story, The Colour Out of Space
How I imagined the tower looks like in Annihilation (novel).
Yes, Jeff Vandermeer directly cites it as an inspiration! https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/jeffvandermeer
Came to the comments to see if anyone else had the same thought… and then to spin it off into a discussion about Annihilation. One of the few instances where I love the movie and the book almost equally, and in big part because of their differences while still having the same foundation. Also have to mention that the story almost feels like a sequel/logical trajectory to my favorite Lovecraft story, The Colour Out of Space