MARCH MADMEN
An insanely thorough but lighthearted look at the horror films haunting nightmares now and forever. Each season is a tournament pitting the best of a particular subgenre against each other, round by round, until the March Madmen have voted out all but one film that reigns supreme!
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The Dead Walk!
Every season of March Madmen delves into a different flavor of horror flick. Season 1 was our exploration of haunted house movies. Season 2 studied the slashers... Now, ZOMBIES get a loving, but thorough, autopsy! From big names to obscure indies, we'll be scrutinizing zombie movies of the past and present to answer the question, WHAT IS the greatest of all time? Join us on this journey into the land of the dead!
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Episodes
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16, 2021
To conclude our culture clash of ‘80s Iran and early 21st century America, let’s put Under the Shadow under the microscope. Which haunted house flick shall prevail? Guess you gotta listen...
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
In the final matchup of our tournament's Sinister Sixteen, a malevolent mirror matches up with a djinn in two very different tales of families haunted by supernatural forces. Part 1 examines Mike Flanagan’s 2013 film, Oculus. Set your timers now...
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
What’s worse, having your whole neighborhood be haunted, or discovering your basement is full of a Nazi doctor’s victims, and they’re not happy? It’s a classic March Madmen conundrum! Tune in to see who wins this supernatural smackdown between two terrifying films: Terrified and Ouija: Origin of Evil.
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
As the Sinister Sixteen rolls on, Guillermo del Toro goes toe to toe with an oscillating fan cam and the Spanish Civil War squares off against a 1980s suburb! Also: John is humbled, anal sex jokes, and undetonated ordinance. It’s The Devil’s Backbone vs. Paranormal Activity 3, March Madmen style! Don’t forget to watch ‘em with your mother-in-law.
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Hello, Gordon... This episode pits Simon and the orbitoclast against hiders in the house and Google Maps gone ghosty. Two kickass films, but only one can move on in our little competition. Listen and decide for yourself!
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
An upset is brewing as evil steak and a killer clown toy duke it out with baby baghead and a gnarly auto vs. pedestrian tango! Find out why John hates the ending of El Orfanato and Poltergeist’s roller-coaster ride isn’t as rich a broth for Vik. Rich’s vote decides which flick forges ahead and which is put to rest...
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Two very different takes on the haunted house movie go toe to toe in this one! It’s subtle found-footage spookiness vs. two scoops of '70s cheese! Don’t stiff the caterer, folks.
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Recorded in June 2020, this episode sets the table for the next several matchups. First up: The Shining and What Lies Beneath. Prepare yourself for hotel-prowling big wheels and bathtub surprises squaring off against memory-challenged housewives and bathtub suspense. Whichever film wins, you’re gonna drown in horror!
MARCH MADMEN
From the co-creator of the Xs & Ys Podcast comes an in-depth but light-hearted look at horror movies! MARCH MADMEN is a podcast that aims to answer the question, "what is the greatest horror movie ever made?" Set up like a ghastly imitation of the NCAA basketball tournament, we pair films in a series of death matches to see which one reigns supreme in each subgenre of horror. Season One of our macabre competition focused on the HAUNTED HOUSE movie. Season Two attacked the SLASHER genre. Now, 32 ZOMBIE MOVIES must go head to head, two by two, until we've voted on every pairing. Expect heated debates, drinking games, semi-serious film criticism, and lots of laughs. Of course, as our long-time listeners have come to expect, in the later rounds each film will receive a loving but THOROUGH autopsy...
Featuring script analyst John Evans, screenwriter Vikram Weet ("Devil's Pass"), and author Luke Merrick.