If you love the living dead you won't want to miss our exhumation of this great subgenre of horror! Let’s go through this season's 64-film field, discuss each pairing, and ensure we have the right movies in the right places.

Let's conclude our bird's eye view of the hellish landscape that is a zombie apocalypse! The Madmen are still bickering about which 64 movies will compete in this season's horror movie tourney... Could get ugly! Once again we are joined by special guest Trevor Stevenson of the Your Story Will Be Different podcast.…

After tournaments for haunted house movies and slasher films, it’s time to delve deeply into the fertile soil of the grave… Tonight the March Madmen begin their quest to determine what IS the greatest zombie movie ever made? Let's begin to seed the field of 64 films, while discussing what makes this subgenre of horror so powerful and enduring.…

And now, the stunning conclusion of our When Evil Lurks autopsy! Join us to dissect the intricacies of a film that will surely be in the conversation whenever it is asked, “What IS the scariest movie ever made?”

Let’s switch to spoilers mode as we continue our scene-by-scene discussion of Demian Rugna’s instant classic “When Evil Lurks.” What makes this flick so effin' terrifying?! Let's dig into that meat...By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

For the perfect palate cleanser after a season of slashers, let’s look at Demian Rugna’s instant classic "When Evil Lurks," shall we? We were already Rugna fans, but what makes this movie so damn special? Sharpen your instruments, folks, we’ve got an autopsy to perform…By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

And now, the moment we’ve all been waiting for... What IS the greatest slasher movie ever made? Tonight, we’ll make that fateful decision! And plenty more, as the Stabby Awards reaches its gory climax.By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

The Stabby Awards roll on with categories like Most "Unintentionally Funny Scene and "Best Incestuous Psychosexual Mother/Son Relationship"! Join the discussion as we reflect on our slasher season in all its bloody glory.By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

It’s awards night in the Madlands! Let’s hand out the hardware for the greatest achievements and silliest aspects of the 64 slasher films we’ve studied this season. Put on your best mechanic’s coveralls or green work shirt and join us for this retrospective of the ridiculous and the sublime. It’s the Stabby Awards!…

Luke Merrick returns to help us tempt fate, judge Laurie's Final Girl cred, count crossed eyes, and speculate endlessly on the inner workings of The Shape. It’s the grand finale of our loving autopsy. Scrub in, grab a scalpel and join us at the slab!By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Author Luke Merrick is our special guest as we unpack the horrors of Halloween (1978), the blank-faced Shatner mask that launched a thousand ships — or 10,000 slasher movies.By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

The Madmen talk Ted, kill quality, Jason makeup and “doppelgänger Muffins” for the last time as we wrap up our insanely through analysis of Friday the 13th Part 2!By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

What does that last perfume squirt reveal about Vickie? Who set the rope snare, and why did Jason bring Terri’s body back to his shack? We also reach the regrettable conclusion that this Jason isn’t that great at his job yet… All this and much more as we finish our obsessive scrutiny of Mr. Voorhees’ first rampage!…

We welcome you to the eerie banks of Crystal Lake, where this summer a campfire tale has come true... It’s a scene-by-scene examination of what we think is the best Friday the 13th movie ever made!By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Our insanely thorough examination of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) concludes! Mike Kuciak is back to help us put this all-time classic in perspective.By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Let’s take another look at Leatherface and his fam from a bird’s eye view — what makes this movie so damn special, and what is its cinematic legacy? Joining us again to figure that out is our good friend the horror filmmaker Mike Kuciak, an authority on the subject. What do we see in Saw? Listen up...…

Our magnificent cinematic ordeal concludes with the Sawyer clan’s unique brand of “hospitality” and Sally’s night of terror in the Texas scrub. It's one of the most grueling third acts ever... Rev up your saws!By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Let's keep cutting Tobe Hooper’s classic into many little pieces of delicious despair! In this one the Madmen examine the pizzle (don’t Google that), the spider house, poor Franklin, the generator, Pam's Cassandra complex and much more.By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

It’s time to venture into the remote corners of Muerto County, Texas, home of a certain family you don’t want to have you over for dinner. (Because they’ll have you for dinner.) Texas Chain Saw, baby! Our loving autopsy begins now…By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

John is joined by his former writing partner, Karen Craig, for one last look at Black Christmas. Karen hails from Toronto, where the movie was filmed, and considers it one of her biggest influences. Let’s get a fresh perspective on the flick!By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

In this one the Madmen take a step back from the slab to examine Black Christmas in the larger context of slasher movies, compared to the other three films in our Fatal Four and the subgenre as a whole. It’s a pretty influential flick!By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

This autopsy concludes with analysis of the film’s approach to blood and gore, Jess as a Final Girl, the mystery of the MacHenry sisters, and the subtle but overwhelming horror of the ending, among other things!By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Our dissection of Black Christmas (1974) continues! Does the whodunit aspect really work? What is Billy’s mysterious back-story, and how does it drive him to kill? These questions and more garner careful consideration…By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Our bone-deep analysis of Bob Clark’s 1974 classic Black Christmas begins! Topics include the remarkable camerawork, chillingly idiosyncratic score, inimitable Margot Kidder and unexpected (but welcome!) laughs everywhere you look.By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Big decisions are made as the Madmen conclude their selection of the Fatal Four, our finalists for this season’s horror film tournament. What IS the greatest slasher movie ever made? We’re working on it!By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

In this one the March Madmen put their foot on the gas to get through multiple rounds of the tournament in a single night, boiling it down to 10 favorite films apiece. Then they have to hash out which ones make the Fatal Four and get the patented "loving autopsy" (TM) treatment. Not an easy task!By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Vik and John conclude their mini-autopsy of the 2022 Texas Chainsaw Massacre, in this one covering the bulk of the movie scene by grisly scene. Where does all that bus butchery fit into the hierarchy of great Leatherface moments? Classic or canceled? You decide...By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Vik and John give the latest entry in the Texas Chainsaw franchise an abbreviated autopsy. Where does this polarizing “requel” rank in the pantheon? Let’s go scene by scene…By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Did the best film win? With the first round behind them, the Madmen consider the tournament field with fresh eyes and even open the door to new blood! A pair of 2022 films, Ti West’s X and David Blue Garcia’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre, join the fray.By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Dario Argento is back in the tournament as his giallo classic Tenebrae must contend with 2019’s slasher surprise Haunt, from Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. Turns out it’s a tough decision for the Madmen to make…By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

It's another rematch of Freddy vs. Jason, in a sense, as Friday the 13th Part 2 goes toe to toe with A Nightmare on Elm St. 3: Dream Warriors. Which peak franchise flick will pull off the win?By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

The famed Final Destination 2 (2003) faces little-known gem The Furies (2019) in this meeting of very different meta slashers. Death is here for one of them, at least as far as this tournament is concerned.By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Hell Night (1981) receives support from two March Madmen in its case to upset the inimitable Sleepaway Camp (1983) — can its Gothic mashup and “Gorks” stand up to Angela in all her campy glory?By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Writer/director/producer Mike Kuciak returns to help us hash out the relative merits of Damien Leone’s Terrifier and James Wan’s Malignant. In the spirit of March Madmen, both films are pretty bonkers, but in very different ways…By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Will the comparatively tasteful and classy Peeping Tom topple Pieces, a guilty pleasure drive-in special?By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

In this episode Wes (Wezzzz) Craven’s Scream (1996) faces an unexpected challenge from The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014). Which movie will earn the votes of at least two March Madmen, allowing it to advance in our slasher movie tournament? Guess you gotta listen to find out…By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

In a tough break for the underrated Silent Night, Deadly Night, it needs to beat A Nightmare on Elm Street to advance. Did you know these two movies came out on the very same day in 1984? Eerie...By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

In this remake-laden Part 2 of the pod, the 2005 House of Wax squares off with Sorority Row (2009) and the 2019 Child’s Play reimagining faces a formidable foe in Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (the only one of those so far).By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

In this March Madmen matchup, the Bob Clark classic Black Christmas (1974) is compared to another vintage slasher, Terror Train (1980), starring Jamie Lee Curtis. Spoiler: Terror Train is not as good. But that doesn't mean we can't have fun talking about it!By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

How does Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2 stack up against Tobe Hooper’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2? Is Johannes Roberts’ The Strangers Prey at Night better than Jordan Peele’s Us? These are the kinds of questions this podcast sets out to answer. But that doesn’t mean the Madmen always agree. And they sure don’t this time……

Can Victor Crowley out-slash Ghostface? Let’s find out as Hatchet and Scream II meet for a cinematic deathmatch! More from the first round of the tournament designed to determine the greatest slasher movie ever made. This convo takes a turn…By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Hell Fest. Freaky. The clash of the titans our listeners have been waiting for! No? Oh. Well, that’s what you’re getting.By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Come on down to New Jersey's Clam Casino! Or can we interest you in some dead-delivery-driver pizza? Part 2 of this pod pits William Lustig’s Maniac against Amy Holden Jones’ The Slumber Party Massacre.By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Brace yourself for more Madmen! In this outing Deep Red wrestles with Intruder, Maniac 1981 crashes The Slumber Party Massacre, and then two newer films face off: Hell Fest and Freaky. It’s bloody good fun.By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

To celebrate our 100th episode, original co-host Michael T. Kuciak returns to join us in a look back at the various incarnations of the podcast over the years. It’s 90 minutes of love, laughs and drunken reminiscences. As well as a few potshots at each other’s taste in movies!By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

We’ve got more March Madmen for you lunatics! Part 2 of this pod pits My Bloody Valentine 3D against Wes Craven’s New Nightmare before Psycho II faces off with The Funhouse. Spoiler: John is not a huge fan of New Nightmare.By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Let’s kick off another episode of our slasher-movie season with a real mismatch, John Carpenter’s seminal 1977 film Halloween matching up with 1988’s less-prestigious Maniac Cop. This discussion really goes off the rails…By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

In Part 2 of this pod, Dario Argento’s Opera (1987) tries to manhandle the Elijah Wood Maniac remake (2012) and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) tests its chops against The Return of Michael Myers (1988) in a battle of two top franchises’ fourth installments. It’s gonna be pretty cray.By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

It’s time for another matchup with the March Madmen! Part 1 has the granddaddy of ‘em all, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, going up against Herschell Gordon Lewis’ Blood Feast. Which early '60s slasher will prevail? Put this ep in your ear.By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley

Part 2 of this pod pits the O.G. Chucky movie (1988) against a rebooted Leatherface and fam’s film (2003) before those eerie, masked Strangers board the Midnight Meat Train. That last matchup is an especially tough one...By John Evans, Vik Weet, Rich Eckersley