Cronch cronch cronch, walking on dried leaves and bark, a ramble in the woods to start October’s Scare You Movie Mad run, we’re looking at the conceptual killer movie of 2024 about… walking. And sometimes a li’l murder for fun. Andrew eggs Johnny on to be more like the Johnny of the movie, and Johnny sings us his thoughts of new films including Joker: Folie A Deux, Megalopolis, The Substance and The Outrun. Andrew, though, slams down on some Salem’s Lot for good measure. We’re coming into Halloween month swingin’!
208 - TOP HAT
Johnny loves The Green Mile but has been so obsessed with a scene in the film where Michael Clarke Duncan watches Top Hat in the cinema and cries. Now it’s time for Johnny to finally see the whole film, in context, and Andrew is dragged along despite his hatred of Fred and Ginger films. Will Top Hat be top of the hats, or some second thing that means bad?
BONUS - PET SEMATARY
Sometimes dead is better, but as a bonus to Stephen King month, podcasting is better. Andrew and Johnny discuss The Wicker Man, pagan rituals, writing notes at the cinema and where they wish to be buried (it is not in a pet sematary).
130 - THE GREEN MILE
Johnny ends Stephen King month with one of his all-time favourite films, just so Andrew can destroy everything in his path. But not before a discussion of the Avengers: Endgame trailer, and thoughts on book-to-film adaptations as a whole.
129 - CUJO
Bark bark bark goes the rabid dog, and snore snore snore go the podcast hosts, as they try to find anything to grab hold of watching this old-school Stephen King film adaptation.
128 - DOLORES CLAIBORNE
Stephen King month hits Kathy Bates territory with the ‘other’ King adaptation she starred in. Johnny shares stories of actually reading the book, and Andrew discusses filmmaking in a deeply useless way. Plus jokes.
127 - GERALD'S GAME
Johnny takes the reigns with Stephen King month, and Netflix’s dark, gory horror. Cue discussion of film nasty violence, awkward interviews and pitching a second film from another perspective.
BONUS - THE PUNISHER 2004
Tom Jane may be this movie’s Punisher, but a trip down the sewers for the guys discovers more unlikely heroes.
053 - AMERICAN MOVIE
American Made? American Assassin? Real Americans make bad horror films for too much money and dream too big for their own lives. And Are You Movie Mad are REAL Americans.
