Madman

Madman remains one of my favorite Slasher films of the 1980’s, a gritty low budget production with a dope synth theme song, woodsy atmosphere enhanced by a nicely utilized urban legend, and a savage backwoods grunting maniac who can easily crush your skull with his bare…

Ian West

'Madman' takes the story-told-around-a-campfire ethos of the first few 'Friday the 13th' movies and elaborates it into a full autumnal aesthetic of leaves crackling underfoot, cinders flying away up into the darkness, orangey lantern glow, a lot of creeping around in…

nathaxnne [goodbye <3]

64 An autumn nightmare. Never once attempts to be a slasher with stakes, plodding along within a cozy, chilling combo of goofy characters and decrepit, haunted atmosphere. Can't wait to spin this on a cold Fall night with some hot cocoa and the Halloween decor up.

SilentDawn

Friday the 12th: Jason Voorhees Hobbit cousin terrorizes horny teens deeply immersed in performative campfire songs.

CinemaVoid 🏴‍☠️

Typical campslasher. A deformed killer will be introduced with a campfire story (like Jason a year ago in Friday The 13th Part 2), who is hunting thirsty teens in the forest, preferably with an axe or a noose. So nothing groundbreaking, but whatever the movie tries to do,…

kat🕷

I’ve seen this movie a few times before but damned if I could remember anything about it. Is Madman just another generic 80s slasher? Let’s see. Campground, campfire tale “legend of killer from this area”, young people making terrible decisions, sexual activity (a death…

Digital Press

Quintessential 1980s "hangout" slasher, Madman, has been an unlikely force in the indie horror space. A surprisingly beloved film in many classic horror fans’ libraries, there’s a familiarly comforting aesthetic of feeling like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Richard Linklater’s…

RensDad666

A madman named Madman Marz stalks and butchers camp counselors in this early 80's underrated slasher delight. Campfire tales. John Oates-esque mustache. Spooky house. Bloody axe. Swingin' noose. If you say Madman Marz like you would say Candyman, your ass might be grass.…

Todd Gaines

Largely unremarkable slasher honestly but the unhurried pace, funky synth track and moody, low-budget photography go a long way. I'm a bit of a sucker for forest greens and browns covered in stark night-time blue lighting (and blood).

Josh Lewis