It's the Sweet 15 round of Macabre Madness 2020, when 16 horror films in 6 divisions get gory proving they're bigger, badder and better.

 

This year, we've got a twist: Winners determined by best COMBINED score from Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, with handicapping based on decades since the film's release.

 

Who wins and loses in the Sweet 15? We've got:

In the sequel division... Aliens (1986) survives the helicopter decapitation of 28 Weeks Later (2007)

 

In the Occult division... Cindarella story Drag Me To Hell (2009) upsets the Freddy-fightin superheroes of A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors (1987)

 

In the holiday horror division... the Xmas episode of Futurama ho-ho-hobliterates Happy Death Day (2017)

 

How does Macabre Madness work?

It’s a horror movie bracket tournament like the 64-team NCAA March Madness tournament, except we use horror films instead of college basketball teams. Last film standing is crowned Macabre motherfucking Champion!

 

Download the Macabre Madness 2020 bracket (click on sheet 2)

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Round Two of Macabre Madness brings the heat! We've got haunted house heavyweights like Crimson Peak vs. The Shining, remake throwdowns like 28 Weeks Later vs. Halloween (2018), and two bracket busters mutilating fan favorites in the Occult and holiday horror divisions. What else are you gonna do in quarantine??

Who wins and loses this round? We've got:

In the sequel division... 28 Weeks Later (2007) gives Halloween (2018) a case of death by rage zombies

In the Occult division... Rosemary's Baby (1968) demon throttles the pagan cult of The Wicker Man (1973)

In the B-movie division... Evil Dead II (1987) drowns The Return of the Living Dead (1985) in a bucket of corpse ooze

In the haunted house/holiday horror crossover... Lake freakin Mungo (2008) somehow destroys Gremlins (1984)... and more!

 

How does Macabre Madness work? It’s a horror movie bracket tournament like the 64-team NCAA March Madness tournament, except we use horror films instead of college basketball teams. Last film standing is crowned Macabre motherfucking Champion!

Download the Macabre Madness 2020 bracket (click on sheet 2)

OR

Print one off: Macabre Madness 2020 bracket PDF

It's Macabre Madness 2020 bleeyatch!

We're coaching the only horror movie bracket tournament on the Internet, the bracket tournament you didn't know you needed until now, pitting

How does Macabre Madness work? Simple, it’s a horror movie bracket tournament like the 64-team NCAA March Madness tournament, except we use horror films instead of college basketball teams.

Last film standing is crowned Macabre motherfucking Champion!

Get the gist in our Round One matchups to watch with juicy showdowns like Rosemary's Baby (1968) vs. The House of the Devil (2009)!

Play along! There's no March Madness 2020 but you've still got horror movies.

View the movie bracket: Macabre Madness 2020 bracket PDF

When you heard Jordan Peele (of Key & Peele fame) was making horror movies, did you think it was a fluke?

 

Get Out (2017) and Us (2019) are two of the biggest horror films in recent memory, both written and directed by Peele. They're unnerving, unusual and unafraid of social commentary, so we waited for the hype to fade before answering the MOST important question of 2020: Is Jordan Peele the horror-film love child of Wes Craven and Stanley Kubrick?

 

SPOILER ALERT: There's lots of em, including a discussion of the bleak alternate ending for Get Out.

 

Our beer pairings this week: double IPA (Johnson) and German porter (Phil).

 

Welcome to the Macabre Bros and Brahs podcast! We're a family of horror film and horror TV fanatics who love talking gore, guts and beer pairings. Remember to RATE, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more classic horror film reviews and drinking games!

 

Thoughts? Favorite scenes? Beer pairings? Hit us up at [email protected]!

Think Pennywise is creepy? Try spending Halloween night with Art the Clown, the star of 2016 indie horror flick Terrifier, and one of the creepiest goddamn beings in all of creation. He might move like a mime and talk like a mime, but when he opens his bag of treats, fuckin RUN!

 

Ryan, Johnson and Phil ramble about their first encounter with Art over beers and spliffs between late-night screenings at the Telluride Horror Show. Then read our text review of Terrifier (2016).

 

Our beer pairings this week: Coors Light, Bud Light and Mama's Little Yella Pils.

 

Welcome to the Macabre Bros and Brahs: a horror movie podcast! We're a family of horror film and TV fanatics who love talking gore, guts and beer pairings. Remember to RATE, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more classic horror film reviews and drinking games!

 

Thoughts? Favorite scenes? Beer pairings? Hit us up at [email protected]!

The 10th annual Telluride Horror Show went down in BFE, Colorado from Oct. 11-13, and you know the Macabre Bros and Brahs couldn't say no to three straight days of horror! Here's our in-person recap from the six features we saw at Telluride Horror and our drinking game for Tucker and Dale vs Evil!

0:00 -- Intro

2:35 -- Girl on the Third Floor

4:30 -- Making Monsters

7:15 -- Sator

11:12 -- VFW and Porno

18:09 -- The Deeper You Dig

Welcome to the Macabre Bros and Brahs podcast! We're a family of horror film and TV fanatics who love talking gore, guts and beer pairings. Remember to RATE, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more classic horror film reviews and drinking games!

It's part two of the highest-grossing R-rated horror flick in history, based on a best-selling author's gigantic tome, starring two or three of the most bankable faces in Hollywood right now. But does IT live up to the hype?

 

We pick apart IT Chapter 2 (2019), from what works (the performances) to what sucks (Henry Bowers) to the most glaring differences between book and film. Plus, guest appearance by Ronald McDonald!

 

Our beer pairings this week: Jack and Coke, Blood Orange IPA by Tommyknocker Brewing, a Bloody Mary and Tecate!

 

Welcome to the Macabre Bros and Brahs podcast! We're a family of horror film and TV fanatics who love talking gore, guts and beer pairings. Remember to RATE, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more classic horror film reviews and drinking games!

 

Thoughts? Favorite scenes? Beer pairings? Hit us up at [email protected]!

It's Rick vs. Murphy, Walkers vs. Z's in the undead deathmatch of the millennium! Who will win when we pit The Walking Dead against Z Nation?

Our beer pairings this week: Dawn of the Red IPA from Ninkasi and six-pack of PBR or Yuengling. Now let's go kill some zombies!

Welcome to the Macabre Bros and Brahs podcast! We're a family of horror film and TV fanatics who love talking gore, guts and beer pairings. Remember to RATE, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more classic horror film reviews and drinking games!

Thoughts? Favorite scenes? Beer pairings? Hit us up at [email protected]!

Sharknado defies all logic. Somehow, a 2013 made-for-SyFy schlockfest spawned a Sharknado-verse of six cult films, countless knock-offs and the quasi-revival of Tara Reid's acting career. This movie does not take itself seriously (even when the actors do), and neither do we, so enjoy this swirling pile of Mako guts with friends and your frosty beverage of choice. We recommend a Bloody Mary, jalapeno-infused beer or Landshark lager. That's right: we just endorsed Landshark lager.

Welcome to the Macabre Bros and Brahs podcast! We're a family of horror film and TV fanatics who love talking gore, guts and beer pairings. Remember to RATE, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more classic horror film reviews and drinking games!

Thoughts? Favorite scenes? Beer pairings? Hit us up at [email protected]!

This week we're talking about Happy Death Day (2017), like Groundhog Day meets teen rom-com meets masked-killer slasher. There's also a girl named Tree and a deadly cupcake that we're guessing pairs well with a "crazy birthday-cake bonanza" porter. It's Kappa diet approved!

Welcome to the Macabre Bros and Brahs podcast! We're a family of horror film and TV fanatics who love talking gore, guts and beer pairings. Remember to RATE, LIKE and SUBSCRIBE for more classic horror film reviews and drinking games!

Thoughts? Favorite scenes? Beer pairings? Hit us up at [email protected]!