Monster Madness 2025: Round 2 Recap

Monster Madness 2025: Round 2 Recap

Author: Hack or Slash March 14, 2025 Duration: 27:54

This week we're recapping the chaos of Round 2 in Monster Madness 2025, and preview what awaits us in Round 3. We break down the battle of brute strength versus supernatural torment, analyze the mind games that could tip the scales, and question whether even the King of Monsters can survive a nightmare.

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425: 2025 Slasher's Choice Awards [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:36:03
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424: Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust (2008) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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423: Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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421: Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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420: Bambi: The Reckoning (2025) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:16:10
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419: Cloverfield (2008) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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418: Frankenstein (2025) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:18:47
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