madman
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To establish the right note of terror on a fog-strewn set by Arnulfo Maldonado that resembles the private chamber of a writer or madman, Page begins with Lady Macbeth’s chilling incantation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
“I knew the second that I poked my head up from my exile, I was probably going to be met by some madman charging at me with an ax,” Nuzzi said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
But heavy metal’s favorite madman leaves us with his reminder that “You Can’t Kill Rock and Roll.”
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2025
It's only the maniacal laughter in the fading bars that suggests this outlook is the purview of a madman.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
It crosses my mind that Cinna's calm and normal demeanor masks a complete madman.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
It’s another thing to go elbow to elbow with a group of elite madmen barreling down an Alpine pass at 50 miles per hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
“My kid’s living on the coast, in town right now, so he can be safe from these armed madmen running around,” said Willow Creek grower Walter Wood.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2023
There are few more efficient ways to unleash the demons, madmen, and ghosts hidden in the darkest crevices of the human psyche than to inject anxiety into our imaginations.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2022
“Thousands of laws on the books … have not stopped madmen from carrying out evil acts,” Abbott said.
From Washington Post ● May 27, 2022
For the first time in living memory people could speak openly of peace without being seen as fools or madmen.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
