The Mad Science Movie Awards: 58 Films, So Many Bad Ideas

The Mad Science Movie Awards: 58 Films, So Many Bad Ideas

May 6, 2026 路 1h 34m 路 Season 7 路 Episode 31

About this episode

The episode features a humorous and critical look back at mad science in cinema through a series of awards.

We close out our Mad Science series the only way we know how: with a very serious, deeply prestigious and completely unofficial Mad Science Film Awards . After 58 films and more than a century of sci-fi cinema, we look back at the scientists, monsters, labs, experiments and terrible decisions that defined the season. From Frankenstein , Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Invisible Man to The Fly , Re-Animator , Jurassic Park , Get Out and Poor Things , we trace how mad science evolved from gothic cautionary tales to atomic-age anxiety, body horror, corporate genetics, surveillance, consent and control. Categories include Best Mad Scientist , Biggest Ego in a Lab Coat , Most Unethical Experiment , Best Creation , Best Lab , Hidden Gem and the big one: Best Mad Science Movie . Plus we unveil what we will be covering the next series of Jounrey Through Sci-fi! 馃殌 Join The JTSF Logbook Recommendations, discoveries and updates from our journey through sci-fi cinema: journeythroughscifi.beehiiv.com Visit our website https://www.journeythroughscifi.com/ Email Us! Support the podcast on PATREON Add us on INSTAGRAM Find us on TIKTOK Like us on FACEBOOK Follow us on LETTERBOXD

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