ANTHRAX’s “Madhouse” Referenced In New Stephen King Story
July 1, 2024, 4 days ago
Anthrax classic “Madhouse” is used as a torture device in Stephen King’s You Like It Darker short stories collection.
The reference is found in the tale called Finn, first released in 2022 as an eBook and received a physical release in May through Scribner.
Anthrax guitarist and Stephen King fan Scott Ian noticed the reference and posted on Instagram:
“Stephen King name checks us again in his new collection of stories You Like It Darker!!! I was reading on the flight home from Europe yesterday. In the fifth story in the book, a rather brutal tale called Finn, Steve uses our song ‘Madhouse’ as a torture device. Perfect! I apologize if the sound of my head exploding when I saw Anthrax mentioned woke anyone up on the plane.
If you haven’t read You Like It Darker I recommend you do. It’s a vicious summer read!”
Anthrax was first referenced in King’s The Dark Tower series’ third book, The Waste Lands and “Antisocial” was used during 2017 movie IT.
