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‘What If…?’ Episode 5 Analysis, Marvel Horror, and Zombie Superlatives

How do we want the MCU to scare us?

By Mallory Rubin and Sean Fennessey
Disney/Marvel


It’s time to enter the world of zombies! Mallory Rubin is joined by the Ringer’s Sean Fennessey to dissect the latest episode of Marvel’s What If...? (03:53). They also dive into the past and future of Marvel horror and talk about what they would like to see scare us in the MCU (66:59). And finally they give out their Zombie Superlatives to some of the best films in the zombie genre (90:15).

Host: Mallory Rubin
Guest: Sean Fennessey
Producer: Steve Ahlman
Social: Jomi Adeniran
Additional Production: TD St. Matthew-Daniel and Arjuna Ramgopal

Subscribe: Spotify / Apple Podcasts

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