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  • I wrote my Masters thesis on Webster and Middleton, and The Duchess of Malfi had a whole chapter to itself, mad-house scene, mad brothers, poisoned book, ghostly echo and all.

    The Duchess of Malfi deliasherman 2010

  • And thus begins the story, as Joker lures Batman deeper into the mad-house, and Batman goes in relentless pursuit, trying to stop Joker's plans.

    REVIEW: Batman: Arkham Asylum 2009

  • The way I worked was enough to soften my brain and send me to a mad-house.

    THE BRAIN MERCHANT 2010

  • The way I worked was enough to soften my brain and send me to a mad-house.

    Chapter 23 2010

  • I wrote my Masters thesis on Webster and Middleton, and The Duchess of Malfi had a whole chapter to itself, mad-house scene, mad brothers, poisoned book, ghostly echo and all.

    The Duchess of Malfi deliasherman 2010

  • I'm coming to think this place is turned into a mad-house.

    In Spite of Their Declaration of Bombs 2010

  • Bedlam would also come to be a 1946 Val Lewton film, with its poster proclaiming: “Sensational secrets of infamous mad-house EXPOSED!”

    20 High Resolution Photos From Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island | /Film 2010

  • Miranda leapt through the trap-door too, and poor Miss Pepper's bedroom became a complete mad-house, as the two animals chased round and round.

    Working Without a Net Randy Lowens 2010

  • Of course, it's the economics of a mad-house - announcing a tax policy in one Budget, only to run up more debt nullifying its effectsjust oneyear later.

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2008

  • Of course, it's the economics of a mad-house - announcing a tax policy in one Budget, only to run up more debt nullifying its effectsjust oneyear later.

    Darling announces 10p tax compensation 2008

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