History Main / MadnessMontage

Music is heard, which may be quiet at first, but steadily increasing in volume and cacophony. Characters from several scenes may be superimposed, with some of them repeating fragments of their lines over and over again, in the manner of a MadnessMantra.

* In the ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' episode
"[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS11E05MacAndDennisMoveToTheSuburbs Mac and Dennis Move to the Suburbs]]", one of these occurs as Mac and Dennis start to lose their minds over being completely unfit for suburban life, set to the tune of "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley. Highlights include Dennis screaming over traffic during his commute, Mac staring blankly while their dog begs for food, Dennis throwing a plate of macaroni and cheese onto the floor for no reason, and the two men losing their minds over a smoke alarm that keeps them awake at night.

* ''Film/TheManwhoChangedHisMind'': After being laughed out of the auditorium by the scientific community, and Lord Haslewood cuts off his funding, there is a montage showing Dr. Laurience's rapid descent into insanity.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}''. Jinx in "Happy Progress Day" to show [[CuteAndPyscho how unhinged she's become]] during the TimeSkip.

* Episode ''The Time Is Now'' of ''Series/{{Millennium}}'' featured a 10 minute variation of this. It pretty much portrayed [[spoiler:Lara Means']] mind shattering in the face of the [[ApocalypseNot Coming Apocalypse]].

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=002879 subverted with John]], [[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006273 played straight with Karkat]].

* [[TheWoobie Poor, ]][[TheMadHatter poor ]][[MadScientist Stein]], who spends a good deal of ''Manga/SoulEater'' trying to fight hallucinations of melting scenery and [[FoeYay a certain seductive witch]]. In the anime, this culminates in a good part of an episode being focused on his hallucinations stumbling through a fog of crazy.

* ''Series/DoctorWho''. In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E11TheGodComplex The God Complex]]" this is shown whenever the VictimOfTheWeek is about to be devoured by the MonsterOfTheWeek, which turns their fear into faith which it then [[AbstractEater devours]]. Their mental state is shown by close-ups of them screaming and laughing in rapid succession. The words "Praise Him" also appear in various fonts.

* ''Series/DoctorWho''. In "The God Complex" this is shown whenever the VictimOfTheWeek is about to be devoured by the MonsterOfTheWeek, which turns their fear into faith which it then [[AbstractEater devours]]. Their mental state is shown by close-ups of them screaming and laughing in rapid succession. The words "Praise Him" also appear in various fonts.

* ''Series/DoctorWho''. In "The God Complex" this is shown whenever the VictimOfTheWeek is about to be devoured by the MonsterOfTheWeek, which turns their fear into faith which it then devours. Their mental state is shown by close-ups of them screaming and laughing in rapid succession.

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* Episode ''The Time Is Now'' of ''Series/{{Millennium}}'' featured a 10 minute variation of this. It pretty much portrayed [[spoiler: Lara Means']] mind shattering in the face of the [[ApocalypseNot Coming Apocalypse]].

* When ''ToddInTheShadows'' sees the [[Music/LadyGaga Bad Romance]] video for the first time - bits and pieces flash on the screen until he begins screaming that she's a demon from hell.

* In ''Theatre/TheAddingMachine'', when Zero's boss is telling him that he's been fired after twenty-five years on the job, music starts soft and grows louder and louder as the stage revolves increasingly rapidly. The boss's voice is obliterated under a deafening cacophony of sound effects, and a sudden flash of red ends the scene.

* An audio interpretation of this trope can be heard at the end of the Music/{{Queensryche}} ''Music/OperationMindcrime''.

* An audio interpretation of this trope can be heard at the end of the [[{{Queensryche}} Queensrÿche]] album ''OperationMindcrime''.

* An unlikely example from ''SpongebobSquarepants'': The empty white room where Squidward is ''alone.''

* [[TheWoobie Poor, ]][[TheMadHatter poor ]][[MadScientist Stein]], who spends a good deal of ''SoulEater'' trying to fight hallucinations of melting scenery and [[FoeYay a certain seductive witch]]. In the anime, this culminates in a good part of an episode being focused on his hallucinations stumbling through a fog of crazy.

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* ''Series/DoctorWho''. In "The God Complex" this is shown whenever the VictimOfTheWeek is about to be devoured by the MonsterOfTheWeek, which turns their fears into faith which it then devours.

* When ''ToddInTheShadows'' sees the [[LadyGaga Bad Romance]] video for the first time - bits and pieces flash on the screen until he begins screaming that she's a demon from hell.

* ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad''. To show that 'Mad' Max deserves his nickname. While trying to escape from the Citadel Max has hallucinations of the family he failed to save.

* Arguably the end of ''Film/PansLabyrinth'', if you take the AgentScully approach to the plot and see it as all just a hallucination.