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76 episodes
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Date created
2024/09/04
Latest episode
2026/09/28
Average duration
65 min.
Release period
12 days
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What is modern horror? Join author and podcaster A. J. Black and horror writer and podcaster Hugh McStay for a bloodthirsty exploration of cinematic horror from 2010 onwards, talking everything from INSIDIOUS to IT FOLLOWS to IN A VIOLENT NATURE and beyond. Prepare to have your collies wobbled and spines tingled. We'll be right back... A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: www.filmstories.co.uk
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Modern Horror: Halloween - Coming Soon!
2026/09/28
Evil never dies...
The second spin-off from Modern Horror arrives early October in Modern Horror: Halloween, hosted by Baz Greenland, Emma Arneil & Ashley Thomas.
Arriving in more than one season, the trio will examine all Halloween films to date in this limited run podcast series.
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Resident Evil with Mary Munoz
2026/09/23
We bid you welcome to the MODERN HORROR PODCAST.
Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern
Horror focuses on horror cinema from 2010 onwards, examining the best,
worst, biggest and most obscure horror pictures from around the world.
This week the gents are joined by once again by returning guest Mary Munoz as they unpack Zach Cregger's take on Capcom's Resident Evil.
A wild ride into the darkness unleashed on Raccoon City, the film is full of comedy, replete with lashings of gore and full of gonzo action, so the trio chat how Cregger came to take this on, their history with the broader franchise, the horror moments of the film that tickled them and so much more...
Host / Editor
A. J. Black
Co-Host
Hugh McStay
Guest
Mary Munoz (@missmaimepeas.bsky.social)
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Obsession with Mary Munoz
2026/09/09
We bid you welcome to the MODERN HORROR PODCAST.
Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern
Horror focuses on horror cinema from 2010 onwards, examining the best,
worst, biggest and most obscure horror pictures from around the world.
This week the gents are joined by returning guest Mary Munoz
to discuss Curry Barker’s modern masterpiece, Obsession. Together, the gang discuss the emergence of incel horror, the return of the Monkey’s Paw curse and one of the truly great horror performances from Inde Navarrette. ..
Host / Editor
Hugh McStay
Co-Host
A. J. Black
Guest
Mary Munoz (@missmaimepeas.bsky.social)
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Passenger
2026/09/02
We bid you welcome to the MODERN HORROR PODCAST.
Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern Horror focuses on horror cinema from 2010 onwards, examining the best, worst, biggest and most obscure horror pictures from around the world.
This week Tony and Hugh are tackling André Øvredal’s 2026 road horror movie Passenger. The gents discuss some great scares, a chilling set-up, lament the much missed early work of a talented director, missed opportunities and wonder whether this whole affair should be considered a bit of a write-off…
Host / Editor
Hugh McStay
Co-Host
A. J. Black
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https://filmstories.co.uk/features/passenger-2026-the-overlooked-horror-film-with-a-slightly-different-lesson/
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Strange Darling
2026/08/19
We bid you welcome to the MODERN HORROR PODCAST.
Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern
Horror focuses on horror cinema from 2010 onwards, examining the best,
worst, biggest and most obscure horror pictures from around the world.
This week we return to the realm of the dark psychological thriller by looking at JT Mollner's 2023 film, Strange Darling.
Another favourite of Hugh's that we've threatened to cover for ages, this indie picture subverts what we might expect from the standard serial killer hunts women story into something altogether knottier, darker and visually arresting. We unpick what Mollner's influences might have been, two outstanding central performances, and dig into where this intriguing tale fully goes...
Host
Hugh McStay
Co-Host / Editor
A. J. Black
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The Odyssey
2026/08/05
We bid you welcome to the MODERN HORROR PODCAST.
Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern
Horror focuses on horror cinema from 2010 onwards, examining the best,
worst, biggest and most obscure horror pictures from around the world.
This week you might think we've gone mad because we're not talking about a horror movie, rather Christopher Nolan's epic 2026 telling of Homer's The Odyssey.
So what's going on? Well, we're pretty convinced that Nolan's infused his story of Odysseus returning from the Trojan War with some absolute nightmare fuel, from Lovecraftian monsters to terrifying witches and giant metal-clad warriors. It's a movie with horror elements so we dial into those areas, as well as wonder what a Nolan horror film, proper, could one day look like...
Host / Editor
A. J. Black
Co-Host
Hugh McStay
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Lake Mungo with Emma Arneil
2026/07/22
We bid you welcome to the MODERN HORROR PODCAST.
Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern
Horror focuses on horror cinema from 2010 onwards, examining the best,
worst, biggest and most obscure horror pictures from around the world.
This week the gents are having their first ‘cheat’ pick as
they travel back to 2008 for Joel Anderson’s psychological horror film Lake Mungo.
Joined by the magnificent host of The Horror and Her Podcast, Emma Arneil, the gang discuss one of the saddest, creepiest and perhaps most profound horror films of the last twenty years. So join us for a discussion of a film where we touch on found-footage horror, ghostly apparitions and a meditation on the existential fear that we may never know those we love the most.
Oh, and for some reason, Mungo Jerry...
Host / Editor
Hugh McStay
Co-Host
A. J. Black
Guest
Emma Arneil (@ems06 on Instagram)
The Horror and Her Podcast
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You’re Next
2026/07/08
We bid you welcome to the MODERN HORROR PODCAST.
Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern
Horror focuses on horror cinema from 2010 onwards, examining the best,
worst, biggest and most obscure horror pictures from around the world.
Hugh and Tony tackle Adam Wingard’s highly influential 2011 home
invasion horror You’re Next. The gents talk about the worst family in the
world, the film’s impact on the wider cultural zeitgeist, the career of Adam
Wingard and heap praise upon a final girl for the ages…
Host / Editor
Hugh McStay
Co-Host
A. J. Black
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A Dark Song
2026/06/24
We bid you welcome to the MODERN HORROR PODCAST.
Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern Horror focuses on horror cinema from 2010 onwards, examining the best, worst, biggest and most obscure horror pictures from around the world.
Hugh and Tony finally get around to discussing Liam Gavin’s 2016 occultist horror A Dark Song after Hugh banging on about it for the best part of two years.
The gents discuss a very unique modern horror film, explore
the history of occultism and the infamous Aleister Crowley and dive deep into the claustrophobic nightmare that Liam Gavin presents...
Host / Editor
Hugh McStay
Co-Host
A. J. Black
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The Devil’s Candy
2026/06/10
We bid you welcome to the MODERN HORROR PODCAST.
Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern
Horror focuses on horror cinema from 2010 onwards, examining the best,
worst, biggest and most obscure horror pictures from around the world.
This week the gents are discussing Sean Byrne’s 2015 psychological supernatural horror, The Devil’s Candy. A film chock full of Heavy
Metal madness, Hugh and Tony discuss the fantastic performances from Ethan Embry and Pruitt Taylor Vince, admire the unsettling demonic artwork and discuss if it is possible to have ukelele-infused heavy metal tracks (stay tuned to the end to find out…)
Host / Editor
Hugh McStay
Co-Host
A. J. Black
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Backrooms
2026/06/03
We bid you welcome to the MODERN HORROR PODCAST.
Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern
Horror focuses on horror cinema from 2010 onwards, examining the best,
worst, biggest and most obscure horror pictures from around the world.
This week we look at the newest box office horror sensation, the adaptation of prodigy director Kane Parsons' YouTube series, Backrooms.
We discuss the rise of a new generation of filmmaker emerging from a different creative medium; the history of The Backrooms and its attendant lore; the fusion of low-fi horror concepts with prestige actors; and wonder about the vanguard this might lead given its rampant success...
Host / Editor
A. J. Black
Co-Host
Hugh McStay
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Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen with Sam Stokes
2026/05/27
We bid you welcome to the MODERN HORROR PODCAST.
Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern
Horror focuses on horror cinema from 2010 onwards, examining the best,
worst, biggest and most obscure horror pictures from around the world.
This week we are tackling Netflix’s most recent collaboration with the Duffer Brothers, Haley Z Robinson’s horror mini-series Something
Very Bad is Going to Happen. Podcaster Sam Stokes returns to the pod to
discuss the most extreme case of pre-wedding jitters, an examination of our need for a soul mate and Netflix’s commitment to making clever, original horror...
Host / Editor
Hugh McStay
Co-Host
A. J. Black
Guest
Sam Stokes
Den of Ten
Reel Talk
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Hokum with Emma Arneil
2026/05/13
We bid you welcome to the MODERN HORROR PODCAST.
Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern Horror focuses on horror cinema from 2010 onwards, examining the best, worst, biggest and most obscure horror pictures from around the world.
This time they look at the latest chilling outing from director Damian McCarthy, starring Adam Scott, Hokum.
Joined once again by host of The Horror and Her, recurring guest Emma Arneil, they look at the scares and chills in his latest Irish-set horror, and how he's putting the country on the horror map; some of the key performances; listeners contribute thoughts in a mailbag section; and Emma makes quite the spooky revelation as they explore their own scary hotel ghost stories...
Host / Editor
A. J. Black
Co-Host
Hugh McStay
Guest
Emma Arneil
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Oddity with Emma Arneil
2026/04/29
We bid you welcome to the MODERN HORROR PODCAST.
Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern Horror focuses on horror cinema from 2010 onwards, examining the best, worst, biggest and most obscure horror pictures from around the world.
This time they head for the wilds of Ireland for some haunting psychological horror in Damian McCarthy's Oddity.
Joined by host of The Horror and Her, recurring guest Emma Arneil, the trio get excited for McCarthy's next film Hokum as they consider the career's ascendant horror filmmaking career; they dig deep into the characters he creates (comparing one villain to a character in Coronation Street, no less); look at the quiet terror of the supernatural in the film; and consider just how often the golem has been used as a modern movie monster...
Host / Editor
A. J. Black
Co-Host
Hugh McStay
Guest
Emma Arneil
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Lee Cronin's The Mummy with Dan Owen
2026/04/22
We bid you welcome to the MODERN HORROR PODCAST.
Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern Horror focuses on horror cinema from 2010 onwards, examining the best, worst, biggest and most obscure horror pictures from around the world.
This time they take off the bandages and look at the brand new take on a Universal monster, with Lee Cronin's The Mummy.
Joined by podcaster and recurring guest Dan Owen, the gents tackle the new approach on a classic idea, looking at previous Mummy adaptations and how this compares; examine why the director's name is on the top; and wonder if this pilfers a bit too much from a couple of other famous franchises...
Host / Editor
A. J. Black
Co-Host
Hugh McStay
Guest
Dan Owen
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