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.

For Halloween we are turning October into The Month of the House of Usher, as we dive deep into Mike Flanagan’s 2023 Netflix limited

Joining us for this dark, gothic and absurd ride into the works of Edgar Allan Poe is the co-host of the excellent Beyond the Scream podcast, Emma Arneil.

The trio talk about Poe’s work, their shared love for Mike Flanagan, ruthless bastards and bastards who are ruthless, as well as chemical orgies (not the good kind) and a frankly phenomenal cast of actors chewing the scenery up at every opportunity…

Host / Editor

Hugh McStay

Co-Host

A. J. Black

Guest

Emma Arneil (@ems06 on Instagram)

Beyond the Scream

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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.

Join Hugh and Tony as they discuss one of Ti West’s earliest efforts with 2011’s The Innkeepers.

The gents discuss a ghost story that seems to have been spliced with the DNA of an early Kevin Smith movie, debate whether or not the horror tale of Madeline O’Malley works, look at its place in the pantheon of modern horror ghost stories and try to understand what was going through Pat Healy’s mind when he decided on THAT hairstyle…

Host / Editor

Hugh McStay

Co-Host

A. J. Black

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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.

Join Tony and Hugh as they tackle 2023's creeping folk horror Starve Acre from debut director Daniel Kokotaijo, with guest Rob Yeomans of the CineMortuary podcast - not to mention Production Manager on the film itself!

Rob discusses his involvement in the film, giving insights into the production, and the gents tackle the deeper themes of this slice of 'weird Albion'; grief, trauma, psychosis and the long tail of myth and legend...

Host / Editor

A. J. Black

Co-Host

Hugh McStay

Guest

Rob Yeomans

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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.

Join Hugh and Tony as the tackle the Philippou brother’s debut feature film, Talk To Me, featuring the most unsettling hand in horror cinema since the butlers in Scary Movie 2…

The gents discuss how the brothers drag possession horror kicking and screaming into the 21st Century, the emergence of more fresh new voices in modern horror cinema and how Gen Z’s attitude to trauma and grief have crafted a unique and unsettling spin on an old classic...

Host / Editor

Hugh McStay

Co-Host

A. J. Black

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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 welcome Mary Munoz back to the podcast

The gang discuss a film as funny as it is scary, several staggering performances, a marketing masterstroke and the emergence of an exciting new name in horror cinema...    

Host / Editor

Hugh McStay

Co-Host

A. J. Black

Guest

Mary Munoz (@MissMaimePeas)

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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 Zach Cregger’s deeply disturbing 2022 horror Barbarian. A dark and

The team discuss the everyday dangers women face just by existing,

Host / Editor

Hugh McStay

Co-Host

A. J. Black

Guest

Mary Munoz (@MissMaimePeas)

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Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern

This time, Tony goes solo as host, joined by Mark McManus in a crossover with their podcast At the Movies in the 90s, as they discuss both the brand new take on I Know What You Did Last Summer, plus the original 1997 film and 1998 sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer...

Host / Editor

A. J. Black

Guest

Mark McManus

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Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern

This time they are entering into the sinister world of artificial intelligence by looking at the very different 2022 M3GAN and 2025's M3GAN 2.0, both directed by Gerald Johnstone. One a straight up horror, the other a spy action pivot, both pictures explore the dangers of unchecked AI on children and the world beyond. Tony and Hugh look at what could happen if we continue on such a trajectory as well as how M3GAN as a franchise plays with our expectations...

Host / Editor

A. J. Black

Co-Host

Hugh McStay

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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, they are joined by recurring guest and horror writer/podcaster Kat Hughes, to explore Danny Boyle's much-anticipated sequel, 28 Years Later.

They go deep on themes, casting, visuals, that last five minutes, where the next film might go, plus touch on 28 Days & 28 Weeks Later along the way...

Host / Editor

A. J. Black

Co-Host

Hugh McStay

Guest

Kat Hughes

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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, in a format breaking episode, Tony flies solo with guest, academic and podcaster Dr. Carl Sweeney, re-airing a 2019 episode of their defunct film podcast, Motion Pictures, where they discussed that year's adaptation of Doctor Sleep by Mike Flanagan and more broadly examine Stephen King's depiction of America in his books and on screen...

Host / Editor

A. J. Black

Guest

Dr. Carl Sweeney

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