Modern Horror Podcast

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’...

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...

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 a...

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 ris...

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 t...

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 He...

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, recu...

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...

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 able to dive headlong into the video nasties era thanks to Prano Bailey-Bond’s 2021 masterpiece, Censor. Joined by podcaster and wr...

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, joined by returning guest Dee Molumby, the duo tackle Radio Silence's sequel to 2019's Ready or Not (covered by us last year, don't miss it), Re...

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 in for a special treat as regular Christmas horror guest Steve O’Brien makes a return to the podcast to discuss James Wan’s 2021 fi...

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. Here they launch the inaugural yearly 'Spookies' Awards, where both talk through a range of categories from Best Scream Queen via Best Kill to Best Horror...

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, as we launch a spin-off show called Modern Horror Screams devoted to the Scream series, Hugh and Tony are joined by that show's host Baz Greenla...

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, film lecturer and horror enthusiast Jon Wroot joins them to discuss Ti West's X trilogy - 2022's X and Pearl, and 2024's MaXXXine, charting the...

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 Kat Hughes returns to the podcast to discuss Corin Hardy’s new teen horror film Whistle, and bring us an interview with the man himself! We discu...

Do you like scary trailers? The first spin-off from Modern Horror arrives late February in Modern Horror Screams, hosted by Baz Greenland. Timed to coincide with Scream VI from Kevin Williamson, Baz will look at the entire Scream franchise in this limited run podcast series with an array of guests... indeed both Tony and Hugh could well be victims of this too! Subscribe now to Modern Horror Scream...

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. Joining Tony and Hugh this week is the apesolutely fabulous returning guest Kat Hughes, joining them to chat new crazed animal horror, Primate. They get in...

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. Joining Hugh and Tony this week, returning to the world of 28 Years Later on their journey to The Bone Temple (not a euphemism) is returning guest Kat Hugh...

We bid you welcome to the first MODERN HORROR PODCAST episode of 2026. 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. They begin a brand new year with a special episode where they look back at all 57 films and TV series they have covered in the last y...

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. Joining Hugh and Tony to celebrate their 50th episode is wonderful Kat Hughes and Dee Molumby as they return to the small New England town of Derry for IT:...

We bid you welcome to the MODERN HORROR PODCAST. Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern Horror focuses on horror cinema (and sometimes TV) from 2010 onwards, examining the best, worst, biggest and most obscure horror pictures from around the world. With Tony indulging in his pre-Christmas hibernation cycle, Hugh and Dan Owen are joined this week by another magnificent Loser, podcast...

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, joined by recurring guest, journalist Steve O'Brien, get all festive with the schlocky, time-travelling slasher, It's a Wonderful...

We bid you welcome to the MODERN HORROR PODCAST. Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern Horror focuses on horror cinema (and sometimes TV) from 2010 onwards, examining the best, worst, biggest and most obscure horror pictures from around the world. With Hugh taking a week off to soak in a bath while a grandparent berates him, Tony is joined by recurring guest, podcaster Dan Owen. Th...

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 turn their attention to the Philippou brother’s second feature film, the horrifying and tragic Bring Her Back. Featuring a staggering p...

We bid you welcome to the MODERN HORROR PODCAST. Hosted by authors A. J. Black and Hugh McStay, Modern Horror focuses on horror cinema (and sometimes TV) from 2010 onwards, examining the best, worst, biggest and most obscure horror pictures from around the world. With Tony taking a week off to fulfil his life-long dream of exploring the New England sewer systems, Hugh and Dan Owen are joined this...