The Spookies: 2026

March 11
1h 18m

Episode Description

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 Picture, looking at films covered by the podcast and beyond in an attempt to crown the Spooky Award winner for the horror film of 2025. Which slice of terror will emerge victorious?

Host / Editor

A. J. Black

Co-Host

Hugh McStay

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Title music:

'The Cost of Fear' & 'Murder in the Dark' by Jon Bjork (c) epidemicsound.com

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