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Modern Rubbish
by Wyatt Keusch & David Paha
A podcast on the supernatural in film (and also in external reality, while we’re at it). Hosted by Wyatt Keusch & David Paha.
Episodes
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Obsession
Our chat about Rosemary's Baby flows seamlessly into this episode about recent release, Obsession!
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Rosemary's Baby
We tackle an all-timer this week, with antichrist ur-text Rosemary's Baby!
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Rabbit Trap
We head to fairly land this week with our discussion of 2025's fae folk horror film Rabbit Trap!
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Skinamarink (with Casey Anderson)
We're joined once again by Casey Anderson, to discuss Canadian indie nightmare Skinamarink! Note that this episode deals with some heavy subject matter, including child abuse, so if that's not territory you're interested in experiencing, it may be best to skip this one.
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Inside (with Sam Jones)
Sam Jones joins us once again, this time to discuss 2016 indie horror game Inside!
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Lord Of Illusions
It feels like it's been a minute since we've rambled on about the occult, so we used Clive Barker's 1995 film Lord Of Illusions as an excuse to get back into it.
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Resident Evil & Silent Hill
This week we tackle a pair of...controversial...2000s video game film adaptations, Resident Evil and Silent Hill.
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Our 25 Favorite Films of the Century (so far) - Part Two
The thrilling conclusion of our list of favorites from the last 25 years.
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Our 25 Favorite Films of the Century (so far) - Part One
Our favorites of the last 25 years.
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The Others
We return to classic horror with this episode on 2001’s The Others. Notes: The Others by Alejandro Amenábar Modern Rubbish on Discord! Music by David Paha Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi!
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Death Proof
As promised at the end of the last episode, we're talking about Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof!
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Barbarian & Weapons
We’re kicking off 2026 with this Zach Cregger double feature! Notes: Barbarian by Zach Cregger Weapons by Zach Cregger Modern Rubbish on Discord! Music by David Paha Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi!
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Autechre
We’ve been threatening this since the very first episode of the show, but we’ve finally done it: we’re talking about Autechre for 90 mins. Notes: Autechre Modern Rubbish on Discord! Music by David Paha Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi!
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Zeiram
This week we get into sci-fi / tokusatsu / creature-feature Zeiram, by Keita Amemiya. Notes: Zeiram by Keita Amemiya Modern Rubbish on Discord! Music by David Paha Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi!
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Annihilation
We discuss Alex Garland’s (very loose) adaptation of Jeff Vandermeer’s novel Annihilation (one of Wyatt’s favorites). Notes: Annihilation, by Alex Garland Modern Rubbish on Discord! Music by David Paha Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi!
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
This week we discuss unrelentingly bleak video game tie-in anime miniseries Cyberpunk: Edgerunners by Hiroyuki Imaishi! Notes: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners by Hiroyuki Imaishi Modern Rubbish on Discord! Music by David Paha Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi!
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28 Years Later (Part Two)
Part two of our rave on 28 Years Later by Danny Boyle! Notes: 28 Years Later by Danny Boyle Modern Rubbish on Discord! Music by David Paha Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi!
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28 Years Later (Part One)
At Dave’s urging, we went to the theatre and saw a proper new release, 28 Years Later by Danny Boyle! This is part one of two. Notes: 28 Years Later by Danny Boyle Modern Rubbish on Discord! Music by David Paha Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi!
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The Monkey
We cover a new release with our viewing of horror-comedy The Monkey by Osgood Perkins! Notes: The Monkey by Osgood Perkins Modern Rubbish on Discord! Music by David Paha Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi!
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The People Under the Stairs
We finally get around to talking about a Wes Craven film, with this episode on urban fairytale The People Under the Stairs! Notes: The People Under the Stairs by Wes Craven Modern Rubbish on Discord! Music by David Paha Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi!
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Stalker
We head into the zone with this episode on atmospheric sci-fi classic, Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky! Notes: Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky Modern Rubbish on Discord! Music by David Paha Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi!
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In the Mouth of Madness
We wrap up John Carpenter’s “apocalypse trilogy” with this episode on 1994’s In the Mouth of Madness. Notes: Modern Rubbish on Discord! Music by David Paha Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi!
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Prince of Darkness
We follow up our earlier episode on The Thing with this second installment John Carpenter’s “Apocalypse Trilogy”, Price of Darkness. Notes: Prince of Darkness Revelations by Elaine Pagels Bart D. Ehrman Henry Corbin Annie Hall “the universe is expanding” clip Kitaro Nishida Joel Biroco Providence...
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The Stone Tape
We return to the BBC’s Plays For Today with Nigel Kneale’s legendary The Stone Tape. Notes: The Stone Tape Quatermass Halloween III: Season of the Witch BBC Radiophonic Workshop Doctor Who theme song Pepper’s ghost Steve Roach Matt Damon clip M.R. James The Vorrh Yuval Noah Harari Modern Rubbish…
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Dracula (in general)
Many-time guest Sam Jones returns to the podcast to talk about Dracula and his varied appearances in cinema. Notes: Sam’s Venn diagram Venture Bros. Blackula hunter clip Modern Rubbish on Discord! Music by David Paha Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi!
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The Cell
Dave’s still sick, but we’re still talkin’, this time about arch-millennial stylefest, The Cell. Notes: The Cell NIN Closer video Mark Romanek The Knick (series) Sehnsucht (Rammstein album) The Thirteenth Floor World on a Wire Paprika (anime) Paprika (novel) Blood and Mistletoe by Ronald Hutton...
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Smile 2
Dave was sick and had an existential panic while watching Smile 2, so Wyatt watched it too, and we talked it out. Notes: Smile 2 Kyle Gallner Insomniac with Dave Attell Barbarian A History of Violence Aphex Twin’s smile Modern Rubbish Episode Twenty-One: Possession Saul Bass Truth or Dare They…
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Candyman
If you heard we’re lookin’ for Candyman, you heard right. This week we get sweet with this 1992 Clive Barker adaptation. We also get into the regrettable 2021 legasequel...but don’t hold that against us. Notes: Candyman (1992) The Forbidden by Clive Barker Candyman (2021) Cabrini-Green…
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Jacob's Ladder
This week, we discuss a thoroughly wonderful (and thoroughly horrifying) film, Adrian Lyne’s massively-influential Jacob’s Ladder Notes: Jacob’s Ladder How Did This Get Made? (podcast) Rabbit In Your Headlights by U.N.K.L.E. feat. Thom Yorke Meister Eckhart Emanuel Swedenborg 13 Assassins Yukio...
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Flatliners
It’s a good day to die on this episode, as we come up with some stuff to say about Joel Schumacher’s 1990...film?...Flatliners. Notes: Flatliners The Cell What Dreams May Come Hatoful Boyfriend Candyman Modern Rubbish on Discord! Music by David Paha Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi!
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Altered States
This week, we trip balls along with Ken Russell’s psychedelic body horror touchstone, Altered States! Notes: Altered States Fleischer Studios Cab Calloway’s “Minnie the Moocher” from Betty Boop John C. Lilly Gunbuster (anime) Joel Biroco Pattern Recognition by William Gibson Epigenetics Rupert...
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Don Hertzfeldt's Simpsons Couch Gag
We return from our hiatus with this episode on Don Hertzfeldt’s couch gag for long-running animated series, The Simpsons! Notes: Don Hertzfeldt’s Simpsons couch gag Sadness Sets Me Free by Gruff Rhys Smashing Pumpkins 1979 music video Team America Everyone Has AIDS song Rejected by Don Hertzfeldt...
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Saw X (with Arden Stern & Casey Anderson)
Wyatt joined Arden & Casey at their art space / venue, Trade School, in Altadena, California, for a screening of Saw X! Notes: Modern Rubbish on Discord! Music by David Paha Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi!
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Jose Chung's From Outer Space
And on this, the last day of X-Mas, we discuss another Darin Morgan classic, the wonderfully absurd Jose Chung’s From Outer Space! Notes: Modern Rubbish on Discord! Music by Hoofwerk Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi!
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Tooms
For the fourth week of X-Mas, we give you our favourite cicadaman, Eugene Tooms! This one begins with a long (but fun) preamble on other topics, so if you’re itching for X-Files content, skip to around 30 minutes in. Notes: Tooms Squeeze Dave’s painting Félix Labisse (painter) Simpsons Australia...
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Die Hand Die Verletzt
X-Mas continues with this satanic panic classic. Notes: Die Hand Die Verletzt Satanic panic Illuminatus! Rain of animals Bart vs. Australia Michelle Remembers by Lawrence Pazder & Michelle Smith Satan Wants You (documentary) Pennyroyal (podcast) Hellier (TV Series) Heaven’s Gate Pan’s Labyrinth...
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Home (with Steven Warwick)
Podcast patron saint Steven Warwick returns for a lovely chat about infamous X-Files episode Home. Merry X-Mas to us all! Notes: Home Steven Warwick Fear Indexing the X-Files by Nora Khan and Steven Warwick Control (video game) Child of God by Cormac McCarthy All the Beauty and the Bloodshed by…
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Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose
We’re kicking off “X-Mas”, our all-December-long celebration of all things X-Files! First up is legendary season 3 episode, Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose. Notes: Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose Split (film) The Exorcist (TV show) Darin Morgan Jerusalem by Alan Moore Mama (film) Whitest Kids U Know...
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Audition (with Sam Jones)
Five-time guest Sam Jones returns to the show to talk about infamous j-horror nightmare, Takashi Miike’s Audition. Audio notes: Dave was sick, Sam’s cleaner was present, and Wyatt’s heater was (still is) broken, so he was huddled in a closet for the duration. Apologies for any auditory oddness....
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October Stories Debrief
All October, we released extra episodes wherein we narrated some of our favourite Weird stories, and now that it’s November, we thought we’d set aside some time to discuss those stories in greater detail. Notes: The Weird, edited by Jeff & Ann van der Meer Modern Rubbish on Discord! Music by…
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The Hitcher
Join us for a somewhat disorienting and delirious chat about a disorienting and delirious movie, 1986’s thriller/killer/road movie, The Hitcher. Notes: The Hitcher by Robert Harmon Wolf Creek by Greg McLean Roadgames by Richard Franklin Joy Ride by John Dahl Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy C....
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Storytime: The Function of Dream Sleep by Harlan Ellison
All October long, we've been narrating some of our favourite Weird stories, and sharing them with you each Tuesday! For our final entry in this series, Wyatt reads Harlan Ellison's The Function of Dream Sleep. If, as we've said in an earlier episode, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Pulse is a perfect…
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A Field In England
This week we discuss Ben Wheatley’s 2013 period psychedelic trip, A Field In England. Notes: A Field In England by Ben Wheatley Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace The Mighty Boosh The League of Gentlemen Valhalla Rising by Nicolas Winding Refn Modern Rubbish on Discord! Intro & outro by Annelise Baer…
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Storytime: The Séance by Lynda E. Rucker
All October long, we're narrating some of our favourite Weird stories, and sharing them with you each Tuesday! This week's story is the brilliantly terrifying The Séance by Lynda E. Rucker. Narrated by Wyatt Keusch, with music by David Paha.
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Sampling, Fame & Our Dark Places
In this “mini” episode, we take a stroll through the legality of sampling, the inevitability of madness in the pursuit of fame, and end up at the darkness that dwells in all mankind. So, overall, a fun little chat. Notes: John Oswald The Hub Negativland - U2 Burroughs Nike ad Britney Spears South...
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Storytime: The Belonging Kind by William Gibson & John Shirley
All October long, we're narrating some of our favourite Weird stories, and sharing them with you each Tuesday! This week's story is a classic of the uncanny, The Belonging Kind, by William Gibson & John Shirley. Narration and music by David Paha.
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Dawn of the Dead
This week we fawn over what is unquestionably the greatest zombie movie of all time, George Romero’s 1978 masterpiece, Dawn of the Dead! Notes: Dawn of the Dead by George A. Romero Where Were U in ‘92? by Zomby “Six million ways to die” sample The Arts of Death in Albion by Wyatt Keusch Vesica...
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Storytime: The Specialist's Hat by Kelly Link
All October long, we're narrating some of our favourite Weird stories, and sharing them with you each Tuesday! This week's story is an ominous and dread-filled drift through childhood, The Specialist's Hat, by Kelly Link. Narrated by Wyatt Keusch, with brand new music by David Paha.
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Occult
This week we get into another Koji Shiraishi found-footage / mockumentary experiment, 2009’s Occult. Notes: Occult (film) by Koji Shiraishi Dandadan (manga) by Yukinobu Tatsu Occult word etymology Notes on Evil by Steven Warwick Heaven’s Gate (space death cult) Eno hammocks From Beyond (film) by...
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Storytime: A Redress For Andromeda by Caitlín R. Kiernan
All October long, we're narrating some of our favourite Weird stories, and sharing them with you each Tuesday! This week's story is the wonderfully eerie maritime tale, A Redress For Andromeda, by Caitlín R. Kiernan. Narrated by Wyatt Keusch, with brand new music by David Paha.
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A podcast on the supernatural in film (and also in external reality, while we’re at it). Hosted by Wyatt Keusch & David Paha.
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A podcast on the supernatural in film (and also in external reality, while we’re at it). Hosted by Wyatt Keusch & David Paha.
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