What Sleeps Beneath is an online magazine that explores the horror genre as one of the most important cultural vehicles of our time. It is a home for all horror-loving nerds, and a space to investigate what the genre tells us about ourselves. We write book and movie reviews, conduct interviews, and write original academic research.
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“Come Outside and Play”: Our Top Horror Picks for Springtime
Reignite your fear of the great outdoors with our list of recommended horror movies that celebrate the dark side of spring.
Dissecting a Serial Killer: The ‘Creep’ Franchise
The Creep duology is a carefully crafted combination that makes for a micro-budget psychological slasher we didn’t know we needed, but are so grateful to have.
Captivity: Yellow Fevers, Giallo Youth - Suspiria & van Gogh
Suspiria engages with color and atmosphere, and in this examination of Dario Argento’s use of the color yellow, we see Suspiria mirrored with the work of Vincent Van Gogh.
Sundance 2021: We're All Going to the World's Fair, Coming Home in the Dark, Censor
In the last round of Sundance movie reviews, Ande Thomas celebrates impressive entries and two surprise contenders.
Bly Manor Recommended Reading List
As we journey further into spring, we think of the verdant grounds in The Haunting of Bly Manor, and in honor of both, we put together a recommended reading list to capture the ghostly spirit of the season.
Cinequest 2021: The Yellow Wallpaper, reviewed
Indie filmmakers Kevin Ponntuti and Alexandra Loreth tackle the classic story The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman in a feminist narrative that just misses the mark.
Movie Review: Keith Thomas's “The Vigil” (2019)
The Vigil, written and directed by Keith Thomas as part of his directorial debut, is a largely paint-by-numbers supernatural horror affair that manages to expand the Jewish horror subgenre in an enjoyable way.
Cecil Hotel: Crime, Pop Culture, and Elisa Lam
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (created by Joe Berlinger), Netflix’s latest true crime documentary and story of Elisa Lam, is like many other Netflix documentaries, but falls short in some crucial ways.
Book Review: “We Are Wolves” Anthology
We Are Wolves is a riveting, nearly feral horror fiction anthology that strikes right at the heart of the trauma and toxic cultural expectations inflicted upon women.
Sundance 2021: ‘Violation’ & ‘Knocking’, reviewed
In our latest Sundance roundup, Ande Thomas notes that Sims-Fewer and Mancinelli's Violation strikes a powerful chord in the rape-revenge subgenre, but Frida Kempff's Knocking falls flat in its attempt to tackle gaslighting.
5 of Our Favorite Female Protagonists in Horror
From scream queens to final girls, horror has proven to be a home for women. Check out the genre protagonists we think you should know.
Movie Review: Katherine Oostman's “The Stranger” (2021)
For Women in Horror Month, Theresa reviews The Stranger by Katherine Oostman, a compelling Christmas horror story and our first short by an independent filmmaker.
Sundance 2021: ‘In the Earth’ & ‘Eight for Silver’, reviewed
Following the end of Sundance, Ande dives into the madness of Ben Wheatley’s In the Earth and examines the challenges of Sean Ellis’ Eight for Silver.
Female Antagonists in Horror: Annie Wilkes
Marking Women in Horror Month, we dive into the maternal and monstrous of Annie Wilkes in Misery.
6 Women Horror Directors You Should Know
To celebrate Women in Horror Month, we put together a list of women directors you should know.
Movie Review: Ken Russell’s ‘Gothic’ (1986)
Ken Russell’s Gothic (1986) is a frenetic, almost unhinged retelling of the events that led to the creation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, with all the fun of ’80s cheese.
Sundance 2021 Preview
During our first time attending Sundance, we're keeping an eye out for the best in new horror, including work from directors Ben Wheatley and Sion Sono.
The Night Stalker: A Review of Netflix's True Crime Documentary
In the latest Netflix true crime documentary, Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer, viewers follow the hunt for Richard Ramirez through the stories of crime investigators and the chilling accounts of survivors and victims’ family members.
‘Scanners’, 40 Years Later
In this 40th anniversary review, Ande revisits one of the most iconic scenes in body horror in Scanners, the film that brought David Cronenberg international attention.
Movie Review: Psycho (1960)
Just over 60 years after its original release, Psycho truly held up, focusing on the film’s cinematography, use of orchestra, and Hitchcock’s desire for secrecy.