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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[Book Review] Hear Us Scream: The Voices of Horror Volume II
Hear Us Scream: The Voices of Horror Vol. II delivers a compelling series of personal essays from women, transgender, and non-binary people from all around the globe.
A Good Story Will Haunt You: An Interview With the Owners of Canada’s First Indie Horror Bookstore
Little Ghosts Books, Canada's first indie horror bookstore, is a cozy place that celebrates the darkness in horror and our hearts.
[Book Review] ‘Shredded: A Sports and Fitness Body Horror Anthology’
Edited by Eric Raglin and published by the Cursed Morsels Podcast, Shredded is the kind of love letter to body horror for the kids who were picked last in gym class and fitness nuts alike.
Deadly Manners: The Limits of Tolerance in ‘Speak No Evil’
When a Danish family accepts the invitation of the Dutch family they met on vacation, they never expected just how grave their mistake could be.
Book Review: A Rose for Her Grave
Former Seattle police officer turned true crime author Ann Rule recalls the chilling case of Randy Roth, a serial killer known for swooning women into marriage, opening hefty life insurance policies on them and then profiting from their tragic deaths. His story, among others in the anthology, reminds us that even the sweetest of charmers can have a dark side.
The Entity (1982): Psychiatry, Hysteria, and Women’s Healthcare
How the psychiatrists in The Entity represent the failings of the medical profession when it comes to women’s mental health.
‘Who Invited Them’ Brings the Home Invasion Thriller to a Housewarming Party
A new take on the classic home invasion thriller genre in Duncan Birmingham’s debut feature film.
Strange Relics, Stories of Archaeology and the Supernatural, 1895-1954
Strange Relics, Stories of Archaeology and the Supernatural, 1895-1954, is the latest utterly enchanting anthology from Handheld Press, bringing together the best in short story explorations of the past and supernatural literature.
Ryan Imhoff's "Stranger" Haunts a Zoom Reunion in ‘Fresh Hell’
Fresh Hell (2022), directed by Matt Neal and Ryan Imhoff, is the latest in post-pandemic found footage horror films centering around Zoom meetings, and for its part, has no problem identifying itself as a product of the lockdowns, explicitly citing the virus and the unrest it caused in the opening scene.
Book Review: Twisted Tales to Rot Your Brain, Vol. 1
The perfectly creepy volume of flash fiction by artist Nora Thompson to get you ready for spooky season.
Running Up That Hill: If Only Stranger Things’ Characters Could Beat Their Trauma
In Season 4 of Stranger Things characters dealing with mental illness and trauma are targeted and tortured by Vecna, leaving viewers to pick up the importance of getting help.
Little Blue Dot: 6 Underrated Horror Films Set in Space
Celebrating the success of the James Webb Space Telescope with our favorite space-horror movies.
Our Top 8 Road Trip Horror Movies
Since all of us are choking on inflation and likely aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, let’s take a look at the top road trip horror movies to watch this summer.
Phil Tippett Revives Stop Motion Animation in ‘Mad God’
The retro-futuristic land of Phil Tippett’s newest release Mad God revives scary stop-motion animation in a mostly silent movie that pays homage to films across the dystopian horror genre.
‘Requiem for a Dream’ is a Nightmare: So, Why Wasn’t It Labeled a Horror Movie?
Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream (2000) dragged us down the rabbit hole of addiction. It was never considered a part of horror, despite its many genre tropes.
The Entity (1982): Trauma and the Transgression of Spirits
Sidney Furie’s film attracted a fair amount of attention—not least because this film, like The Amityville Horror before it, was based on a true, and well-documented, story.
Book Review: “The Outcast and The Rite”
The Outcast and the Rite: Stories of Landscape and Fear, 1925-1938, the latest single-author collection from Handheld Press, makes for both an enchanting read, and something that may be a tough nut to crack for readers new to horror.
Book Review: “The Book of Queer Saints”
The Book of Queer Saints, an anthology of queer horror fiction edited by Mae Murray, is a groundbreaking achievement in horror fiction, and an exemplar of the golden age of indie genre fiction.
Horror Library: Volume 7, Reviewed
In Horror Library: Volume 7, edited by accomplished anthologist Eric Guignard and published by Dark Moon Books, the reader is treated to stories from sharp social horror to thrillers with a supernatural flair.
Our Favorite Horror Easter Eggs
With the Easter Bunny scheduled to make his rounds this weekend, the contributors at What Sleeps Beneath wanted to celebrate with delightfully creepy Easter eggs.