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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'Beyond the Drumlins' Composer Johnny Tomasiello: An Interview

Beyond the Drumlins is a folk/cosmic horror film directed by Daniel W. Bowhers and co-written by Bowhers and Michael Kowalski. WSB had the pleasure of viewing Beyond the Drumlins at last year’s Thriller Picture Show Festival. In this interview, Ande sits down with composer, Johnny Tomasiello, an artist based in New York City, who gives a deeper look into his incredible and experimental process for scoring the film.

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Call of the Void (2025) [Movie Review]

Call of the Void is a new supernatural folk horror film from writer and director James B. Cox, starring Caitlin Carver (I, Tonya, Dear White People) and Mina Sundwall (#Horror, A Good Marriage) about a woman who, following the death of her brother, retreats to a cabin in the woods, hoping for a refresh. Needless to say, her idyllic escape doesn’t end up going as planned.

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