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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Pat King 9/14/26 Pat King 9/14/26

‘Itch!’ Interview: Bari Kang on Practical Gore and Making Horror a Family Affair

Filmmaker Bari Kang discusses Itch!, from its practical gore and zombie influences to filming in his own NYC store and directing his daughter.

Joey Pettine 8/19/26 Joey Pettine 8/19/26

From Dawn To Dusk: My Weekend With The Living Dead

October, 2006. The living dead have once again infested the Monroeville Mall. Their faces green with rot; blood and gore dripping down their chins. Eight hundred ninety-four zombies roam these halls, setting what was then the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of the undead…

Noah J. Welter 5/4/26 Noah J. Welter 5/4/26

A Groovy Old Fashioned: An ‘Evil Dead’ Cocktail

The movie that spawned 2 sequels with a third on its way, a remake, comic books, a TV show, and even a musical now gets its own drink fit for a deadite.

Noah J. Welter 4/1/26 Noah J. Welter 4/1/26

Enjoy the Little Things: A 'Zombieland' Cocktail

A cocktail built for fighting zombies.

Gregory Mank 12/23/23 Gregory Mank 12/23/23

[Book Review] I Walked with A Zombie

Author Gregory William Mank reviews a piece of Hollywood history in Clive Dawson’s I Walked with A Zombie.