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Fear the Thanksgiving Leftovers: Our Recommended Collection of Food Horror
Thanksgiving is over, and while most of us couldn’t see our families this year, that didn’t stop us from feasting. Here's a food horror roundup to celebrate Thanksgiving 2020.
Movie Review: His House (2020)
A story of South Sudanese refugees looking to make a new life in Britain, His House, written and directed by Remi Weekes, is the latest and greatest in 2020’s juggernaut social horror showcase.
Nostalgia and Horror: An Interview with Grafton Tanner
Horror is haunted by nostalgia, and in his latest book, author Grafton Tanner examines the intersection of Big Tech and the commodification of nostalgia, and how that, too, appears in horror movies.
Review: Ben Wheatley's Rebecca (2020) on Netflix
In director Ben Wheatley’s take on Daphne du Maurier’s Gothic horror masterpiece Rebecca, Wheatley’s distinctive, macabre style is muted by stylistic missteps and a lack of critical components from the novel.
What Sleeps Beneath's Halloween Horror Recommendations
Looking for ways to keep the Halloween spirit alive? Looking for horror recommendations? We put together a list of our favorite movies, as well as tricks and treats, to get you in the marathoning holiday spirit.
Pittsburgh's ScareHouse: Safely Keeping Halloween Alive
Though the pandemic made us rethink how we celebrate Halloween, Pittsburgh’s very own ScareHouse, known as one of America’s scariest haunted houses, made some changes to keep the nightmares rolling.
TV Review: The Haunting of Bly Manor
In succeeding Mike Flanagan’s Haunting of Hill House Netflix original series, The Haunting of Bly Manor draws horror back to its roots in Gothic Romance, leaving us haunted in its loose retelling of The Turn of the Screw.
Book Review: Women's Weird 2: More Strange Stories by Women, 1891-1937
Women’s Weird 2: More Strange Stories by Women, 1891-1937, published by Handheld Press, is a joy of a read that expands on women’s role in horror and the Weird.
Movie Review: Relic (2020)
In our latest horror review of Natalie Erika James’ Relic, Destiny Johnson dives into what works and what doesn’t for the narrative, and how the mind is truly a haunted house.
Movie Review: Haunt (2019)
An incredibly fun Halloween horror watch, Haunt captures the thrills and chills of the season and the extremes we’ll push ourselves to for the sake of October. but also reveals some genre sore spots.
Supernatural Studies: The Babadook and the Monstrousness of Motherhood
In the second installment of our collaboration with Supernatural Studies, Laura Kemmerer spoke with Bowling Green State University adjunct instructor and author Olivia Taylor Zolciak about her research into the monstrousness of motherhood in the context of The Babadook.
Interview with Beckie-Ann Galentine: Vintage Curator & Picture Witch
TikTok star and embalming apprentice Beckie-Ann Galentine @mybloodygalentine shares her inspirations for Halloween and cemetery history.
A Year & A Week of What Sleeps Beneath
Just over a year ago, we started What Sleeps Beneath because we were a group of nerds who wanted to talk and write about horror movies.
We Don't Go Back: An Interview with Howard David Ingham
With a global recession and nationalism on the rise, folk horror is taking center stage. Recently, Laura interviewed author Howard David Ingham about the resurgence of folk horror and its core themes.
Looking Back: 25 Years After ‘The Prophecy’
Twenty-five years after release, The Prophecy both remains a cult fixture in the film landscape and a compelling take on religious horror.
Supernatural Studies: Tennessee Wraith Chasers and Classism in Paranormal Reality TV
In an interview with author Antares Leask, we explore some of the unexpected elements of paranormal reality TV.
Cabin in the Woods: The Love/Hate Relationship with Horror Cliches
In fact, Cabin is just as much of a comedy or takes on elements of science fiction, as much as it is a “loving hate letter” to horror.
The Exorcist III’s 30th Anniversary
Blatty’s success with The Exorcist III (1990) comes not from his directorial skills—his inexperience can be fairly obvious at times—but rather from his talent as a writer.
‘I Saw the Devil’ 10th Anniversary Review
Though you never stop rooting for Soo-hyeon, there are several times when you have to ask yourself, “Is he going too far? Should I be feeling the way I feel?”
Defiance: Seeing Red - Mark Rothko & Suspiria
There is a perpetual and cyclical bleeding out of color and emotion in the Rothko paintings, such that the viewer is easily overwhelmed. In Suspiria, it is unabashedly intentional. This is the first of a 3-part series on the colors of the original Suspiria.