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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Body Horror, Vampires Theresa B Body Horror, Vampires Theresa B

Bones (and love) and All

The 2022 release of Luca Guadagnino’s movie Bones and All is a genre-bending romantic horror film about living on the run. It is a vampiric, cannibalistic, grotesque, haunting, and gut wrenching account of two young lovers coming of age at the margins of society.

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True Crime, TV Destiny King True Crime, TV Destiny King

Diving into Dahmer: A Serial Review

Ryan Murphy’s recent adaptation of infamous serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer’s life and murderous encounters in Netflix’s Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story seems to focus on the humanization of Dahmer, more so than the unhuman acts he committed to 17 men and boys.

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True Crime Destiny King True Crime Destiny King

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.

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