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WSB is an online magazine that explores the horror genre as one of the most important cultural vehicles of our time.
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Did you know that What Sleeps Beneath accepts submissions for original writing? 👀

Submit your scholarly article, film analysis, book review, editorial, or thoughtful piece that explores the horrific in all its forms: whatsleepsbeneath.com/submit

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Black text over a cream background of wrinkled paper. The Text reads: OPEN CALL. What Sleeps Beneath is now accepting guest writers! We are looking for original scholarly articles, film analysis, book reviews, and pieces that examine the horrific. Please note that we are not accepting fiction pieces at this time. Do you have a story to tell? A film analysis you're dying to get out to the world? We want to read it! Visit www.whatsleepsbeneath.com/submit
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“ … a decade ago, The Witch was particularly striking in its overcast 17th-century New England spareness.”

Read this 10 year anniversary post on Robert Egger’s The Witch: www.polygon.com/the-witch-a2...

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10 years later, the movie that invented A24 'elevated horror' looks more essential than ever
The hip indie distributor has refocused on awards-friendly movies, but The Witch remains one of its best films — and Anya Taylor-Joy's breakout role.
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February 20, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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We have an update on the indie horror movie Dusk, starring Laura Bailey. The film has been in limbo for a while but now has a theatrical release date.

#horrorsky #horror #indiehorror #moviesky

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Indie horror movie Dusk has not only a star-studded cast, but also may be a Lone Star first.
Often an actor or actress’ first foray into horror can be a fascinating look into their skills and range, and the upcoming film Dusk is poised to prove it with its three main leads, as well as an intr...
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February 19, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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Did you know that What Sleeps Beneath accepts submissions for original writing? 👀

Submit your scholarly article, film analysis, book review, editorial, or thoughtful piece that explores the horrific in all its forms: whatsleepsbeneath.com/submit

#cfp #horrorsky #filmsky #booksky
Black text over a cream background of wrinkled paper. The Text reads: OPEN CALL. What Sleeps Beneath is now accepting guest writers! We are looking for original scholarly articles, film analysis, book reviews, and pieces that examine the horrific. Please note that we are not accepting fiction pieces at this time. Do you have a story to tell? A film analysis you're dying to get out to the world? We want to read it! Visit www.whatsleepsbeneath.com/submit
February 18, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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The Long Walk, a film adaptation of the Stephen King story, is a grim reflection of authoritarian control—and an unlikely harbinger of hope in dark times.

Read Theresa B's review of the film on WSB: www.whatsleepsbeneath.com/archive/the-...

#wsb #horror #horrorfilms #filmreview #thelongwalk
Finding Hope in Francis Lawrence's The Long Walk, a film adaptation of the Stephen King novel
The Long Walk, a film adaptation of the Stephen King story, is grim reflection of authoritarian control - and an unlikely harbinger of hope in dark times.
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February 16, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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Cinematic trilogies are common, but few tell the epic anti-hero story as well as the Friday The 13th… 🖤

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February 14, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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Welcome to WSB’s Sleepers Series, where we shine a light on what lingers beneath the surface of the horror community.

Our first subject: Pittsburgh’s Vinegar Syndrome 📼📀🎬🎥🍿

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Vinegar Syndrome's Pittsburgh location does not disappoint
Stop in to Pittsburgh’s Vinegar Syndrome - the best place to grab your horror, thriller, smut, and hard to find films on DVD and VHS.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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... @bloody-disgusting.com fall down the UFO-ending rabbit hole of Silent Hill multiverse fandom, @whatsleepsbeneath.com choose 5 films whose unexpected twists are as vital as the horror, and @horrortree.com sit down for an author interview with @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social

Happy reading, friends! 👻🐦‍⬛
January 27, 2026 at 10:02 AM
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... @bloody-disgusting.com select 10 horror video games to get excited about in 2026, @horrortree.com explore the winter folklore of Iceland's Yule Lads, and @whatsleepsbeneath.com talk to New Fears Eve director P. J. Starks.

Happy reading, friends! 🐦‍⬛
January 13, 2026 at 11:42 PM
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The Twisted Childhood Universe gathers steam with its latest addition of Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare—a slasher that embraces the complexity of queer characters.

Read @ande.whatsleepsbeneath.com's review on WSB: whatsleepsbeneath.com/archive/peter-pans-neverland-nightmare

#queerhorror
Second Star to the Right, and Queer Victimization in 'Peter Pan's Neverland Nightmare'
The Twisted Childhood Universe gathers steam with it’s latest addition of Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare - a slasher that embraces the complexity of queer characters. Directed by Scott Chambers, it's...
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January 19, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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Undertone asks a simple favor: turn the volume up. If A24’s latest tease is any indication, the year’s most unsettling scare might be the one you can’t see.

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Undertone Unveils Itself with a Trailer That Could Launch the Next Horror Phenomenon - 3DVF
Undertone asks a simple favor: turn the volume up. If A24’s latest tease is any indication, the year’s most unsettling scare might be the one you can’t see.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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Bones and roots adorn the walls of their dimly lit home...This is a couple that is in tune—with themselves, with the natural world, and, as we will soon see, the supernatural world, as well.

Read @ande.whatsleepsbeneath.com's review of Haunters of the Silence:
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Haunters of the Silence (2025) [Movie Review]
Bones and roots adorn the walls of their dimly lit home. A mjölnir necklace hangs around K.’s neck as he hand carves incense into a small cauldron burner and a breathy soundtrack begins to play. This ...
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January 12, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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... @whatsleepsbeneath.com write on the importance of unpleasant female protagonists in horror, and Nerd Daily sit down for a wide ranging author interview with @tkingfisher.com

Happy reading, friends! 🐈‍⬛💀
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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The undesirable castaway as a horrific monster has taken many different shapes, and we can thank new applications of abjection for that. Is it because of the violent nature of the mutilation, or the repugnant visage of the human body?

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In Defense of Gross Girls: Why Horror Needs Unpleasant Female Protagonists
The depiction of the undesirable castaway as horrific monster is a tale as old as Frankenstein, and in the centuries that have passed, this archetype has taken many different shapes, and we can than...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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I was away 3 weeks, but now I'm back in the #MustRead Horror hot seat - this week:
@pastemagazine.bsky.social choose their 20 favourite Lovecraftian movies, @whatsleepsbeneath.com study Crimson Peak for clues about @realgdt.bsky.social's forthcoming Frankenstein adaptation ...

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October 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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After the sad demise of Dead Reckonings the team at @whatsleepsbeneath.com were kind enough to offer some of my older reviews a new home. I’ve just noticed that this one for the excellent Women’s Weird is now up on the site!

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@melissae.bsky.social #weird
[Book Review] ‘Women’s Weird: Strange Stories by Women, 1890–1940’
Think of weird fiction and, probably without even realizing it, you will think of one thing: men. Whether it’s H. P. Lovecraft’s tentacled monstrosities, the decadent necromancies of Clark Ashton Smit...
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October 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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The kiddo has a new article up today at @whatsleepsbeneath.com! Besides being her first paid piece, it's an excellent analysis of Buffalo Bill (from Silence of the Lambs) & Denise Bryson (from #TwinPeaks) vis-a-vis trans representation. Go check it out! #Horror #HorrorMovie #FilmSky #HorrorSky
FBI Agents, Serial Killers, and Red Lipstick: On Denise Bryson and Buffalo Bill
In the '90s, after the precedent was set over the last decade, two wildly different trans characters were brought into existence just two months apart. The first, Special Agent Denise Bryson, DEA in ...
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September 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Blaise Balas looks at two trans representations of the '90s and finds who was beautiful and who grotesque. Read "FBI Agents, Serial Killers, and Red Lipstick: On Denise Bryson & Buffalo Bill" #openaccess @whatsleepsbeneath.com
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FBI Agents, Serial Killers, and Red Lipstick: On Denise Bryson and Buffalo Bill
In the '90s, after the precedent was set over the last decade, two wildly different trans characters were brought into existence just two months apart. The first, Special Agent Denise Bryson, DEA in ...
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September 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Combining the horrific exploration of Resident Evil with the psychological horror of the forever-missed P.T., BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW was announced earlier this week and is on track for a Q3 2025 release.

Learn more about it on Gaming Bible:

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Resident Evil meets PT in new PlayStation horror
This upcoming psychological horror game is guaranteed to keep you up at night, blending the worlds of Resi and PT.
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May 31, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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“We wanted to tell a story that celebrates and subverts the found footage tropes we all know and love, while also poking fun at the terrifying experience of making an independent horror film.”

#wsb #horror #horrorfilms #foundfootage #pattersonproject #horrorsky
Vertical Acquires ‘Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project’ Horror Mockumentary – Film News in Brief
Vertical has acaquired the distribution rights to ‘Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project,' a mockumentary feature from Dirty Shot Clean Film Collective
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May 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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"Talk To Me is scary, but Bring Her Back steps things up in a big way with its grimness and phenomenal practical horrors."

FACTS! Read more about the film before its May 30th release:

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Bring Her Back Review: Deeply Shocking, Deeply Upsetting, And One Of My Favorites Of 2025 So Far
Be warned: this is not a movie for part-time horror fans.
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May 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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We're thrilled to welcome @vinsyn.bsky.social as a sponsor of this year's Double Feature: #TrailerBash / #RagingPages Festival — June 8! 🎬

Presented by Image 987 + WSB; this event is FREE for film lovers!

RSVP Now! 👉https://shorturl.at/oZDIM

#wsb #pmpf #filmfestival #pgh #pittsburghevents
May 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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“For the first time, I considered that. It’s an emotional story for me. It’s as personal as anything. I’m asking a question about being a father, being a son… I’m not doing a horror movie — ever. I’m not trying to do that.”

#wsb #frankenstein #gothic #horrorsky
Don’t be surprised that Guillermo del Toro says his version of Frankenstein for Netflix won’t be a horror movie
While they can be frightening, Guillermo del Toro’s recent films are gothic fairy tales and parables
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May 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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"A film that falls again under the banner of 'domestic horror' like 'We Need to Talk About Kevin', 'Die, My Love' is about seeing the way a small crack in the psyche can splinter outwards until everything shatters."

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‘Die, My Love’ Review: Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence Are Outstanding in Haunting Domestic Horror
In "Die My Love," Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson impress as a married couple struggling with a new baby.
www.thewrap.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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"It’s been 14 years since the last Final Destination movie, but Final Destination: Bloodlines fits right in with this series’s slick early-2000s aesthetic and gloriously ludicrous sensibility."

#wsb #horror #finaldestination #bloodlines #horrorsky
Final Destination: Bloodlines Confidently Revives the Best Horror-Film Franchise
In Final Destination, Death works with the great canvas of ordinary life. That’s what makes these movies special, and the latest entry knows it.
www.vulture.com
May 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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In this WSB x Moving Picture Festival Review, sponsored by Trailer Bash , @ande.whatsleepsbeneath.com covers Eli Craig’s Clown in a Cornfield, whose scares skew to a slightly younger audience.

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WSB x Moving Picture Review: Clown in a Cornfield
Directed by Eli Craig and based on the novel by Adam Cesare, Clown in a Cornfield stars Katie Douglas as Quinn, a teen forced to move to Kettle Springs with her father Glenn played by Aaron Abrams f...
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May 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM