What Sleeps Beneath

hi all, I’m pun and I write dreamlike horror

nature is a common element in my horror and in many of my works the species I use tell a story all their own: invasive species to reinforce wrongness, indigenous species for reclamation, endangered or extinct species for futility…

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Short Story, Heaven Is Hungry By Michael Botur: A Hellish Vision Of The Afterlife - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website Michael Botur’s award-winning short story, Heaven Is Hungry. This piece of dark religious horror, which secured second place in the Australasian Horror

"Heaven Is Hungry" by Michael Botur is the most unsettling horror story I've read this year. A nurse, a hospice, and a 60-year covenant with something that eats the dying. Forget pearly gates—think teeth. 🖤 #HorrorBooks #DarkFiction #HeavenIsHungry

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I was buried in work yesterday, but #MustRead horror can't be kept down. This week:
@brianwaves42.bsky.social talsk up the return of religious horror @bloody-disgusting.com, @whatsleepsbeneath.com pick 5 horror movie endings that stay with you ...

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Cinematic Perversity and The Literature of Henry Miller Joseph Dimacchia unites the tortured works of writer Henry Miller and film director Abel Ferrara in his essay “Cinematic Perversity and The Literature of Henry Miller.

Joseph Dimacchia notes that in Miller's books and Ferrara's films, incl. THE ADDICTION, characters are granted "willpower to live presently in a decaying body traversing a decaying world. "Cinematic Perversity & The Literature of Henry Miller" is #openaccess #Offscreen
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... @tugcekutlu.bsky.social explores grief & not letting the dead die in Talk to Me @nighttidemag.bsky.social, Theresa B finds hope among the horror in The Long Walk @whatsleepsbeneath.com, and @gnofhorror.com sit down for an author interview with @angelaslatter.bsky.social!

Happy reading, friends👻

“Minimalism and that familiar black-red colour palette really hit its stride in the '90s ... Since then, the genre hasn't been able to shift the design formula ...”

Read ‘Horror movie poster design has a problem’ on Creative Bloq: www.creativebloq.com/design/poste...

#wsb #horror #horrorfilms

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.

“ … 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...

#whatsleepsbeneath #wsb #polygon #thewitch #a24 #horror #horrormovies #horrorfilms

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...

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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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

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

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.

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

Cinematic trilogies are common, but few tell the epic anti-hero story as well as the Friday The 13th… 🖤

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#whatsleepsbeneath #wsb #fridaythe13th #jason #horror #horrormovies #horrorfranchise

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.

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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#wsb #vinegarsyndrome #movies #horror #videodistribution #videostore

... @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! 👻🐦‍⬛

... @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! 🐦‍⬛

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...

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

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.

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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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 ...

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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... @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! 🐈‍⬛💀

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...

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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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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[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...

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!

www.whatsleepsbeneath.com/archive/wome...

@melissae.bsky.social #weird

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 ...

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 ...

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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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.

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:

#wsb #horror #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

“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

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.

"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:

#wsb #horror #horrorfilms #bringherback #satanism #possession #grief #horrorsky

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!

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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

“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

‘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.

"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."

#wsb #horror #horrorfilms #diemylove #horrorsky