"THE SERPENT'S SKIN tackles transphobia head on, unapologetically and with no room or patience for subtlety. And why not?" Read @ande.whatsleepsbeneath.com's review of @alicemaiomackay.bsky.social's new film!

... and @wsbdestiny.bsky.social talks to Girl After Dark Elaina Walters for #WomenInHorrorMonth @whatsleepsbeneath.com Happy reading, friends! 👻👻🐦‍⬛🐦‍⬛ #Horror #BookSky #HorrorMovies

As part of Women in Horror month, WSB is celebrating women in Pittsburgh who are keeping the spirit of the horror community alive. Check out our interview with Elaina Walters, Girl After Dark: www.whatsleepsbeneath.com/archive/girl... #wsb #womeninhorror #horror #horroricons #pittsburghhorror

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀 Check out this ranking of the Leprechaun franchise, worst to best! ihorror.com/every-leprec... #whatsleepsbeneath #horror #leprechaun #stpatrick #luck #horrorfranchise #horrormovies

I’ve just noticed that @whatsleepsbeneath.com have republished my review of the excellent Women’s Weird II (ed by @melissae.bsky.social ) Both volumes (and all of Handheld’s Weird collections) are highly recommended! www.whatsleepsbeneath.com/archive/wome...

Check out the red band trailer for @alicemaiomackay.bsky.social's newest (and her best so far) film! #horror #theserpentsskin #filmsky #horrorsky

Soon after the opening credit, @ande.whatsleepsbeneath.com realized that The Bride wasn’t going to be a rehashed tale of Frankenstein and Pretorius joining forces … Read why critics got it wrong: www.whatsleepsbeneath.com/archive/the-... #wsb #horror #thebride #womeninhorror #horrormoviereview

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… #HorrorWritersChat

"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 gnofhorror.com/short-story-...

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 ... 1/2

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 offscreen.com/view/cinemat...

... @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

“ … 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

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 www.thehorrorlounge.com/post/frighte...

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

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… 🖤 www.whatsleepsbeneath.com/archive/jaso... #whatsleepsbeneath #wsb #fridaythe13th #jason #horror #horrormovies #horrorfranchise

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 📼📀🎬🎥🍿 www.whatsleepsbeneath.com/archive/vine... #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! 🐦‍⬛

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 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. 3dvf.com/en/undertone...

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: whatsleepsbeneath.com/archive/haun...

... @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! 🐈‍⬛💀

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? whatsleepsbeneath.com/archive/in-defense-of-gross-girls #horror

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 ... 1/2

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

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

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 www.whatsleepsbeneath.com/archive/fbi-...

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

“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

"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! RSVP Now! 👉https://shorturl.at/oZDIM #wsb #pmpf #filmfestival #pgh #pittsburghevents

“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

"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

"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

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. whatsleepsbeneath.com/archive/clown-in-a-cornfield-review #wsb #clowns #horror #horrorsky #killerclowns

"In his debut feature, filmmaker Charlie Polinger plays with broad riffs on coming-of-age, body horror, and bullying genres before paring these themes back to reveal that two 12-year-old boys ... " #wsb #horror #horrormovies #horrorfilms #theplague #horrorsky

CinemaBlend is partnering with A24 to roll out free screenings of Bring Her Back to fans all around the country. Each is going to take place this Thursday evening and will feature the entire movie. #wsb #horror #horrorfilms #a24 #bringherback #horrorsky

Do you like @haileypiperfights.bsky.social? Do you like @toddkeisling.com? WE DO. News on both of these authors soon.

Invented by Richard Waters in the late '60s, and inspired by Tibetan drums, the waterphone, also known as the "ocean harp," is used to create that spooky, resonant sound effect you've heard in plenty of films. #wsb #horror #horrorsoundeffects #horrorsky #sounddesign

From a recent Goodreads review: "SILK AND SINEW is a meticulously curated anthology focusing on stories from the Asian Diaspora. It is beautiful, terrifying, and shocking. It's one of those anthologies that will stick with me for a long time." Available NOW: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

The latest Wisconsin-made horror project to be released is Murder Cabin, a short film that was shot in the northern part of the state—as well as some filming in and around Milwaukee— by a local cast and crew. #wsb #horror #indiehorror #murdercabin #horrorsky

The R-rated cult classic is set to be rereleased later this year in 4K Ultra HD for its 50th anniversary, while a new documentary, Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror, premiered in March at SXSW. #wsb #horror #horrorfan #rockyhorror #cultclassic #horrorsky

"The Boba Teashop takes place over seven days. It’s a game you can complete in roughly an hour, but it will stick with you for days afterward." There's truly nothing scarier than the general public: #wsb #horror #gamehorror #thebobateashop #horrorfans #horrorsky

"Although Japanese live-action horror is regarded as a genre trailblazer, the anime medium has struggled to deliver comparably horrifying media. That said, there's a diverse range of titles for fans to explore within the greater anime horror genre ..." #horrorsky #horror #anime

Bringing scares and frights to the Barb City, Annie and Wally Porter plan to open I Know What You Rented Last Summer to help the community celebrate a shared love for horror-themed things. Ummm, can Pittsburgh get something like this, please? #wsb #horror #horrorsky

"That mystery is going to propel you through at least half of the movie, but that is not the movie," the filmmaker divulges. "The movie will fork and change and reinvent and go in new places." #wsb #horror #horrormovies #horrorfilms #weapons #horrorepic #horrorsky

Starring popular actor Chantavit ‘Ter’ Dhanasevi, Thai horror film Halabala has been sold to 20 countries, including India, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines. #wsb #horror #horrorfilms #thaihorror #Halabala #horrorsky