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

"The movie’s main invention is wholly Cronenbergian: The burial shrouds that give the picture its title broadcast corpses’ decomposition to the living, ostensibly to aid in people’s grieving." #wsb #horror #horrormovies #horrorfilms #bodyhorror #grief #horrorsky

This film is so good ugh

One of the things that horror does well is help us to reconcile with our past. Aislinn Clarke understands this, covering Ireland's "fallen women" in her latest folk horror, Fréwaka. Read @ande.whatsleepsbeneath.com's review on WSB! #wsb #horror #folkhorror #newhorror #horrorsky

"We're taking the horror-host style of shows like The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs and Svengoolie and combining that with the lively, theatrical experience ..." Check out @seancollier.bsky.social at the #SteelCityHorrorShow #wsb #horror #horrorfans #pgh #horrorsky

👁️ Always watching! This week's #MustRead horror: @whatsleepsbeneath.com on the psychology & symbolism of eyes in horror, @horrordna.bsky.social pick out & rate the best crocodile/alligator horror movies🐊, @horrortree.bsky.social discuss how writing horror can help deal with anxiety ... 1/2

Nightmare in Vegas, which will debut at the Silverton on Oct. 4-5, is slated to be a novel combination of a horror convention and classic car show. #wsb #horror #horrorfans #horrorfam #horrorcommunity #horrorevents #nightmareinvegas #horrorconvention #horrorsky

In this WSB x Moving Picture Festival Review, @ande.whatsleepsbeneath.com covers dir. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, the latest film to take center stage on vampire lore. #wsb #sinners #vampires #horror #vampirehorror #horrormoviereview #horrorfans #horrorfam #horrorsky

SINNERS is an extraordinary fantastic lens through which to process (African-) American history. Aside from RING SHOUT by @pdjeliclark.bsky.social, also check out this extraordinary novelette by Kai Ashante Wilson, "The Devil in America." reactormag.com/the-devil-in...

Why Supporting Trans Authors After the UK Supreme Court Ruling Is Critical Can you all please read and share it across your social media Platforms? I'm not on TikTok , Insta, etc, so any shares over on there would be fab. Hopefully this explains what we are hoping to do over on GNoH

Earlier this week, as part of @shudder.com's “Halfway to Halloween” annual celebration, the streaming platform debuted Dead Mail, the latest feature from writer-director duo Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy. Read @wsbdestiny.bsky.social's review: #wsb #horror #newhorror #horrorsky #shudder

"Play as Agni, a determined investigator from a covert Indonesian police unit who defied orders and ventures into a remote village despite ominous warnings." #wsb #horror #horrorvideogames #horrorgames #horrorfans #agni #folkhorror #horrorcommunity #horrorsky

Today, we review Sinners from director Ryan Coogler, with a phenomenal performance from Michael B. Jordan. Check out the review below gnofhorror.com/sinners-ryan...

"a howling discordant mind-fuck" "to say this book is weird is an understatement" "I loved it & I hated it" "like a twisted mangled mass of flesh on the side of the road" "adored every page" "not for everyone" Readers of @goresorcerer.bsky.social's PUPPET'S BANQUET all agree: wHat THe uTtER FucK🖤☠️

“’Strange Harvest’ is like nothing you’ve ever seen ... Stuart has crafted the perfect film for horror and true crime fans. You have to experience this wild ride on the big screen.” #wsb #horror #horrorfilms #truecrime #crimehorror #horrorfans #horrorsky

DAYDREAMERS is a Vietnamese vampire thriller from Sundance Award-winning filmmaker Timothy Linh Bui. Set in modern-day Saigon, it follows a young vampire raised in a secret river community who breaks the law to protect a rebellious girl. #wsb #horror #horrorsky #vampires

Hello! We are paying for Pride submissions! Send us your pitches using the Google doc below! #horrorsky #writersky forms.gle/Vyv1Kqr86GmK...

@ande.whatsleepsbeneath.com covers Call of the Void, a new supernatural folk/cosmic horror film where a woman retreats to the woods to grieve her brother—but the real darkness begins when she crashes her neighbors' band practice. 🔗 www.whatsleepsbeneath.com/archive/call... #wsb #horror #horrorsky

"Celebrating its World Premiere at Panic Fest 2025, where it also took home Best Feature and Best Director, Marshmallow is a choose-your-own-adventure style Horror flick ... " Great read from @nofspodcast.bsky.social! #horror #horrorfilms #panicfest #marshmallow #camphorror #summercamp #horrorsky

The This Is Horror Awards 2024 are now open. Vote for your favourite horror in novel, novella, short story collection, fiction podcast, and nonfiction podcast categories. www.thisishorror.co.uk/this-is-horr...

This is the coolest ever!! Thank you @thisishorror.bsky.social ! Everyone go vote for your fav ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

"The science behind "Redux Redux" isn't overcomplicated and requires some serious suspension of disbelief, but the how behind Irene's journey isn't nearly as interesting as the why." #wsb #horror #horrormovies #horrorfilms #horrorfans #horrorsky www.slashfilm.com/1831262/mult...

Good things come to those who wait, like a free copy of H. Marshall Leicester's 2023 Horror Studies essay that reconsiders Hammer's DRACULA (a.k.a. HORROR OF DRACULA) as a vampire film and an exploitation film. Enjoy! www.academia.edu/128588303/Ha...

The latest #Podcast episode just landed. "The Substance" is the topic of the episode with our hosts @joey.horrorfacts.com @murphylawless.bsky.social @horrorgeekdungeon.bsky.social Check it out! open.spotify.com/episode/4Eko... #TheSubstance #Podcast #Horror #HorrorSky #Scarecast

Today on This Is Horror Podcast Patreon, Clay McLeod Chapman (@claymcleod.bsky.social) talks about imperfection in art, anxiety and Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, the highlights and lowlights of the past year, and much more. www.patreon.com/posts/126199...

"... there is one place that hides within Twin Peaks that no mortal can simply enter. One realm designated to the spiritually inclined or those seeking pure darkness: the Black Lodge." consequence.net/2025/04/twin... #wsb #twinpeaks #horror #theblacklodge #DavidLynch #MarkFrost #horrorsky