“The Art of the Sailor”
My Modern Met has a diagram by Lucy Bellwood describing the meanings of Western nautical tattoos. (See Bellwood’s “100 Demon Dialogues” here).
Guttersnipe
Just a critter in the Gutter.
“The Unquenchable Thirst of Dracula!”
BBC Radio 4 has “Hammer Horror’s the Unquenchable Thirst of Dracula” as part of its Fright Night programming for Halloween. While you wait for it to air, you can listen to Owen Teale’s reading of The Omen.
The Gutter’s 31 Days of Horror
The Gutter’s own Angela and Carol are participating in 31 Days of Horror this year. Well, Angela is offering the 58-Day Horror Movie Challenge. And Carol’s 31 Days of Horror is a little eccentric. Click through to see!
“Onibaba: Women at War”
Friend of the Gutter Kimberly Lindbergs writes about Kaneto Shindo’s anti-war horror classic, Onibaba. “The film begins with a vicious murder. While making their way through a dense field of tall grass, two fugitive samurai are impaled on spears by hidden aggressors. Their killers are women who strip […]
“In Defense of Villainesses”
“Why is it that I can easily remember the faces and voices of female cartoon villains, but if asked about female cartoon heroes, all I can remember is the clothes?” More on cartoon villainesses from Sarah Gailey at Tor.com. (Thanks, Adele!)
“The Largest Historical Dictionary of English Slang”
Green’s Dictionary of English Slang is now available online. Learn more at Open Culture. “Green’s Dictionary of Slang became available as a free website, giving you access to an even more updated version of the dictionary. Collectively, the website lets you trace the development of slang over the past 500 years.”
The Cultural Gutter 