Interview with Charles Bronson
Charles Bronson interviewed on the set of St. Ives, with Jacqueline Bisset and John Houseman. (via @DailyGrindhouse)
Carol
Carol Borden was editor of and a writer for the Toronto International Film Festival’s official Midnight Madness and Vanguard program blogs. She is currently an editor at and evil overlord for The Cultural Gutter, a website dedicated to thoughtful writing about disreputable art. She has written for Mezzanotte, Teleport City, Die Danger Die Die Kill, Popshifter and she has a bunch of short stories published by Fox Spirit Books including: Godzilla detective fiction, femme fatale mermaids, an adventurous translator/poet, and an x-ray tech having a bad day. Read and listen to her other shenanigans at Monstrous Industry. For her particular take on gutter culture, check out, “In the Sewer with the Alligators.”
The Dystopian Horror of Grzegorz Jonkajtys
Flowers of Flesh and Blood looks at the dystopian horror of Gzegorz Jonkajtys’ short films, with the shorts included. “It is a world of late bills, dreadful jobs, broken homes and the isolation of anonymity, but here, when you can’t get the voice recognition software on the end […]
Born in Blood
I’ve been watching Dexter, and thinking about Thomas Blake, Catman in Gail Simone’s comic, Secret Six (DC, 2008-2011). With his tousled blond hair and predatory grin, Michael C. Hall would make an excellent candidate for any portrayal of Catman. But there are deeper resonances beyond physical resemblance.
How to Make Better Heroes
How to make better heroes? Weaken them.
Solar Imaging
2 minutes of solar bliss.
“Herbert West, Re-Animator” Part 1 and 2
Miguel Rodriguez reads “Herbert West, Re-Animator” at the Monster Island Resort Podcast–with illustrations by the Gutter’s Comics Editor, Carol Borden. Part 1 and Part 2 are already up.
The Cultural Gutter 