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The Cultural Gutter

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Still Keeping It Cozy: The Coziest Upcoming Games of 2026 and Beyond

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on June 25, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Blood Geysers and Biopunk: The Gory Films of Yoshihiro Nishimura

By Michelle on June 18, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The Little Detective That Did: Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!

By Beth Watkins on June 11, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Summer Fun Time Reading ’26

By Carol on June 4, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Don’t Sleep on Simon Glassman’s ‘Buffet Infinity’ (2025)

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on May 28, 2026 • ( 3 Comments )

Fatal Kisses, Leather Daddies, and Evil Tofu: Queer Coding in Video Games

By Critterlab on May 14, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

The 19th Annual Toronto After Dark Film Festival!

By Guttersnipe on June 20, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo reports on the return of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival! “The annual Toronto After Dark Film Festival is a very special one for me in particular, and is the first film festival to roll the dice on a […]

Read This! “Some Thoughts On Genre”

By Guttersnipe on June 18, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

At The Harvest Maid’s Revenge, Rowan Lee shares some excellent thoughts on “folk horror” and the limits of generic definitions. “The more I know about folk horror, the less I understand about how it works. Maybe those of us who spend our time thinking about it are just […]

Blood Geysers and Biopunk: The Gory Films of Yoshihiro Nishimura

By Michelle on June 18, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Yoshihiro Nishimura started out as a special effects guru, providing gruesome make-up and props for films such as Suicide Club (2001), Meatball Machine (2005), and The Machine Girl (2008). His breakout film was Tokyo Gore Police (2008), which became a cult hit in both Japan and the West. […]

“The Rise & Fall of Pro Wrestling at Raleigh’s Iconic Dorton Arena”

By Guttersnipe on June 17, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

PBS has the documentary When Giants Walked Here. “Raleigh’s Dorton Arena is famed the world over for its groundbreaking architecture. Its greatest untold legacy, however, is its place in the history of a Southern mainstay: pro wrestling. This documentary chronicles the rise and fall of pro wrestling at […]

“Holdo’s Most Wanted: An All-Star Live Reading of The Last Jedi”

By Guttersnipe on June 16, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Star Wars Minute and The George Lucas Talk Show presents an all-star reading of The Last Jedi. Watch and listen here.

Piecing It Together: “Obsession featuring Michelle Kisner”

By Guttersnipe on June 15, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The Gutter’s own Michelle Kisner joins the Piecing It Together podcast to discuss Obsession (USA, 2026). “On the 518th episode of Piecing It Together, Michelle Kisner joins me to talk about Obsession. This indie horror film has already gone on to be one of the most successful indies […]

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The Cultural Gutter is a website dedicated to thoughtful writing about disreputable art. The site is updated every Thursday afternoon. Carol Borden, Sachin Hingoo, Alex MacFadyen, Beth Watkins, and Michelle Kisner probe science fiction, draw out the best in comics, stare deeply into the screen, sink their fangs into horror, dally with romance, speedrun their brains on videogames, grapple with wrestling, and explore so much more. Our Guest Stars shine here. Thanks to Gutter aesthetic director Brian Kirby for all his swank art. Thanks to EJ Lee for providing the fantastic art we used in the Cultural Gutter book. The Cultural Gutter's signature nail polishes, "Disreputable," and, "Disreputable 2: Hellcat," were created by Andrea Evans of MPZ Cosmetics. MPZ Cosmetics also teamed up with Dill McKinley to recreate the classic fragrance, Cornichon by Dill McKinley for Gutterthon 2021. Follow us on Bluesky, Facebook, and Mastodon. We do not accept unsolicited pitches.

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