“The Van Helsing Mysteries”
Our friends at Neon Harbor presents the opening credits for The Van Helsing Mysteries!
From the Archives: Dinosaurs, Gentleman Mummies, and Fabulous Hats
The Gutter’s own Keith has opened wide the portal to an ancient and eldritch tomb. The curse is unspeakable. He will return perhaps wise, perhaps with a wild eye and foul claws. In the meantime, enjoy his piece on Adele Blanc-Sec! ~~~ In parts one of my “Heavy […]
“The Masque of Red Death”
The Library of America’s story of the week is Edgar Allan Poe’s, “The Masque of Red Death.” There is also discussion of the story’s history. “The ‘Red Death’ had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so hideous. . . .”
“An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe”
Vincent Price performs in An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe (1970).
Interview with Rachel Pollack
Our friends at Bitches on Comics interview Rachel Pollack. “This week we talk to Rachel Pollack, comic writer, author of many novels, tarot deck creator, and just the freaking coolest. We discuss the overlap of tarot and comics, how Pollack created authentic trans and queer characters in comics, […]
The Many Lives of Laurie Strode
Halloween (1978) wasn’t the first slasher film, not by a long, long shot, and Laurie Strode wasn’t the first Final Girl, but — as I have discussed here before — the commercial appeal and success of Halloween codified the slasher subgenre and set the rules for at least […]
The Cultural Gutter 