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The Cultural Gutter

Thoughtful Writing About Disreputable Art

From Homer to Nolan: How The Odyssey Survives Through Reinvention

By Michelle on July 23, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

From the Archives: Reality Isn’t What It Used To Be

By Angela Englert on July 16, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Getting Surreal in Winnipeg: Universal Language (2024)

By Critterlab on July 9, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Apocalypticism Now: Cries Of Ecstasy, Blows Of Death (1973)

By Guttersnipe on July 2, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

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 )

“Strong Female Characters and the Double Standard”

By Guttersnipe on October 20, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

At Tor.com, Liz Bourke writes about the double standard in how strong female characters are evaluated: “But show me a female character whose major characteristics are competence with violence, willingness to defy authority, and the occasional ability to make entertaining banter, and I’ll show you a character who—I […]

Charlie Chaplin and the X-Files

By Guttersnipe on October 20, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Dark Matters has video of director James Wong discussing how Charlie Chaplin’s biography influenced The X-Files’ episode, “Home”–and a lot more.

Back to the Future Blogathon and Tweetathon!

By Guttersnipe on October 20, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Join in the Back To The Future Blogathon and Tweetathon sponsored by Drive-In Mob, Bond Age, TCM Party and Trash Tuesdays!

Kaneto Shindo’s Kuroneko

By Guttersnipe on October 18, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

The Gutter’s own Carol writes about cat demon ladies and the enduringly eerie Kaneto Shindo film, Kuroneko, at Teleport City.

31 Days of Horror 2015

By Guttersnipe on October 17, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Comics Editor Carol writes about horror movies (and tv) for 31 Days of Horror. Barbara Steele! Ghosts! Maybe Ghosts! Fairytales! Madness!

“Fear You Can Hear”

By Guttersnipe on October 16, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Nitrate Diva has a list of “31 of the Scariest Old Time Radio Episodes for Halloween.” Listen up!

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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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