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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 )

Interview with a Drag King!

By Guttersnipe on June 29, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Still Detroit has an interview with and images of King Molasses. Look and listen here.

The Stunt Woman who was Jaws’ First Victim!

By Guttersnipe on June 27, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

The Palm Beach Post has a nice piece on Susan Backlinie, the first person attacked by the shark in Jaws (1975). “Backlinie met Spielberg in the spring of 1974 and made her pitch: ‘I said, “If you use me, you could get close-ups during the stunt itself. If […]

REOWRR! An Incomplete History of Cats in Professional Wrestling

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on June 26, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

If you’ve watched a pair of kittens or even a fully grown cat who has become entangled in the curtains for long enough, you’d probably agree that if there is an animal best suited for pro wrestling, it’s the species felidae.

Happy Pride from Filmi Ladies Podcast!

By Guttersnipe on June 25, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

At Filmi Ladies, friend of the Gutter Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins celebrate Pride in filmi style! “To close out Pride month, we look at 3 Indian films that feature LGBTQIA+ characters: Fire (1996), Nil Nirjane (2003), and Arekti Premer Golpo (2010).” Listen / watch […]

“Notes on The Howling’s werewolf Jonestown”

By Guttersnipe on June 24, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Friend of the Gutter Sara Century has some thoughts on The Howling (1981). “1981 saw the release of three prominent werewolf movies: An American Werewolf in London, Wolfen, and of course, The Howling. Each of them explored werewolf mythos in a contemporary context with different results. All would […]

Autostraddle’s Top 100 Lesbian Films of All Time!

By Guttersnipe on June 23, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Sure, this list is about a year old, but there’s still 100 fine Lesbian and Bisexual films from all genres for you peruse. See it here.

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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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