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The Cultural Gutter

Thoughtful Writing About Disreputable Art

Relax and Enjoy the Mystery: Deadloch and How to Get to Heaven From Belfast

By Critterlab on March 19, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

“Remember Quick that Life is Death”: Mother of Flies (2025)

By Carol on March 12, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

Madeline Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli’s ‘Honey Bunch’ Tries and Tries Again

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on March 5, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Blood Pact: Exploring SOV Director Glenn Andreiev’s Infatuation with the Vampire Mythos

By Michelle on February 26, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

Spy Vibes: Keemat (1973)

By Beth Watkins on February 19, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

With Your Ears, The World Enters You: Rabbit Trap (UK/USA, 2025)

By Carol on February 12, 2026 • ( 4 Comments )

Time Lapse Master of Flying Guillotine

By Guttersnipe on February 20, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Very cool time lapse video of Kagan McLeod drawing the blind Shaolin priest from Master of Flying Guillotine–with footage from that film. (via Top Shelf Comix and SPX)  

The Avengers and Philosophy

By Guttersnipe on February 19, 2012 • ( 2 Comments )

The first chapter from the book, The Avengers and Philosophy, is available online–for free!

Ebook Wars

By Guttersnipe on February 19, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

The Free Range Librarian looks at the current state of ebooks and publishing in libraries and universities.  

Late Bloomer

By Guttersnipe on February 19, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Sex ed goes a little Lovecraftian in Craig Macneill’s “Late Bloomer.” (Thanks, Molly!)

Epic Fantasy, Get Yer Epic Fantasy

By Guttersnipe on February 18, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Brandon Sanderson reveals his plans to tie together 36 books into one series!

“Why Do People Hate Rap and Opera?”

By Guttersnipe on February 17, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

At NPR’s classical music blog, Deceptive Cadence, Tom Huizenga discusses the results of a poll asking readers to “name their musical blind spot.” Over and over, people disliked rap and opera  and Huizenga ponders why that might be and what rap and opera might have in common: “Opera […]

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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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