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The Cultural Gutter

Thoughtful Writing About Disreputable Art

Carol Goes to Fantastic Fest 2026!

By Carol on September 24, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Terms & Conditions (USA, 2026)

By Carol on September 23, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Kung Fu Deadly

By Carol on September 22, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Girl In The Night!

By Carol on September 21, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Donkey Princess

By Carol on September 19, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Kylgor In The Grisly Abyss!

By Carol on September 18, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Writers and Publishers

By Guttersnipe on May 2, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Anthony Horowitz dares ask whether publishers are necessary to writers anymore.  (via @IndoorsType)

“Cool Guys: The Ballad of Astron-6”

By Guttersnipe on May 1, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Spectactularoptical interviews the gentlemen of the Canadian genre film making collective, Astron-6, and includes a retrospective–with video!

The Great Alan Moore Re-Read

By Guttersnipe on April 30, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Tim Callahan is re-reading and writing about all of Alan Moore’s major comics.  From Hell, Moore’s collaboration with Eddie Campbell, is the 26th installment.

Pulp, Comics and Games in TO!

By Guttersnipe on April 30, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

This weekend’s the Toronto Comic Arts Fair plus the  Pulp Show and Sale at  Lillian H. Smith.  Visit both and our friends from The Hand Eye Society at TCAF’s  TIFF Nexus Comics vs. Games (trailer here).  Hooray for the Toronto Public Library!  

Jack Kirby’s Collage

By Guttersnipe on April 29, 2012 • ( 1 Comment )

Imprint Magazine puts Jack Kirby’s collage in an art history context.

56 Episodes of Star Trek

By Guttersnipe on April 28, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

The first two seasons of Star Trek, simultaneously.

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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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