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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 )

The Call of Cthulhu by Dr. Seuss

By Guttersnipe on October 7, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

The Call of Cthulhu by Dr. Seuss cover and 8 pages as conceived by his colleague Dr. FaustusAU on DeviantArt. (via August Ragone)

“It is the Beating of His Hideous Heart.”

By Guttersnipe on October 7, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

On the anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s death, here are some adaptations of The Tell-Tale Heart: a performance by Vincent Price,  an animated short, a reading for Massachusetts cable access and a short film.

Drive, An Illustrated Response

By Guttersnipe on October 5, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

Lisa Hanawalt illustrates her response to Drive.

Maurice Sendak, Grump without Peer

By Guttersnipe on October 5, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

Maurice Sendak displays his unparalled curmudgeonly powers in an interview with The Guardian.

The Adventures of Tintin in The Uncanny Valley

By Guttersnipe on October 5, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

Blastr has a new trailer up for The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn and in it, Tintin, Capt. Haddock and Milou take a trip into the Uncanny Valley.

Self Publish, Safe Publish

By Guttersnipe on October 4, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

Jim C. Hines has been busy self-publishing on the side, and has lots of data to talk about… Meanwhile, John Scalzi talks about some of the good guys and some of the bad guys in publishing: Writer Beware and “The Write Agenda”.

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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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