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The Cultural Gutter

Thoughtful Writing About Disreputable Art

Death Riders

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on October 15, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

Welcome to Potters Bluff: Death, Resurrection, and the Horror of Small-Town America

By Michelle on October 8, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Best of the Best Is Pretty Good!

By Beth Watkins on October 1, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

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 )

Night of the Coens

By Carol on January 17, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

“A dull but perhaps original thought,” came to dccairns that, “boy, the Coens have been pilfering Night of the Hunter for years.”

“So Why Can’t I See You Kicking His Ass?”

By Carol on January 14, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

John Kreng finishes the fallacies of why filmmakers make action so hard to see with the punches, kicks and elbow smashes of his thoughts. And you can see the whole thing here. (via ShelfLifeCC)

If Superheroes were Hipsters

By Carol on January 14, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

Caldwell Tanner’s vision of superheroes as hipsters. (via Lost At E Minor)

Dealing with the R-Type Personality

By Guttersnipe on January 13, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

R-Type has a funny way of showing its affection. It doesn’t give you black eyes, but it still makes them red and twitchy. You don’t eat as much. You abuse caffeine and other stimulants, as if that makes much of a difference. Its benchmark of expectation keeps rising. […]

5 Webcomics Created by African-Americans

By Carol on January 12, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

Blackweb offers a sample of webcomics by African-American creators.  Check out:  A Pug Named Fender, JOE!, Addanac City, Company Man. (via Jay Potts)

Melodrama All Around

By Carol on January 11, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

Seems like we’re not the only ones who have noticed a resurgence of melodrama.  Chris Vognar writes about melodrama, Black Swan and The Fighter. 

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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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