There’s still some screenings today, but Fantastic Fest 2026 is over for me at least. I had a good festival this year. I didn’t get to watch all the films I hoped to, but it’s hard to be disappointed when I know I’ll see most of them eventually. […]
At Fantastic Fest, the Gutter’s own Carol Borden girds her loins and travels into a hostile subterranean world with Mason DeRushie’s Kylgor in the Grisly Abyss (Canada, 2026)! I have missed sword and sorcery movies and fantasy that isn’t J. R. R. Tolkien, George R. R. Martin, and […]
At Monstrous Industry, the Gutter’s own Carol lists some of her favorite pieces and doings from 2025. See them here.
There were a lot of things I did not like in 2025. Here’s ten things I did, or at least ten things I haven’t written about at the Gutter yet. Gotta remember what we’re living for while we fight. Usually, I’d writes something about how these books, games, […]
Composer Bear McCreary has some thoughts on writing the music for Deathstalker (2025) and working with Slash, Chuck Cirino and Brendan McCreary! It includes a glorious music video. “Vivid memories of countless nights spent watching bad cult movies with my childhood friends flooded my mind, accompanied by the […]
It’s already steamy where I am–90 F and a thunderstorm is coming in. Everyone is getting their Pride outfits and do’s together. Summer is basically here. Maybe you’re getting ready to go camping or making plans for a trip to the beach. Maybe you’ve even booked a hotel […]