The Gutter’s own Carol Borden did some things in 2025
At Monstrous Industry, the Gutter’s own Carol lists some of her favorite pieces and doings from 2025. See them here.
10 Things I liked in 2025
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, […]
The Deathstalker Musical Experience
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 […]
Hey, the Gutter is going to Fantastic Fest 2025!
It’s Fantastic Fest time again and the Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo and I were lucky enough to receive press accreditation again. We are cub reporters no more.We hang out in the virtual lounge and tip our fedoras at passing fancy people. We write at late hours and at […]
From the Archives: Murderbot Does Not Want a Hug
The truth is that all I really want to read is fantasy. Stories set in other worlds, other solar systems, other versions of reality that don’t entirely resemble this one. I used to read a much wider range of fiction and every so often I still pick up […]
The Cultural Gutter Book Returns!
It’s back! The 2011 Cultural Gutter book has been reissued by Play Story Press. Read excellent essays by CG Editors Jim Munroe, James Schallenberg, Carol Borden, Chris Szego and Ian Driscoll on video games, science fiction and fantasy, comics, and romance. Plus, cool infographic illustrations by E.J. Lee. […]
The Cultural Gutter 