At Biff Bam Pop, the Gutter’s own Angela Englert writes about the retro folk horror of Starve Acre! “With roiling atmosphere and vibes to spare, Daniel Kokotajlo’s Starve Acre (2023) hearkens to what many regard as a simpler, purer time–a time of cycles and seasons, of neighbors agreed […]
Happy June 27th, everyone, it’s time for the Lottery! Well, the 1969 film adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s classic folk horror story / pointed dystopian socio-political warning. Watch here. Or if you prefer to read Jackson’s short story, you can here or here.
At Further Reeding, friend of the Gutter Leslie Allenbach Hatton joins Doug Tilley to talk about The Damned (1963)! “Black leather, black leather, kill kill kill! On a brand new episode of FURTHER REEDING we’re digging into the pre-apocalyptic, sea-side pleasures of the 1963 sci-fi classic THE DAMNED […]
Hey, it’s some initial impressions of the third movie the Gutter’s own Carol Borden saw at this year’s Overlook Film Festival: Paul Duane’s All You Need Is Death (Ireland, 2023): All You Need Is Death is like a ballad full of dread and a desperate foreboding. It has […]
It’s the 50th anniversary of The Wicker Man (1973) and that means there are so many tributes and special programs and screenings and shenaniganry. We have shared BBC Radio 4 Extra’s special programming, including a radio play starring Brian Blessed as Lord Summerisle. Now it’s time for this […]
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!! THE WICKER MAN!!!!! BRIAN BLESSED!!!!!! DECEMBER 2nd!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! (There is a whole day of companion programs on folk horror and folk music also on December 2nd). LISTEN HERE.
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