“Black Women in Horror History”
Learn so much about Black women in horror film from the 1930s to the present at Graveyard Shift Sisters!
“Vampirella’s Underrated History as a Sex-Positive, Pansexual Vampire”
At SyFy Wire, friend of the Gutter Sara Century writes about Vampirella. “Vampirella is a queer icon, and the sooner we all allow her to be the truly epic character she is, the better off comics will be.”
Lois Weber’s Suspense
At Syfy, friend of the Gutter Sara Century writes about Lois Weber and Philip Smalley’s Suspense (1913) and its impact on horror ever since. Lois Weber and Philip Smalley’s Suspense might only clock in at barely over ten minutes, but for the earliest run of home invasion films, […]
“The Peril of Being Disbelieved”
At Tor.com, Emily Asher-Perrin writes about the women who are disbelieved in horror. “Why didn’t you believe her? She told you she heard something, or saw it out of the corner of her eye. She told you she was scared, that she didn’t want to go into that […]
“I am still alive, I am still curious. I am not a piece of rotting flesh.”
The Guardian profiles filmmaker Agnès Varda. Nowadays, Varda is spending less time researching new ways of making cinema. Not because she hasn’t got the energy but because she believes she can do more groundbreaking work with art installations. In the end, she says, all art is about communication. […]
Interview with Rebecca Sugar
Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar talks about the critical need for LGBTQIA characters in children’s programming. “By including LGBTQIA content and characters in G-rated entertainment for kids, you tell kids when they’re young that they belong in this world. You can’t not tell them that. There can’t be […]
The Cultural Gutter 