For Women Writers Week 2026 at RogerEbert.com, Alisha Mughal writes about Larry Fessenden’s Habit (USA, 1995). “Fessenden displays an immeasurable awareness of masculinity in his crafting of Sam, and a graceful sense of self in his carriage. Sam is so incredibly charming and fallible; he is smart and […]
At The Means At Hand, Max Maxwell writes about the intersection of crime and magic (in weird and horror writing). “It’s not such a stretch to see criminal conspiracies as the kinds of dark power that beat at the heart of horror novels. Not simply the violation of […]
At The Movie Sleuth, the Gutter’s own Michelle Kisner considers Iron Lung. “The feeling of actually playing a game and inhabiting the role of the protagonist is hard to translate to other media, and it’s what makes playing video games unique. When one is a passive observer, the […]
Vampire’s Embrace (1991) starts like many horror films: with teenagers mucking about somewhere they shouldn’t be. In this case, it’s a night party at a local crypt with a side of Spin the Bottle. After they get bored with the game, they decide to explore and come upon […]
Somehow we let this slip by, but there’s no way anyone should miss friends of the Gutter Emily Intravia and Christine Makepeace sharing their best of 2025 at The Feminine Critique Podcast! “2025 was…a year! But there were SOME good things that came out of it, and Emily […]
At The Feminine Critique Podcast, our friends Emily Intravia and Christine Makepeace “return to look at two of 2025’s most interesting genre films that share a lot of thematic elements! First up is the OSCAR NOMINATED The Ugly Stepsister, then the unfairly maligned Him. Spoilers abound. Have at […]
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