This week the Gutter remembers the iconic Tim Curry with this fine essay on The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) by the CG Editor Emeritus Keith Allison. ~~~ I was fifteen, pulling the ol’ “spending the night at a friend’s house” scam so I could sneak off and […]
This week the Gutter celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) with this fine essay by the CG Editor Emeritus Keith Allison. ~~~ I was fifteen, pulling the ol’ “spending the night at a friend’s house” scam so I could sneak off and indulge […]
I was fifteen, pulling the ol’ “spending the night at a friend’s house” scam so I could sneak off and indulge in the sundry sins the big city offers to a country boy with a twinkle in his eye and about nine dollars in his pocket. I bummed […]
I always enjoy writing a ‘Best Of’ column, and this year it’s particularly timely. Not only do I work in retail (which is category 5 insane right now) but my week also included a bicycle accident and a broken water main. Frankly, I needed some happy time. It […]
“This, then, is the story of Maxwell Knight—the man called M—and a cuckoo called Goo. Knight was a tall, patrician British intelligence officer in charge of MI5 departments dealing with counter-subversion on home ground. And yes, as ‘M’ he was the inspiration for James Bond’s controller.” Helen MacDonald […]
Erin Horakova looks at author Shirley Jackson’s masterful, The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived In The Castle. “Haunting is stunning, and while it’s a must-read for anyone interested in ghost stories, haunted houses, or psychological horror, it also stretches beyond its demographic.”
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