Ever since I was a kid, I remember waiting impatiently for the monsters in the movie to appear. I was always moving around, doing head stands or jiggling my knees, but whenever there were strange creatures, shaggy beasts, alien beings, or puppets on the screen they had my […]
The University of California–Santa Cruz Center for Monster Studies (!!!) has a podcast where they talk about monsters called, The Show Where They Talk About Monsters! “Join host Mike Halekakis (Boom! Knowledge) and monster expert Dr. Michael Chemers (The Monster in Theatre History: This Thing of Darkness) for […]
Pull on your good lounging pants, hang that lanyard around your neck, and get yourself a latte, because I was lucky enough to go to this year’s Fantastic Fest with my (remote) press credentials and I am taking you with me. Well, I am taking you with me […]
The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo watches Kenichi Ugana’s Visitors and has some thoughts! “here’s a ruthless efficiency to Visitors, not just because of its brief runtime. There’s no wasted time in setting up the premise, and if you’re in this thing for Troma-esque gore effects, you won’t have […]
The Gutter’s own Carol has some thoughts on Kenichi Ugana’s Visitors (The Complete Edition): “When you get right down to it, peering through those milky demonic eyes, passing through the fountains of viscous green vomit, enduring the eye violence, and then running straight into the embrace of chainsaw-bladed […]
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden watched Neil Ferron’s Fishmonger and has some thoughts: “Neil Ferron’s Fishmonger (USA / Ireland, 2023) has fun with folk and fairy tales. And it demonstrates a tremendous love of the gross. The film revels in the crude and the vulgar in its practical […]