The Gutter’s own Carol Borden watches and writes a review of Stefano Ludovichi’s The Guest Room (Italy, 2021). “The Guest Room mixes genres to tell the story of familial sins and intimate betrayals. The film is focused on that story, not on its genre or any kind of […]
“It’s another big ol’ catchup, where Christine and Emily wrangle their wild lists of what they’ve been watching (which is suitably 80% in the horror genre). We save the spoilery talk on Orphan: (Esther’s) First Kill, Nope, and Yellowjackets for the final fully warned segment. Before that, highlights […]
“Maybe you’ve heard that people are mad about Black actors being cast in Lord of the Rings. Or Game of Thrones. Or maybe it was Star Wars. Or perhaps Thor. Wait, maybe it was Titans, or Superman. The Witcher? Or maybe you heard that people are angry that […]
At Mic, Genevieve Fullan has some thoughts on Will Byers in Stranger Things. “I want a gamut of queer characters. I want victorious ones and tragic ones. I want them to be messy and imperfect and real. I want more queer narratives, so that every queer story doesn’t […]
At Tor.com, S.L. Huang writes about the history of writing workshops and its influence on SF/F workshops and writing today. “To those outside the industry, the name “Clarion” might not have much meaning. But to those with aspirations of being a professional SFF author—of joining those like Gaiman—workshops […]
The Gutter’s own Sachin Hingoo reviews the week in horror at Biff Bam Pop! “And we’re back, folks! Back with a whole bunch of horror news that includes adaptations of a new Grady Hendrix novel and an old Stephen King one, a cannibal love story, and more!” See […]