31 Days of Horror with the Gutter’s Own Carol!
It’s spookoween time, everybody, and the Gutter’s own Carol is writing about all the movies, series, and other shenanigans she’s up to as part of 31 Days of Horror!
“Let People Enjoy This Essay”
At Gawker, B.D. McClay writes about “letting people enjoy things,” fan culture and detachment and “becoming a better snob.” “The paradox of a wide-open digital publishing field is that it has tended more and more toward consensus, with its two modes being the rave and the takedown, instead […]
“Nightgowns and Nightmares: Amulet and the Women of Gothic Film”
At Jumpcut Online, Fiona Underhill writes about Gothic horror and recent films directed by women. “Madness and melodrama, obsession, suppression and repression – the questioning of sanity, gas-lighting, confusion over what is real or unreal, not knowing who to trust are also huge elements of Gothic fiction (and […]
Bitches on Comics: “Wayhaught F*cks and I Appreciate That.”
Bitches on Comics talks about Wynonna Earp. “Today’s episode is all about Wynonna Earp: the TV series, the comic, the woman, the fandom. We talk about the power of the queer representation on the series, why somebody should make bank by bringing it back, and the exceptional exploration […]
Summer Fun Time Reading and Other Things 2021!
The solstice and the the Fourth of July have passed and summer is definitely upon us, my friends. It’s hot, with cicadas (Brood X and Broods Otherwise), fireflies, fireworks, thunderstorms and humidity released upon my part of the world at least. And I have some suggestions for things […]
Chillers: Not Quite Patricia Highsmith
‘Imagine tales so bone-chillingly cold you’ll beg for a warm bed to hide under!’ or so promises the cover copy of Chillers (1990). The front cover amplifies host Anthony Perkins’ role, suggesting a link to the better-known episodic horror series around that time like Tales from the Crypt, […]
The Cultural Gutter 