“Rat Trap”
Friend of the Gutter Valerie Polichar’s creepy story, “Rat Trap,” is up at Coffin Bell: “Scratching at the window again. We are going to get in. A whisper, but no sound. He shook his head. You are going to let us in.“ Read more here.
Dashiell Hammett at Library of America
Library of America has Dashiell Hammett’s story, “Creeping Siamese” as it’s story of the week. ‘Based on the scantiest of evidence—a red silk sarong—the detectives, including the Continental Op, begin working under the assumption that they should be looking for ‘brown men,’ that is, Asian immigrants. ‘This short […]
“The Outer Dark Holiday Special!”
It’s the Outer Dark Holiday Special, featuring friend of the Gutter and author Ian McDowell! Listen here. “The Outer Dark podcast presents our holiday gift to listeners featuring flash fiction, poetry, music, and gift ideas from nine Weird horror writers, as well as gift-guide mini-interviews spotlighting three writer-owned […]
“The Masque of Red Death”
The Library of America’s story of the week is Edgar Allan Poe’s, “The Masque of Red Death.” There is also discussion of the story’s history. “The ‘Red Death’ had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so hideous. . . .”
“PseudoPod 616: Flash On The Borderlands XLIV: Objectification”
Friend of the Gutter and swell author Chlöe Yates reads, “The House of Jack’s Girls” on Pseudpod, “the world’s premier horror fiction podcast!” And a friendly warning: “Pseudopod is for mature audiences only. Hardly any story on Pseudopod is suitable for children. We mean this very seriously.”
Hannah Gadsby and Bill Maher
At Vulture, Matt Zoller Seitz writes, “Bill Maher is Stand-Up Comedy’s Past. Hannah Gadsby is its Future.” “While Maher is content to serve reheated runoff from his HBO show, Gadsby takes us on a guided tour of a range of human experiences, along with a Socratic discourse on […]
The Cultural Gutter 