The Phantom Playhouse
Friend of the Gutter Kimberly Lindbergs has some Spookoween appropriate material for you to read and thrill to at The Phantom Playhouse!
The Strange Loves of Dracula”
At Syfy, friend of the Gutter Sara Century writes of the creepy loves of Count Dracula in comics, film and animation.
Interview with Rebecca Sugar
Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar talks about the critical need for LGBTQIA characters in children’s programming. “By including LGBTQIA content and characters in G-rated entertainment for kids, you tell kids when they’re young that they belong in this world. You can’t not tell them that. There can’t be […]
“Not All Harassment is Sexual”
Showrunner Linda Bloodworth Thompson writes about her experiences with Les Moonves at CBS. “I never dreamed that I would become the first woman, along with my then-writing partner, Mary Kay Place, to write for M*A*S*H. I took pride in being part of a network that always seemed to […]
The Many Forms of Louis Cha’s Condor Heroes
Jet Li’s Chang Mo-Kei has been struck by the Jinx Palm, blocking his chi, destroying his ability to perform kung fu and causing him to need constant infusions of chi from Taoist priest Chang San-Fung (Sammo Hung). But Chang can only be cured by a massive infusion of […]
“Bhoot, Pari, Stree: Then, Now and the Future of Bollywood Horror”
Friend of the Gutter Aditi Sen writes about horror in Bollywood at The Quint. “For a long time, haunting had a very defined pattern in Hindi cinema. Old mansions, deep woods, ruins, old forts – spooks always occupied spaces away from mainstream life. It was Ram Gopal Varma’s […]
The Cultural Gutter 