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Our official mascot is Monty the Montauk Monster. After much debate we decided a creature that manages to be extremely intriguing despite being a repulsive, unexplained freak in an advanced state of...
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This blog is still taking shape, as you can tell. Become a follower. It'll get a lot more interesting.Just a quick note to everyone who has either submitted work to Out of the Gutter or sent a novel...
View Article7 Questions: Matthew Mayo
Interview by David CranmerWhat is your favorite genre to write in and why?My favorite genre to write in at present is the Western genre, largely because I've experienced the most success in it (so far,...
View ArticleJessica Alba, Sin City Dance
The video replays the same scenes but we're not going to bitch about it.WTF?
View ArticlePulp Extract: THE BIG BANG by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins
I walked around the bend and punched the UP button on the elevator panel. Then I stepped back against the wall and got the .45 in my right hand and when the little uniformed bastard came around the...
View Article7 Questions: Kieran Shea
Interview by David CranmerI heard you nearly gave a woman a heart attack with your writing. What was that all about?Black Irish Blarney on the beachOh, that. I was at the Shamus Awards during this past...
View ArticleDave's 21 TALES
DAVE ZELTSERMAN's 21 TALES was written between 1992 and 2006 and culled from such diverse pages as EQMM, New Mystery Magazine, Thuglit, and Out of the Gutter to name a few. Besides the sharp prose and...
View Article7 Questions: Gary Dobbs aka Jack Martin
Interview by David CranmerI picture you hanging out with beautiful actresses all day. True?Gary DobbsWell it's partly true - I've worked with Keira Knightly but she's a little too thin for my tastes...
View ArticleNew Covers, Gutter Books News, and Out of the Gutter News
by Matthew LouisFirst, covers. We're developing a style that reflects the attitude of the project, and I'm pleased to share the preliminary versions of our first four covers as the books move...
View Article7 Questions: Bill Crider
Interview by David Cranmer"Texas store sells American Flag with 61 stars,""Texas Rep. warns of baby-making terrorists coming to US,""Man attempts to hold up gas station with caulk gun" et cetera. Bill,...
View ArticleMachete Trailer
Lindsay Lohan poses as a gun-licking nun in shocking poster for new movie | Jessica Alba poster | and Michelle Rodriguez | Seagal sex harassment suit dismissed | Don Johnson: The $23 Million ManWTF?
View Article"The Baddest of the Bad is Oh So Good"
Review of Gutter Books' first offering by one of the world's biggest entertainment websites:Crime fiction can be broken down into subgenres. There are the cozies like those found in Ellery Queen, the...
View Article7 Questions: Keith Rawson
Interview by David CranmerI don’t see as many Rawson original stories out there these days. Is the editor gig slowing down the author?I'll answer the last part first because I'm asked it quite a bit....
View ArticleUpdate
Hey people, Matt Louis here. I get a lot of emails I simply don't have the time to answer intelligently, so lemme just lay the update on you and see if I can address the important stuff.1. Out of the...
View ArticleLowlifes, Cops and Zombies
An interview with Joe McKinney by M. C. O'ConnorJoe McKinney is a Stoker-nominated author operating successfully in two genres - horror and crime fiction - and a full time homicide detective in San...
View Article7 Questions: Fred Zackel
Interview by David CranmerWhat is a typical writing day like for Fred Zackel?Writing is self-indulgent, and I try never to forget that. After thirty-odd years of writing, I write for myself, not for...
View ArticleNews from the GUTTER
Out of the Gutter 7, the "U.S. vs. U.K. Issue," is finished and printed and will ship right away when you place your order. And don't forget, the more you order the cheaper the per-book shipping, so if...
View Article7 Questions: Ed Lynskey
Interview by David CranmerTell us about your new Appalachian noir, Lake Charles?Set in the Great Smoky Mountains during the 1970s, Lake Charles is narrated by Brendan Fishback, a pressman in his early...
View Article7 Questions: David Barber
Interview by David CranmerHow is your new editor job at Flash Fiction Offensive going?The editor job at FFO is going great. Better than I could have imagined, really. It all came about after a brief...
View Article7 Questions: Frank Bill
Interview by David CranmerWhat was the transition like going from working with an online editor, Neil Smith or Elaine Ash, to working with a big publishing house editor?More room to breathe. Meaning I...
View Article7 Questions: Nik Korpon
Interview by David Cranmer.Tell us about Stay God.Stay God was my love letter to Baltimore (I wrote it when I was living overseas and homesick.) The book follows Damon and Mary, who've spent their days...
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