HTMLGIANT is an online literature blog founded by American author Blake Butler.
[1] It is considered to be an important outlet for alternative literature, a loosely defined literary movement.
The website was founded in 2008 by Gene Morgan and Blake Butler.
[2] In 2014, the site shut down due to allegations of sexual misconduct by members of the alt-lit community.
[3] Two years after shutting down, the site was brought back online in 2016.