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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#Frankenstein #cartoon by Bruce Ackerman (1935-2025), originally published in the March 1973 edition of the glamour magazine Gallery. #horror #humour

A crowd gathers around a man who is lying on the pavement. Frankenstein approaches, perched upon the shoulder of his famous creation: "Let me through, please! I'm a doctor."

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Just received previews of my contributions to Yours Retro #105, due to hit British supermarkets and newsstands on 22 September: an overview of the off-screen relationship between the Godfather trilogy’s central couple, Diane Keaton & Al Pacino, and a portrait of legendary comic actor Stanley Baxter.

Clipping from Yours Retro #105: Al Pacino and Diane Keaton.

Clipping from Yours Retro #105: Stanley Baxter.

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

People are reportedly killing themselves – and others, including police officers – by driving into incoming traffic on major roads, all to gain attention on social media platforms. This society is truly insane.

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

House of Hammer editor Dez Skinn wasn't wrong in that prediction. #StarWars #movies

Clipping from House of Hammer (October 1977) suggesting Star Wars would be a Xmas box office hit.

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#Cartoon by Van Scott, who died 5 August. Originally published in Philosophy Now. #humour #artwork #dogs

Dog patient to canine psychiatrist: "I'm more of a moral relativist when it comes to good or bad dog."

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Currently selling a complete run of John Byrne's Woman Woman #comics for a friend. You can check them out here: www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?i...

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Currently researching another magazine commission. #journalism #Hollywood

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Looks like an old-fashioned variety hall bill from the 1950s or 1960s. Something for every taste. @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Out on Thursday: Yours Retro's summer special includes a 28-page feature on Marilyn Monroe, plus I examine the troubled relationship between sibling stand-ups Mike and Bernie Winters. #journaiism #movies #television #comedy

Cover of Yours Retro #103, featuring Marilyn Monroe.

Clipping from my article on Mike and Bernie Winters.

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

"I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes." -- Joanna Maciejewska @authorjmac.bsky.social

Headline: "I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing, not for AI to do my art and writing so that I can do my laundry and dishes." Quote is attributed to Joanna Maciejewska.

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This 1925 #cartoon by the legendary Windsor McKay has vertigo-inducing levels of perspective. #artwork Source: comicstriphistory.com

Steelworker on edge of girder is concerned for safety of jaywalking pedestrian below.

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Just had confirmation of my second magazine acceptance this week: a look at the 50-year friendship / affair between Al Pacino and Diane Keaton. It should see print in September. #freelance #journalism

Cover of Diane Keaton's memoir Then Again.

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Currently working on a profile of #actor and comedian Stanley Baxter, scheduled to see print in September; a troubled and often tragic life, intertwined with great success on stage and #television. Meanwhile, Yours Retro #103 is out on 30 July, with my feature on #comedy duo Mike & Bernie Winters.

Clipping from my article on Mike & Bernie Winters.

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

It’s no possible concern of mine and maybe I’m just getting too old for this current culture, but the phrases “secretive ceremony“ and “at Madison Square Garden“ don’t strike me as an obvious fit.

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Out today, July's Yours Retro features 'The Vamp & the Vampire', my article on #Hollywood sex symbol Clara Bow's brief but passionate affair with future #horror icon Bela Lugosi. #journalism #movies

Supermarket display featuring Yours Retro #102.

Clipping from 'The Vamp & the Vampire', with images of Bela Lugosi and Clara Bow.

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

From Steve Ditko's "A Specter Is Haunting Hub City!", produced in 1968 for the cancelled sixth issue of Charlton's Blue Beetle reboot and finally published in 1974. #comics #artwork Source: ripjaggerdojo.blogspot.com

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Research for another magazine commission, this time concerning Al Pacino’s relationship with Diane Keaton. No doubt I could construct an article out of online gossip, hearsay and other #journalists’ conjecturing, but I always prefer the actual thoughts and memories of those present in the narrative.

Then Again (2011) by Diane Keaton; Sonny Boy (2024) by Al Pacino.

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

A shrewd historian, Enoch Powell once suggested -- with rare exceptions (early death or a well-timed exit) -- all political lives end in failure. Keir Starmer took that axiom further: his reign in Downing Street also began in failure.

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Latest additions to the gallery: Barbara Windsor, David Naughton. Regarding the latter, I had the pleasure of being humorously barracked by American Werewolf in London director John Landis, who felt my fellow judge and I had been too “tough” choosing the winner of a #movie prize he was presenting.

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

In the second half of my conversation with #actress Jenny Hanley, we discuss working with Roddy McDowall and Peter Sellers, pressure to appear nude in a #horror #movie, and risking life & limb on #television Please consider subscribing for future updates. steveghostwords.substack.com/p/jenny-hanl...

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Jenny Hanley: Unscarred by Dracula (2/2)

Part Two: Nazis, nudity and nail-biting stunts.

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Talking Pictures TV @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Have you got your tickets for The #TPTV FESTIVAL OF FILM & TV at a NEW VENUE: #RedditchPalace Theatre Sun-13-Sept. Star guests inc #BrittEkland & #JohnCooperClarke plus lost films, music, comedy & more! To book call 0808 178 8212 or online: buff.ly/1SPQOHw

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

In my latest Substack post, actress Jenny Hanley discusses appearing in a #JamesBond #movie and working with #horror icon Christopher Lee. steveghostwords.substack.com/p/jenny-hanl...

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Jenny Hanley: Unscarred by Dracula

Part One: From James Bond to Hammer Horror.

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Knowsley Literature Festival 📚 Tuesday 16th June, 2-3pm Halewood Library, Roseheath Drive, Liverpool, L26 9UH 🪦⚰️ #horror #fantasy #writing #writers @ramseycampbell.bsky.social

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

In 1955, EC Comics launched its 'New Direction', designed to offer an alternative to the #horror #comics which had brought it into the full glare of public panic. This was the first title in the line, featuring Bernie Krigstein's acclaimed 'Master Race'. #artwork

Original cover artwork for Impact #1 by Bernie Krigstein.

Original artwork for the first page of 'Master Race' by Bernie Krigstein.

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

A few thoughts on today's #DoctorWho announcement by the BBC. Comments very welcome on the Substack page. Please subscribe for free to receive updates. #television steveghostwords.substack.com/p/opinion-th...

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Opinion: The End of an Error

The Doctor is OUT.

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Steve Green @stevegreen.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

You stumble across the most unexpected names when looking through old #comics, such as Blue Beetle #3 from 1964... #fantasy #author #gameofthrones Source: ripjaggerdojo.blogspot.com

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