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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Grabbed a selfie with Ashley Laurence (aka Kirstie of Hellraiser fame) at @monsterpalooza.bsky.social

Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

For your listening pleasure: Hellbound Heart and the Hellraiser franchise discussion! Fresh Black Ink Red Film episode wherever fine podcasts are consumed

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Digging this Bride of Frankenstein slot machine at airport. It’s a video and she does those jerky head motions like Elsa did in the movie

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The missus and I went to Vegas to see Billy Idol who is playing there for a couple weeks. This is about my 4th time seeing him over 40 years (first saw him on the Rebel Yell tour). Billy (and Steve Steven’s) still bring all the rock power!

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Ava and I had a father / daughter weekend at @midsummerscream.bsky.social ! Great time seeing all the exhibits, panels, and meeting some horrror-industry internet folks I follow

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Me waiting for Claude to finish writing my status reports

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Just finished Clive Barkers The Last Illsuion, the short story that was the basis of the film Lord of Illsuions. It had some really interesting differences. We may need to make our upcoming Hellraiser podcast a doubleheader.

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Reading Island of Doctor Moreau. Didn’t realize HG Wells was a fan of Devo when he wrote this in 1896…

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Woohoo! My latest DCC/Dark Tower adventure has been announced as part of Goodman Games Castle Whiterock campaign. #dccrpg @goodmangames.bsky.social

Cover of DCC 114: The Mermaid of the Cursed Sands

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

“It’s sphincterous maw puckers hungrily…” This is why I love reading Judge Julian! The carrion cow from “Gods of the Earth” @julianmfbernick.bsky.social #dccrpg

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Did you guys know I host a podcast called "Black Ink Red Film" with my buddy Stephen E? Well, the latest episode is out where we cover The Amityville Horror

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Watched Werewolf of London for first time last night. Didn’t realize it predated the classic Lon Chaney jr version. Not as powerful as some of the other Universal entries but still a great Friday night watch

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I’m currently reading a 1963 Signet paperback edition of Doctor No, and before each session I take big whiff of the pages to get a hit of that “old book smell”.

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Finally caught 1922 on Netflix. Great slow burn horror movie.

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Daughter Ava sang Oh Canada and Star-Spangled Banner at last night's SJ Barracuda game. Definitely a proud dad moment.

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

When your partner asks if you have a big whiteboard for creating the Thanksgiving game plan, the resourceful man busts out his RPG minifig battle mat and the wet erase pens! Roll for turkey-eating initiative!

Stephen’s girlfriend holding up a wet erase board filled with Thanksgiving recipes

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

From my own Thick Skull Adventures, it's FRK Pyron's cover for Last Will and Testament of Obediah Felkner

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

I know I'm not supposed to pick favorites, but this one, Doug's cover of Brandolyn Red, and the inner cover of Creep Skrag Creep by Brad McDevitt are my favorite pieces that Goodman has published of mine.

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

You mean this centerfold? 😉 It’s by @stefanpoag.bsky.social . The day I received my authors copy of the adventure I saw that and said, “ohhhh I need to own that!” I wrote him up and asked if he would ever sell it and he sold me the original! . I love this piece.

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Wanted to give a shout out to Will Barley (aka The Curator of the Owlbear Preservation Society) who will be running The Corpse That Love Built for titangamescu’s 24-hour marathon to raise money for HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hospital in Springfield, IL this weekend.

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Gill Man told me he wanted something a little bit darker for November so this week we are reading “the road” by Cormac McCarthy

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Caught the new Frankenstein in theater tonight with the family. It was so good! Loved everything about this version.

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

This week, Gill Man and I are reading “It’s Alive” by Julian David Stone: A fictionized account of the making of the movie Frankenstein. If you’re into classic monsters and old school Hollywood this will be a recommended read for you.

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Date night and project Research! The classic Phantasm!

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Watching “Creature Walks Among Us” - (second sequel to Creature From Black Lagoon). Mini review: 1st half of film much better than 2nd. It becomes “Sea Frankenstein”. They remove all of the gloriously fishy features of our beloved Gill Man and put him in pants!

Picture of the Gill Man wering a bulky shirt from the movie "The Creature Walks Among Us"

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Playing Dragon’s Lair in my Dirk the Daring T-shirt at California Extreme!

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

We had to say goodbye to our little man Puffy this week. He had been with the family for 18 years, since my daughters were toddlers. That cat was a best friend and little brother to my girls. There are lots of sad hearts in the house this week Rest easy little Puffy.

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Closing out the weekend strong with a third horror film! Pet Sematary Bloodlines!

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Watching The Substance. Loving it so far. It’s like the love child of Cronenberg, Death Becomes Her, Bubba Ho Tep and old David Lee Roth directed music videos.

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Today's headline in my local news will be the pitch line for my next MCC adventure:

headline reading: "Ravenous pigs bedevil Bay Area neighborhoods'

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

New author milestone unlocked: being served a web page ad promoting an adventure I wrote:

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

When Blair Witch meets Frankenstein you get…. “The Frankenstein Theory” I’m a sucker for the found footage genre

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Just finished Rage. Hadn't read it since high school (or whenever it was first released). I can see why Stephen King let it fall out of print.

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Day one of Gary Con hanging out with the Talent #garycon

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Patricia Arquette's fabulous portrayal of Ms. Cobel this season in Severance, with its brilliant mixture of anger, hubris, and vulnerability, has me convinced she should be the next Bond villain!

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Got to see Hellraiser again tonight on the big screen! “It’s Frank… it’s Uncle Frank!”

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Really enjoyed Wolf Man but I have thoughts! What did other folks think?

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Caught the San Jose Barracuda hockey game last night with Ms. Estella! Great showing by the team to pull off a win

Pic of Stephen & Estella smiling as they watch the San Jose Barracuda game

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Today's adventure - The Corpse That Love Built #dccrpg

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Day one of Planet of Cyclops Con complete. I ran “Feast of the Gobbler Witch”. Good times! Today I’m running “The Corpse That Love Built”

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Humans! The Thanksgiving season is upon us so don't forget to treat your guests to a helping of Feast of the Gobbler Witch - the classic Thanksgiving-themed DCC Horror adventure!

Cover of Feast of the Gobbler witch showing creepy vampire pilgrim over a boiling cauldron of human parts with satanic pilgrims in the background watching someone get hung

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 07/10/2023

I know I have 21 foot prints to Satan

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 07/10/2023

Some glorious finds at the used bookstore today. Abraham Merritt is by far my favorite Appendix N author. The pages in these books smell like century-old pulp and adventure.

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Stephen Newton @thickskulladv.bsky.social · 01/10/2023

Tonight’s session at Big Bad Con: Creep, Skrag, Creep!

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