Stephen Newton
@thickskulladv.bsky.social
Writer of games for Thick Skull Adventurers. Geek stuff. Horror. Movies. Cryptozoology. Cohost of Black Ink Red Film podcast. Lead Product Manager at Zoom. San Jose CA
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.
November 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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.
Gill Man told me he wanted something a little bit darker for November so this week we are reading “the road” by Cormac McCarthy
November 7, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Gill Man told me he wanted something a little bit darker for November so this week we are reading “the road” by Cormac McCarthy
One of my neighbors is cooking late night barbacoa and it smells amazing
November 2, 2025 at 4:55 AM
One of my neighbors is cooking late night barbacoa and it smells amazing
Reposted by Stephen Newton
For years Jon Marr and his company, Purple Sorcerer, have been supporting Dungeon Crawl Classics with an amazing set of tools to help players and judges maximize their game. And he's done all of this for FREE.
Check it out: goodman-games.com/helpful-dcc-...
#DCCRPG
Check it out: goodman-games.com/helpful-dcc-...
#DCCRPG
November 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
For years Jon Marr and his company, Purple Sorcerer, have been supporting Dungeon Crawl Classics with an amazing set of tools to help players and judges maximize their game. And he's done all of this for FREE.
Check it out: goodman-games.com/helpful-dcc-...
#DCCRPG
Check it out: goodman-games.com/helpful-dcc-...
#DCCRPG
This is a beautiful thing! Gorgar!
Announcing Pinball Crawl Classics Crowdfunding in January!
Pinball Crawl Classics is a line of Dungeon Crawl Classics adventures inspired by classic fantasy and science fiction pinball machines from the 1970’s and 1980’s.
Learn more: goodman-games.com/announcing-p...
Pinball Crawl Classics is a line of Dungeon Crawl Classics adventures inspired by classic fantasy and science fiction pinball machines from the 1970’s and 1980’s.
Learn more: goodman-games.com/announcing-p...
October 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is a beautiful thing! Gorgar!
Caught the new Frankenstein in theater tonight with the family. It was so good! Loved everything about this version.
October 27, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Caught the new Frankenstein in theater tonight with the family. It was so good! Loved everything about this version.
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.
October 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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.
Rewatching original Interview with the Vampire. I have new appreciation for this movie with the great cinematography, costumes, and production design. After 20 years of CGI this looks amazing.
a couple of men are standing next to each other and looking at each other .
ALT: a couple of men are standing next to each other and looking at each other .
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October 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Rewatching original Interview with the Vampire. I have new appreciation for this movie with the great cinematography, costumes, and production design. After 20 years of CGI this looks amazing.
Not quite sure how I felt about the season finale of Alien Earth. What were other folks' thoughts?
October 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Not quite sure how I felt about the season finale of Alien Earth. What were other folks' thoughts?
Date night and project
Research! The classic Phantasm!
Research! The classic Phantasm!
October 18, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Date night and project
Research! The classic Phantasm!
Research! The classic Phantasm!
Just finished The Stand for the third time (I read it about every ten years or so). Still love this novel
September 30, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Just finished The Stand for the third time (I read it about every ten years or so). Still love this novel
Closed out the weekend strong by seeing “The Long Walk” on the big screen with the family. Loved it - strong “Stand by me” mixed with “Hunger Games” vibe. Between this and “Life of Chuck”, Mark Hamill is on a roll in the King adaptations.
September 15, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Closed out the weekend strong by seeing “The Long Walk” on the big screen with the family. Loved it - strong “Stand by me” mixed with “Hunger Games” vibe. Between this and “Life of Chuck”, Mark Hamill is on a roll in the King adaptations.
Spinal Tap II was… (chef’s kiss). And so much cheese!
September 14, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Spinal Tap II was… (chef’s kiss). And so much cheese!
Digging Alien Earth so far!
August 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Digging Alien Earth so far!
Spinal Tap II and The Long Walk being released on the same day?!? It will be a glorious weekend for movies!
August 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Spinal Tap II and The Long Walk being released on the same day?!? It will be a glorious weekend for movies!
Will I buy this new Commodore Ultimate? Oh yes... yes I will www.commodore.net/product-page...
Commodore 64 Ultimate: BASIC Beige | Commodore
Your childhood just leveled up.The first official Commodore 64 in over 30 years is here - a faithful recreation of the original motherboard on FPGA hardware. Play 10,000+ original games with more RAM...
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August 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Will I buy this new Commodore Ultimate? Oh yes... yes I will www.commodore.net/product-page...
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!
August 17, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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!
No more In-n-Out for me. I don’t eat at places that bad mouth California www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/23/i...
In-N-Out owner Lynsi Snyder addresses ‘In-N-Outta California’ backlash
Lynsi Snyder says she loves California and her customers here but wants to give her staff the chance to grow their careers in other states.
www.mercurynews.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
No more In-n-Out for me. I don’t eat at places that bad mouth California www.mercurynews.com/2025/07/23/i...
Playing Dragon’s Lair in my Dirk the Daring T-shirt at California Extreme!
July 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Playing Dragon’s Lair in my Dirk the Daring T-shirt at California Extreme!
Double-dose of nerdery today: will be buying my annual Gary Con tickets, and making my annual weekend pilgrimage to California Extreme: the classic arcade games show! I've been limbering up my fingers all week for some Defender, Gorf, Elevator Action, and Berzerk!
July 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Double-dose of nerdery today: will be buying my annual Gary Con tickets, and making my annual weekend pilgrimage to California Extreme: the classic arcade games show! I've been limbering up my fingers all week for some Defender, Gorf, Elevator Action, and Berzerk!
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.
July 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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.
A brief glorious time!
For a bright, shining moment between 3.5" disks and the rise of writable CDs and DVDs, there was the Zip Drive. 100mb was the baseline version, there were also 250mb and 750mb ones. They were futuristic AF, even with the known issues that they had.
July 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A brief glorious time!
Saw “Life of Chuck” with the family tonight. Beautiful film.
July 12, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Saw “Life of Chuck” with the family tonight. Beautiful film.
Closing out the weekend strong with a third horror film! Pet Sematary Bloodlines!
July 7, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Closing out the weekend strong with a third horror film! Pet Sematary Bloodlines!
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.
July 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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.