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💛Really Sam Raleigh💛
@reallysamraleigh.bsky.social
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I'm really Sam Raleigh (All Pronouns🌈)
Neurotic, arthritic hermit studying the strange, spooky, & silly.
Art, Anxiety, Antiquities, Oddities, & Old Media
ft. Videogaming, Svengoolie, & Broadway Babbling
Rodents? Good!👍🐀👍
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Answering the door for some plumbers while also wearing a jumpsuit, to put them at ease & make them feel welcome
Sam takes a mirror selfie, wearing a bright green, short sleeved/collared jumpsuit. They also have a yellow beanie over top of their ginger bob. They do a thumbs up.
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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I'm tired, but the bob is bobbing
Sam takes a selfie, showing off their wavy ginger bob with bangs. Sam has an orange cloth headband on, which matches their orange cloth overalls & floral yellow shirt. They have a tired but serene expression and no make up on, so their cheeks are slightly pink
November 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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Rainy day.
Corduroy pants.
Tired face.
Sam bows slightly to look into the camera, one hand in the pocket of their black corduroy pants. He has a plain black sweater, sleeves pushed up slightly, & black beaded necklace on. Sam has tired blue eyes & a slight half smile on their face. Sam's hair is a messy ginger bob with bangs, held back by sunglasses atop their head.
November 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Happy Halloween to all
Here is my casual Pulp Fiction costume
Sam takes a selfie of their outfit in a full length mirror. They are wearing the same outfit s Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction: a white, wide collared button up shirt unticked over some black slacks. They have black flat shoes on & their ginger hair is in a straightened bob with bangs. Sam takes a selfie in their room, smiling at the camera with red lipstick on. They are wearing a wide collared white button up shirt & have their bob-length ginger hair straightened. The look is inspired by Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction. Various sized art lines Sam's walls in the background & you can see a mirror, as well as a glimpse of their record player.
November 1, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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It's a BIG anxiety weekend ya'll.
But my guinea pigs will get me through it.
Muppet the guinea pig sits on a small soft pet bed in some sunshine. She is fluffy and calico and lifts her little pink nose into the air to sniff.
October 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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I haven't even told ya'll that I have a bitchy lil bob with bangs now
Sam sits on a chair & looks at the camera. He has an elbow resting on one knee & leans his face against his hand, looking tired. Sam has ginger hair cut into a short, blunt bob style with bangs. They are wearing a white button up, short sleeved short with a bolo tie & brown trousers. Sunglasses sit atop his head & a green corduroy over shirt is draped across one knee, sporting a small enamel pin of The Scream by Munch. Sam has bracelets & tattoos on one arm. He seems tired & is unsmiling.
October 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Watching one of my favorite movies tonight
The poster for the movie Safe starring Julianne Moore and directed by Todd Haynes. The title is in a bold red, positioned above a person whose every inch of skin is covered by clothes. They have white pants & shirt, as well as gloves & head/face covering. They are eerily looking towards the camera as they walk across a flat desert landscape.
October 1, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Very tired
But here's a fit check anyway
Sam takes a mirror selfie of their outfit. He wears dark jeans with a belt & a t shirt tucked into the jeans. The t shirt is black with a skeleton cowboy who is wielding a lasso next to a cactus. Atop the t shirt Sam wears an unbuttoned, western style collared shirt which is a deep golden yellow. Their hair is wavy, ginger, & chin length, but tucked behind his ears. They stand with one hand in their pants pocket & the other hand holds the phone to take the picture.
September 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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What I'm wearing to the Rapture.
Vulvania, from the film The Abominable Dr Phibes, stands with arms outstretched at her sides. She wears a red dress/cloak with a gold sunburst emanating from the center. She also has a red hat.
September 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Fit check
Sam takes a picture of themself in a long, vertical mirror. He has a green cap & green corduroy over shirt unbuttoned over top of a brown Tshirt with various classic horror movies on it. The t shirt is tucked into beige trousers that have a brown belt through its loops. On his feet are brown pleather lace up shoes. Sam's ginger bob is tucked behind their ears & their lower face is obscured by the phone they are holding up to take the picture. He stands casually with the hand not holding his phone in his pants pocket.
September 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Sometimes, I think I hear them in the wee hours...
The rats of New York... they call to me
An online news article headline, accompanied by a graffiti-style picture of a rat with a megaphone. The article headline reads: New York City's Rats Have A Secret Nightlife - And a Language Humans Can't Hear. The article is by the Scientific American
September 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Those of us on the west coast can now rejoice & watch The Bad Seed!
A television perched atop a vhs/DVD combo. On the TV screen in a spooky red font is the word "Svengoolie" surrounded by green fog & lightning effect.
September 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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I'm cute sometimes 🖤🐀🖤
Sam poses on a trail next to a garden and, in the background, is the Golden Gate Bridge stretching across the bay and clouds in the sky above it. Sam wears all black: overalls, a t-shirt, a beret, converse sneakers, and round sunglasses. They have ginger hair & smile widely with a thumb hooked onto a belt loop at their waist.
September 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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No new pictures, where are you mentally?
Little Eddie lounging glamorously on the rundown lawn with her dilapidated estate, Grey Gardens, in the background
September 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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Here I am after a long day of wandering through a museum & flitting around a record store.
Sam slaps a hand against their cheek worth closed eyes, looking tired. Their hair is a wavy ginger bob & they wear a black shirt with black denim overalls. The background is lit with people lights. Sam takes a selfie in their room. He is wearing a black t shirt & black denim overalls, has wavy ginger bob-length hair, and is pale as hell. They seem a bit tired, a bit happy, but mostly serene. The room is lit with purple light & notable features include a poster with a skull anatomy illustration & a ouija board mounted above the window.
September 8, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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I went outside yesterday & tried to look presentable
Sam takes a selfie in their kitchen. He has wavy, bob-length ginger hair, parted down the middle. Eyes are blue/green with brown spots appearing in one. His face is stoic & he wears an open, short sleeve collared shirt with thin, colorful, vertical stripes.
September 2, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Gotta put on my #Svengoolie socks before the west coast Big Broadcast
A picture of Sam's tall ankle socks, which have red toes & an image of horror host Svengoolie on the front of the shin.
August 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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I like this lil picrew version of me because it captures how tired I truly look/feel all the time
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A cartoon/picrew portrait version of Sam, with their shaggy short hair parted down the middle & dark purple circles under their eyes. His expression seems dubious or perhaps just awkward, with one eyebrow raised & an unsmiling mouth. They wear a black turtleneck with an orange coat shrugged on. Small dangling knives as earrings, a green crystal on a string as a necklace. A speech bubble above him displays only '...' and a cartoon rain cloud sits above their head. The background is a nonbinary flag.
August 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Yesterday, my old, sweet rat boy, Little Grey, passed away.
He'd been so strong, battling illness & age -all the while still giving me kisses every single day. I'm truly grateful I spend all my time at home, because it means I got so much extra time to snuggle & care for him.
I'll love him always ❤️
August 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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I really love Stand By Me.
I even stopped to check out the iconic tracks from the bridge scene while on a road trip a few years ago.
A dilapidated stretch of train tracks that form a bridge, stretching out across a body of water until it meets the evergreens on the other side A picture of the back of Sam's head/body as they lean on a wall coveted in graffiti. They look out at the old train tracks featured in the iconic Stand By Me train scene. An evergreen forest is seen across the water.
August 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Ask me about my 3 emotional support famous dead guys so I can tell you how they're all extremely inspiring geniuses who happen to be gay
A picture of Oliver Sacks holding a model brain while seated at a piano. He's dressed professionally, has round wire framed glasses, & a white beard. A black and white picture of Stephen Sondheim sitting backwards in a chair. He is leaning on the chairs back, arms folded across the top. He smiles slightly A picture of James Randi, aka The Amazing Randi. He is dressed up, donning a black hat, cloak, & walking stick with a skull for handle. He looks at the camera arms crossed.
August 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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This stream is already 10 out of 10
A prediction/poll result on Twitch. It reads 'Mommy Bad? Yes. Nobody thought this would happen. Better luck next time'
August 18, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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If I had a hot goth gf, this is how we'd look getting ready for date nights
Old Hollywood makeup artist Jack Pierce stands in a sweater, glass, & tie, looking on as Frankenstein's Bride touches up her lip liner
August 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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I love learning more about Jack Pierce & everyone who sat in his chair.
Poor Henry Hull made Jack mad because the wolf makeup needed to get toned down.
Certainly looks better than a 'teddy bear' in the end, at least!
#Svengoolie
Jack Pierce doing Henry Hull's makeup 4 pictures of dummy heads used to test the wolf man's makeup transition for Werewolf of London Svengoolie sitting in his dungeon studio with a small Wolfman figurine at his side A colorized photo of the final makeup look decided on for the titular werewolf in Werewolf of London. Henry Hull has thick hair covering all around his face & his nose is made to look more dog like. His lower jaw has long canine teeth pointing upwards
August 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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I like the implication that I'm a giant in this picrew.
Attack of the 50 ft They/Them
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A cute, cartoonish version of Sam, compiled from the picrew. Sam has a messy orange bob & a crown on, as well as a black turtleneck sweater with the sleeves pushed up. Their face has a look of tired consideration & their eyes have goat-like pupils. They look down at their closed fist, which a small pair of human legs dangle from. Music notes & shimmers scatter around giant Sam. The background has stripes of various colors emitting outward from their head.
August 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM