Steve Green
@stevegreen.bsky.social
UK-based freelance journalist. Please contact me via necronaut13@gmail.com regarding magazine commissions, on-stage interviews, etc. Strong focus on vintage media, particularly movies, tv and comics.
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Steve Green
@stevegreen.bsky.social
· Sep 4
Magazine appearances include: Yours Retro, The Dark Side, Critical Wave, SFX, Infinity, Fear, Conflict International, Fantasia.
Television / online appearances incl.: Big Centre TV, Made in Birmingham TV, Birmingham Now.
Radio appearances incl.: BBC Radio 5, BBC Radio WM.
📧 necronaut13@gmail.com
Television / online appearances incl.: Big Centre TV, Made in Birmingham TV, Birmingham Now.
Radio appearances incl.: BBC Radio 5, BBC Radio WM.
📧 necronaut13@gmail.com
Don Newton's original cover #artwork for Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction, Marvel Comics' excellent but short-lived b&w #comics anthology. Bob Shaw's 'slow glass' was used as a framing device, and a letter from him in a later issue led to a friendship which lasted nearly 30 years.
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Does a dodgy-looking wig, spectacles and green facepaint really count as a "fantastical physical transformation", IMDb? With all respect to #Wicked make-up designer Frances Hannon, it's hardly up there with the work of Jack Pierce, Dick Smith, Stan Winston, Rick Baker, Rob Bottin, etc.
November 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Does a dodgy-looking wig, spectacles and green facepaint really count as a "fantastical physical transformation", IMDb? With all respect to #Wicked make-up designer Frances Hannon, it's hardly up there with the work of Jack Pierce, Dick Smith, Stan Winston, Rick Baker, Rob Bottin, etc.
'Quota quickies' were short #movies (usually under an hour), produced to fulfill UK legislation requiring a percentage of domestic product on British #cinema screens. I've just started watching a set of 1960s Edgar Wallace thrillers from the Merton Park #film studio, distributed by Anglo-Amalgated.
November 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
November 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I realise there's pressure from certain quarters for us all to switch to eating bugs, but looks like one of my local take-away joints wants to extend our cuisine even further. #food
November 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I realise there's pressure from certain quarters for us all to switch to eating bugs, but looks like one of my local take-away joints wants to extend our cuisine even further. #food
Current research, for a #magazine commission. Not from one of my pitches, but tangential to an earlier pitch I got work from. #freelance #journalism
October 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Current research, for a #magazine commission. Not from one of my pitches, but tangential to an earlier pitch I got work from. #freelance #journalism
A pre-Samhain gift to myself: the new edition of Marvel Comics' Tomb of Dracula omnibus, mostly written by Marv Wolfman and pencilled by Gene Colan. A classic run in the #horror #comics genre, with fascinating early #artwork amongst the extras. #Halloween #vampire #werewolf
October 29, 2025 at 10:39 PM
To be frank, much of modern #cinema bores me rigid, with its shallow glibness and off-the-peg execution. #Hollywood www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Redford, Keaton and the Twilight of the Gods
The recent deaths of the icons cast a mournful light on a fading generation of actors who once redefined what movie stars could be — complex, messy, and all too human.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
To be frank, much of modern #cinema bores me rigid, with its shallow glibness and off-the-peg execution. #Hollywood www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
An outrageous betrayal of trust: "The manufacturer had the power to remotely disable devices and used it against me for blocking their data collection." codetiger.github.io/blog/the-day...
The Day My Smart Vacuum Turned Against Me
Would you allow a stranger to drive a camera-equipped computer around your living room? You might have already done so without even realizing it.
The Beginning: A Curious Experiment
It all started ...
codetiger.github.io
October 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
An outrageous betrayal of trust: "The manufacturer had the power to remotely disable devices and used it against me for blocking their data collection." codetiger.github.io/blog/the-day...
Reposted by Steve Green
Several years ago, Keith Miller published two volumes of reminiscences and material from his years running the Doctor Who Fan Club (of which I was also a member, joining during Jon Pertwee's tenure). It could arguably have been compressed into one, but such resources are highly valuable.
October 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Several years ago, Keith Miller published two volumes of reminiscences and material from his years running the Doctor Who Fan Club (of which I was also a member, joining during Jon Pertwee's tenure). It could arguably have been compressed into one, but such resources are highly valuable.
Let's raise a glass to June Lockhart, who left us on Thursday, aged 100. From She-Wolf of London (1946) through Lost in Space (1965-68) and on to a final voice cameo in the 2021 Lost in Space remake, what a career she had.
October 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Let's raise a glass to June Lockhart, who left us on Thursday, aged 100. From She-Wolf of London (1946) through Lost in Space (1965-68) and on to a final voice cameo in the 2021 Lost in Space remake, what a career she had.
Batman's debut is announced in the final frame of that month's Superman strip (Action Comics 12, cover-dated May 1939).
#comics #artwork #advertising
#comics #artwork #advertising
October 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Batman's debut is announced in the final frame of that month's Superman strip (Action Comics 12, cover-dated May 1939).
#comics #artwork #advertising
#comics #artwork #advertising
Out on Thursday: October's Yours Retro, including my feature on the final days of the Columbo movies, plus articles on Elvis Presley, Barbara Stanwyck, Anthony Newley, Irene Dunne and Cary Grant, Arlene Dahl, Conrad Veidt, the Bee Gees and Hollywood hauntings.
#freelance #magazine #journalism
#freelance #magazine #journalism
October 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Out on Thursday: October's Yours Retro, including my feature on the final days of the Columbo movies, plus articles on Elvis Presley, Barbara Stanwyck, Anthony Newley, Irene Dunne and Cary Grant, Arlene Dahl, Conrad Veidt, the Bee Gees and Hollywood hauntings.
#freelance #magazine #journalism
#freelance #magazine #journalism
October 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Just out for #Halloween. Apparently, the #wine label glows in the dark, useful if you're thirsty during a power cut.
October 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Just out for #Halloween. Apparently, the #wine label glows in the dark, useful if you're thirsty during a power cut.
I keep hearing great things about Yippee Ki-Yay Mother Video's DVD of Albert Pyun's workprint for the Captain America #movie he directed in 1990. It's longer than the released version and is apparently much more coherent. US$33 plus international shipping is a bit of an obstacle, but time will tell.
October 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I keep hearing great things about Yippee Ki-Yay Mother Video's DVD of Albert Pyun's workprint for the Captain America #movie he directed in 1990. It's longer than the released version and is apparently much more coherent. US$33 plus international shipping is a bit of an obstacle, but time will tell.
BREAKING NEWS: Coffee cups contain liquids.
October 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
BREAKING NEWS: Coffee cups contain liquids.
Just learned Dark Horse published an updated edition of Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In yesterday. My old copy is in storage somewhere (I need more shelf space!), but it's a fun overview of the #horror and #exploitation #movie genre.
Full details here: www.darkhorse.com/Books/3011-3... @darkhorse.com
Full details here: www.darkhorse.com/Books/3011-3... @darkhorse.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Just learned Dark Horse published an updated edition of Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In yesterday. My old copy is in storage somewhere (I need more shelf space!), but it's a fun overview of the #horror and #exploitation #movie genre.
Full details here: www.darkhorse.com/Books/3011-3... @darkhorse.com
Full details here: www.darkhorse.com/Books/3011-3... @darkhorse.com
Typical: every time I really get into a #writing rhythm, my pet #dinosaurs start playing up.
#freelance #journalism
#freelance #journalism
October 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Typical: every time I really get into a #writing rhythm, my pet #dinosaurs start playing up.
#freelance #journalism
#freelance #journalism
The next issue of Yours Retro hits newsstands on 23 October, featuring my article on Lt Columbo's slow route to #television success and its regular battles to stay on air. For the next nine days, you can still pick up the current edition, with my profile of #actor David Soul. #magazine #journalism
October 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The next issue of Yours Retro hits newsstands on 23 October, featuring my article on Lt Columbo's slow route to #television success and its regular battles to stay on air. For the next nine days, you can still pick up the current edition, with my profile of #actor David Soul. #magazine #journalism
Frank Frazetta's 1970 cover painting for Edgar Rice Burrough's John Carter novel A Princess of Mars and Robert McGinnis's 1959 cover for Gloria & Forrest Flickling's Honey West thriller Girl on the Prowl are among Heritage Auctions' latest lots.
www.ha.com
#artwork #artists #illustration
www.ha.com
#artwork #artists #illustration
October 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Frank Frazetta's 1970 cover painting for Edgar Rice Burrough's John Carter novel A Princess of Mars and Robert McGinnis's 1959 cover for Gloria & Forrest Flickling's Honey West thriller Girl on the Prowl are among Heritage Auctions' latest lots.
www.ha.com
#artwork #artists #illustration
www.ha.com
#artwork #artists #illustration
As I might have mentioned, I never watch terrestrial television at home, mainly because the BBC demands I pay it £174.50pa* (even though I have no desire to partake of its product) or face prosecution, which I consider a protection racket. Anyway, here's some current viewing. Spot a trend?
*=US$235
*=US$235
October 5, 2025 at 10:22 PM
As I might have mentioned, I never watch terrestrial television at home, mainly because the BBC demands I pay it £174.50pa* (even though I have no desire to partake of its product) or face prosecution, which I consider a protection racket. Anyway, here's some current viewing. Spot a trend?
*=US$235
*=US$235