Dr Stephen Curtis
Part time lecturer, full time anxious wreck. Writing a/the book on Early Modern Horror. Also research videogames and contemporary Horror. Reviewer for TheSixthAxis.com
- Reposted by Dr Stephen CurtisGame Poems is coming soon! A free online 'magazine' featuring new short-form videogames in a playable format. Add your email to our Substack to be notified when issue 1 is available online: gamepoems.substack.com/subscribe
- @alexpaknadel.bsky.social here's the video I mentioned last night: youtu.be/4o2F6t84UhA?...
- Del Toro's Frankenstein is a visually stunning loveletter to classic gothic horror with a surprisingly tender heart but a few adaptation choices just hold it back from being the definitive version of Shelley's novel. Got loads of ideas for approaches and readings of it though.
- Reposted by Dr Stephen Curtis@earlymodernhorror.bsky.social has played through Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. Find out his verdict at the link. www.thesixthaxis.com/2025/10/17/v... #gaming #videogames #gamenews
- Obligatory 'I lived' post.
- Off to get my gallbladder removed so see you all on the other side I guess. Given the state of the world not having an organ to store my bile seems pretty appropriate...
- If you see this quote with the energy you bring to Blue Sky
- Reposted by Dr Stephen CurtisStefan has been playing some Little Nightmares 3. Have a read of his preview to dive into some details. www.thesixthaxis.com/2025/09/10/l... #gaming #videogames #gamenews
- This'll be my first academic event in a long while so be gentle with me ;p Looking forward to supporting some incredible research by young scholars with vital perspectives on the field. I'll be the old bald one nodding furiously and trying to spread good vibes :)
- Reposted by Dr Stephen CurtisKirby and the Forgotten Land Switch 2 Edition + Star Crossed World gets a 9 from @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social! Find out why in his review. www.thesixthaxis.com/2025/08/27/k... #switch2 #gaming #videogames #gamenews
- Heartworm is a fantastic indie horror and definitely one to get your teeth into.
- "Heartworm is another top notch indie horror to add to the collection and one that perhaps feels the closest to the games that clearly influence it." @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social recommends Heartworm for you horror fans. www.thesixthaxis.com/2025/08/04/h... #gaming #videogames #gamenews
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- Reposted by Dr Stephen Curtisgive me the transformers comic and I will tell the stories that need to be told
- Reposted by Dr Stephen CurtisNew publication alert for my #gamestudies folks www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
- Didn't get a job I interviewed for - doing something I already do - and definitely feeling in a rut. Need to do something to break out of a negative routine. Feeling over the hill and too old to retrain but without prospects where I am. Post pets pls I guess?
- Reposted by Dr Stephen CurtisWhen people say 'unis should shrink' they really mean 'other people's children shouldn't go', 'people not like my friends and family shouldn't go', 'I don't care about the regional economies of England, Wales and Scotland' and 'I want to cover the tracks of my allies and their vandalism'.
- Reposted by Dr Stephen CurtisMaintaining a physical museum is expensive, but as the online world grows more hostile to educational content, a place like the Vagina Museum is essential. You can support our work by donating, becoming a member or volunteering - find out more here www.vaginamuseum.co.uk/support
- Reposted by Dr Stephen CurtisIf you've followed us for a while, you'll know we come up against automated content moderation pretty frequently. Things like paintings which depict a model with pubic hair being flagged as sexually explicit. Or links to our online shop flagged as sexual solicitation.
- Reposted by Dr Stephen CurtisToday in the UK, the Online Safety Act (2023) came into force. This means that social media companies are required to undertake age verification for users in the UK to see "adult content". And who decides what is and is not "adult content"? The social media companies themselves.
- @rosetintedspectrum.bsky.social This exhibit in one of the museums I work in hits very differently after your recent videos...
- Reposted by Dr Stephen Curtis"I’d recommend going in as blind as possible and just playing out your The Matrix and Sneakers fantasies." Says @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social about s.p.l.i.t, scoring it a 9/10 in his review. www.thesixthaxis.com/2025/07/25/s... #gaming #videogames #gamenews
- Watched the amazing 1976 Food of the Gods adaptation (on the soon to leave Prime section) and it is full of legendary special effects like those seen in the trailer. One for all connoisseurs of films with more ambition than ability... www.youtube.com/watch?v=77Kp...
- Not posted a picture of my favourite child in a while so here's Tash looking noble (both actually human kids agree Tash is the best):
- Don't sleep on this one. Up there with classic Lucasarts in the genre - with modern updates that make it a joy to play.
- "The Drifter is a new standard in point and click adventures and deserves to be spoken about in the same breath as the very best the genre has to offer." High praise from @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social! www.thesixthaxis.com/2025/07/18/t... #gaming #videogames #gamenews
- Reposted by Dr Stephen CurtisMark your diaries... Soho Horror Fest gets its suckers on you this November 🐙 #SuccumbToSohoHorror
- I really enjoyed the new standalone expansion for @teyongames.bsky.social's Robocop game. It may not be a dollar but worth buying and playing nonetheless ;P
- "Unfinished Business is a great evolution of Teyon’s take on RoboCop." @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social gives a thumbs up to the Unfinished Business expansion of RoboCop Rogue City. www.thesixthaxis.com/2025/07/17/r... #gaming #videogames #gamenews
- Contains far too many Gex puns, although some of the more Gextraneous ones got cut in the editing.
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- Reposted by Dr Stephen CurtisJoin me on Wed 23 July for The Reckoning Of Patience Whitaker: A Summer Ghost Story, a live-streamed event. Pay whatever you like! reckoningofpatience.eventbrite.co.uk
- Reposted by Dr Stephen CurtisMy opinion on the Bob Vylan / Kneecap controversy is that the IDF just bombed a seafront café
- Just under a couple of weeks to pledge for this incredible project by some friends and colleagues - a must for any fan of history and video games: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pla...
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- Another one by me. Beautifully grotesque and wonderfully weird game that is worth checking out despite some clunky combat.
- @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social has reviewed the peculiar Moroi. You can read his review at the link. www.thesixthaxis.com/2025/05/05/m... #gaming #videogames #gamenews
- In my usual sucking at self-promotion I forgot to post about this but still time to sign up for the evening talk. Can't promise the glitz of Wrestlemania but hopefully more edifying :)
- Have you signed up for this week's talk? There's still time! 10 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1016531622... 7 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1016533778...
- The end of Godzilla x Kong fits with this :)
- Reposted by Dr Stephen CurtisHave you got your free ticket to the online talk Dracula as Survival Cannibal: Shipwrecks, starvation and drinking blood at sea Tomorrow, Saturday 22nd March, at 10am and 7pm British time! 10 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1016610047... 7 - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1016618893...
- Fun night in A+E with a suspected gallbladder infection. Everything continues to go super well for me :(
- Watching Suckerpunch (not sure why except it's leaving Prime soon) and Sweet Dreams as the song playing during a SA threat scene is certainly a choice (lyrics of 'Some of you want to be abused...') One could never accuse Snyder of subtlety or nuance.
- Went to see Grand Theft Hamlet this evening (and chat afterwards with friends and colleagues Prof Alison Findlay and @earlymodlancs.bsky.social). Expected to be fascinated by the uncanny confluence of two of my main research areas but was not prepared for how emotional and thought-provoking it was.
- Browsing the Kindle offers today and this absolutely cursed cover came up in the recommendeds. Could write an entire thesis on how this is the most wonderfully misunderstood image choice:
