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INSIDE OUR LATEST ISSUE YOU WILL FIND:

• William Schoell rounds up Robert Taylor’s Detectives
• The Most Dangerous Bond in the crosshairs of Bryan Kuriawa
• Larry Blamire on how he saved Tina Louise —and more!
• Celebrating Peter Watkins’ Privilege by Douglas E. Winter
• Stephen R. Bissette explores the secret origins of The Green Slime!
• Another six-pack of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine by Peter Enfantino
• S. Craig Zahler on great graphic novels, Tolkien, and the best of Star Trek
• A spotlight on Robert Silverberg in Peter Enfantino’s Sleaze Alley
• David J. Schow takes us to Bronson Cave in his latest R&D

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bare•bones #27 - Summer 2026

Publication Date: August 9, 2026

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INSIDE OUR LATEST ISSUE YOU WILL FIND:

• We go on a Dangerous Assignment with William Schoell
• J. Charles Burwell explores four early Dell First Editions
• Star of Filipino-American films, Ken Metcalfe, remembered by Steve Mason
• John LeMay excavates Mackenna’s Gold on page and screen
• The Boston Blackie Casebook presented by Tim Lucas
• Stephen Laws on his close encounter with “The Beast of Bodmin Moor”
• The nightmare world of Doctor Death uncovered by Robert Deveau
• Stephen R. Bissette takes on the POV of the audience as killer
• Poe’s “The Black Cat” and the Italian Horror Film by Douglas E. Winter
• Peter Enfantino opens another six-pack of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine
• More lust than you can shake a . . . stick at . . . down Peter Enfantino’s Sleaze Alley
• David J. Schow bids farewell to the mass-market paperback in his latest R&D

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bare•bones #26 - Spring 2026

Publication Date: May 6, 2026

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INSIDE OUR LATEST ISSUE YOU WILL FIND:

• William Schoell turns to the Front Page Detective
• Japanese Bullet Trains are Under Siege in 1975 by Bryan C. Kuriawa
• Derek Hill analyzes the westerns of André de Toth
• Finding inspiration in the Music of the Night by Stephen Laws
• Douglas E. Winter examines three novels that inspired movie genres
• Giants, Okongos, and Killer Apes in Jungle Jim films by Stephen R. Bissette
• Richard Krauss continues his exploration of Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine
• ‘Eraserhood’ to Mulholland Drive in Duane Swierczynski’s Field Guide to L.A. Pulp
• Peter Enfantino invites you to an Orgy-filled Sleaze Alley
• 007 Dies Again in David J. Schow’s R&D Column

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bare•bones #25 - Winter 2026

Publication Date: February 11, 2026

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INSIDE OUR LATEST ISSUE YOU WILL FIND:

• William Schoell unwraps The Invisible Man UK TV Series
• Making a Killing from a Clean Break by Matthew R. Bradley
• J. Charles Burwell pans for gold in five Westerns of Dudley Dean
• A Monarch Monster Movie Tie-In roundup by Robert Deveau
• Douglas E. Winter sets his Gunsight Eyes on the Sabata Novelizations
• The finale of Stephen R. Bissette’s 4-part epic overview of Cryptids in Westerns
• Richard Krauss digs into Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine
• Fritz Leiber is exhumed in Duane Swierczynski’s Field Guide to L.A. Pulp
• John Scoleri checks out What’s on the Tube leading up to Hallowe’en, 1981
• Get caught slinking down Sleaze Alley with Peter Enfantino
• David J. Schow looks back on 70 years in his R&D column
• Ooze-It or lose it in John Scoleri’s Monster Gallery

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bare•bones #24 - Fall 2025

Publication Date: November 13, 2025

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INSIDE OUR LATEST ISSUE YOU WILL FIND:

• Matthew R. Bradley tours This Island Earth on page and screen
• Toshio Masuda’s Cinematic Apocalypses examined by Bryan C. Kuriawa
• Douglas E. Winter sets his sights on the Man With No Name novels
• Part 3 of Stephen R. Bissette’s 4-part epic overview of Cryptids in Westerns
• Peter Enfantino serves up more Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine coverage
• Lord only knows what you’ll find slithering down Sleaze Alley with Peter Enfantino
• David J. Schow on the amazing Elaine Shepard in his R&D column

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bare•bones #23 - Summer 2025

Publication Date: August 3, 2025

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INSIDE OUR LATEST ISSUE YOU WILL FIND:

• Spending time in Lock Up with William Schoell
• Larry Blamire sizes up the children of The Lost Patrol
• Marvin H. Albert’s Tony Rome cycle from novel to film by J. Charles Burwell
• Robert Deveau explores Roger Corman — Feminist Filmmaker
• Part 2 of a 4-part epic overview of Cryptids in Westerns by Stephen R. Bissette
• Peter Enfantino serves up more Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine coverage
• Rare tie-ins examined by Peter Enfantino and Robert Deveau in Sleaze Alley
• David J. Schow on the march of time and artist Woody Welch in his R&D column

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bare•bones #22 - Spring 2025

Publication Date: May 13, 2025

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INSIDE OUR LATEST ISSUE YOU WILL FIND:

• The Mr. Moto Novels on Page and Screen by Matthew R. Bradley
• William Schoell leads us through The Lawless Years
• Exploring the Eurospy Universe of the Kommissar X by Holger Haase
• Bryan C. Kuriawa on the War Films of Shue Matsubayashi
• Part one of a 4-part epic overview of Cryptids in Westerns by Stephen R. Bissette 
• Peter Enfantino unpacks the Monarch Suspense Special Series
• A look at Charlie Chan Mystery Magazine 1973-1974 by Robert Deveau
• Peter Enfantino bares all with his latest reads in Sleaze Alley
• Meet the Queen of Storm King Comics in David J. Schow’s R&D column
• John Scoleri’s Monster Gallery showcases the original Monster Gallery

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bare•bones #21 - Winter 2025

Publication Date: March 4, 2025

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INSIDE THIS SUPER-SIZED 20th ISSUE SPECTACULAR YOU WILL FIND:

• William Schoell turns on the lights and sirens for Code 3
• A look at the Doomed Professional in film by Larry Blamire
• J. Charles Burwell on Steve Frazee’s vision of the west
• Joseph Wambaugh on screen by Derek Hill
• Jack Seabrook untangles the lost TV show, The Web
• The Weird Tales of Not at Night by Stefan Dziemianowicz
• Tim Lucas explores the crime quickies of Montgomery Tully
• More Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine coverage by Richard Krauss
• Duane Swierczynski spotlights Robert Edmond Alter in his Field Guide to L.A. Pulp
• Night of the Living Dead and more, as seen on Bay Area TV by John Scoleri
• Peter Enfantino is back in Sleaze Alley
• The Search for New Grails in David J. Schow’s R&D column

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bare•bones #20 - Fall 2024

Publication Date: November 19, 2024

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Inside the nineteenth issue of bare•bones, you will find:

• Going up river with Yancy Derringer, rebel with a cause, by William Schoell
• Bryan Kuriawa investigates the alien invaders of W. Lee Wilder
• A round-up of the weird western episodes of Rawhide by Larry Blamire
• Matthew R. Bradley checks into Casino Royale — on page and screen
• Pre-Code Horror in Adventures Into Weird Worlds explored by Peter Enfantino
• Richard Krauss on a fistful of Mike Shayne’s Mystery Magazine
• Three classic noir reads in Duane Swierczynski’s Field Guide to American Pulp
• Robert Deveau on the Belmont Shadows of Dennis Lynds
• How much filth lines Sleaze Alley? Only Peter Enfantino knows for sure
• David J. Schow on the trail of Jack the Ripper in his latest R&D column
• Find out which Monster is considered an Old Maid in John Scoleri’s Monster Gallery

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bare•bones #19 - Summer 2024

Publication Date: August 18, 2024

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Inside the eighteenth issue of bare•bones, you will find:

• William Schoell tunes into Science Fiction Theatre
• An overlooked classic, No Grave for Us, reviewed by Bryan Kuriawa
• Larry Blamire hits the front lines to experience Combat first hand
• Curt Siodmak and His Dr. Patrick Cory Trilogy celebrated by Matthew R. Bradley
• Peter Enfantino highlights the best of Pre-Code Horror in Adventures Into Terror
• The Big Caper and Alfred Hitchcock Presents examined by Jack Seabrook
• Peter Enfantino delivers another Six-Pack of Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine
• It’s time for destination: Quentin Tarantino in Duane Swierczynski’s Field Guide to L.A. Pulp
• S. Craig Zahler reviews some LitRPG . . . and more
• Can you stand to see what Peter Enfantino has uncovered in Sleaze Alley?
• Our very own David J. Schow portrayed Freddy Krueger — read all about it!
• In space, no one can hear styrene, in John Scoleri’s Monster Gallery

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bare•bones #18 - Spring 2024

Publication Date: May 27, 2024

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Inside the seventeenth issue of bare•bones, you will find:

• Larry Blamire on the classic television heyday of the working class criminal
• The Fugitive reimagined in print — reviewed by Tim Lucas
• William Schoell follows Craig Stevens in Man of the World
• Exhuming Federico Curiel’s Nostradamus cycle with Derek Hill
• Randall D. Larson on his early life as a fanzine publisher
• Four paperback originals by Marvin H. Albert explored by J. Charles Burwell
• Peter Enfantino downs another Six-Pack of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine
• Destination: Santa Barbara in Duane Swierczynski’s Field Guide to L.A. Pulp
• S. Craig Zahler reviews two pair of titles from Marvin H. Albert and Ben Haas
• Fresh filth is unearthed in Sleaze Alley by Peter Enfantino
• David J. Schow on the origin of the Splatterpunk Awards
• And you’ll find Bats in Your Belfry in John Scoleri’s Monster Gallery

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bare•bones #17 - Winter 2024

Publication Date: February 22, 2024

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Now shipping: bare•bones #16

Inside the sixteenth issue of bare•bones, you will find:

• Victoria Timpanaro provides her perspective on the evolution of fandom
• Exploring Outrage in The Dakotas with Larry Blamire
• J. Charles Burwell digs into George P. Pelecanos’ DC Quartet
• The Cinema of Alistair MacLean examined by Derek Hill
• William Schoell studies Professor Quatermass in Films and on Television
• Mike Shayne’s Mystery Magazine Part Two by Peter Enfantino
• Duane Swierczynski’s Field Guide to L.A. Pulp tracks down Paul Cain
• Just another day hanging out in Sleaze Alley with Peter Enfantino
• David J. Schow gets the Word on the Street in his latest R&D column
• A weird, wiggly peek inside John Scoleri’s Monster Gallery

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bare•bones #16 - Fall 2023

Publication Date: November 27, 2023

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Inside the fifteenth issue of bare•bones, you will find:

• William Schoell spies on John Drake: Danger Man, Secret Agent, and The Prisoner!
• A nostalgic primer on Movie Monster Bubble Gum Cards by Gary Gerani
• Craig Miller reminisces about marketing John Carpenter’s The Thing
• Mike Shayne’s Mystery Magazine — the early years analyzed by Peter Enfantino
• Stefan Dziemianowicz unearths the contents of Monster Parade & Monsters and Things
• Duane Swierczynski’s Field Guide to L.A. Pulp rounds up the Cowboy Detective, Charlie Siringo
• Marvel’s Haunt of Horror: The end of an era exorcised by Peter Enfantino
• Tim Lucas on the unproduced scripts for The Wolf Man vs. Dracula & Dracula’s Daughter
• Peter Enfantino' Sleaze Alley reviews
• In his latest R&D, David J. Schow explores the authors of The Outer Limits
• John Scoleri spotlights some puzzling vintage monster merchandise in his Monster Gallery

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bare•bones #15 - Summer 2023

Publication Date: September 8, 2023

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Inside the fourteenth issue of bare•bones, you will find:

• An annotated guide to Adventures in Horror by Stefan Dziemianowicz
• William Schoell targets John Payne and his Restless Gun
• An analysis of Budd Boetticher’s Ranown Westerns by Derek Hill
• J. Charles Burwell looks at four of Harry Whittington’s Western novels
• Find out What’s on the Tube in May 1984 with John Scoleri
• Peter Enfantino returns to Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine
• Tracking Leigh Brackett in Duane Swierczynski’s Field Guide to L.A. Pulp
• Peter Enfantino shines a light down Sleaze Alley
• A look back at Dr. Lao in David J. Schow’s latest R&D column
• A special treat for Stephen King and George A. Romero fans

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bare•bones #14 - Spring 2023

Publication Date: June 10, 2023

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Now shipping: bare•bones #13

Inside the thirteenth issue of bare•bones, you will find:

• Tim Lucas introduces us to a dangerous man in Alphaville
• William Ard’s Lou Largo — Monarch’s greatest P.I. by Peter Enfantino
• Anthony Perconti explores DC’s Manhunter
• Mike Shayne’s Mystery Magazine Annuals analyzed by Richard Krauss
• William Schoell investigates Mike Shayne on the screen
• Tracking David Goodis in Duane Swierczynski’s Field Guide to L.A. Pulp
• Thomas W. Flynn, Jr. disembowels Marvel’s Tales of the Zombie
• Getting into bed with Clyde Allison’s Agent 0008 by Jeff Gelb
• Sauntering down Sleaze Alley with Peter Enfantino
• David J. Schow’s commentary on commentaries in his latest R&D column
• A vintage King Kong treat, straight from Skull Island

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bare•bones #13 - Winter 2023

Publication Date: February 22, 2023

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Inside the twelfth issue of bare•bones, you will find:

• Tim Lucas traces the road to The Lady From Shanghai
• Exploring Burroughs’ Caspak trilogy on page and screen by Matthew R. Bradley
• William Schoell thrills us with Tales of Tomorrow
• Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine goes under Peter Enfantino’s microscope
• Duane Swierczynski’s Field Guide to L.A. Pulp — a brand-new column
• Four early novels of John D. MacDonald examined by J. Charles Burwell
• Larry Blamire on the most violent western of TV’s Golden Age
• Telling Vampire Tales — Marvel style — by Peter Enfantino
• Randall Larson looks at Godzilla music in the new millennium
• Sauntering down Sleaze Alley with Peter Enfantino
• David J. Schow offers up some advice in his latest R&D column

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bare•bones #12 - Fall 2022

Publication Date: November 2, 2022 

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Now Shipping: bare•bones #11

Inside the eleventh issue of bare•bones, you will find:

• Tim Lucas on These are the Damned and The Children of Light
• A look at Lights Out and ‘Way Out on Television by William Schoell
• Peter Enfantino tackles Two-Fisted Detective Stories
• Find out What’s on the Tube in November 1978 with John Scoleri
• The Quiller novels of Adam Hall by Matthew R. Bradley
• Jack Seabrook unearths the forgotten novels of Douglas Heyes
• A guide to Premier horror comics by Peter Enfantino
• S. Craig Zahler reviews a diverse selection of comic collections
• Sneaking down Sleaze Alley with Peter Enfantino
• David J. Schow takes us inside Café Frankenstein in his latest R&D!

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bare•bones #11 - Summer 2022

Publication Date: August 5, 2022 

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Now Shipping: bare•bones #9

Inside the ninth issue of bare•bones, you will find:

• Matthew R. Bradley on A.E. van Vogt’s Voyage of the Space Beagle and its on-screen offspring
• A look at eurospy films of the ‘60s by William Schoell
• J. Charles Burwell examines Joe Gores’ DKA File Series
• Duane Swierczynski revisits Robert Culp’s Hickey & Boggs
• Take a trip back in time for a 1974 Boxoffice review by John Scoleri
• A guide to Sure Fire Detective Stories by Peter Enfantino
• S. Craig Zahler reviews a number of horror manga from Japan
• Peter Enfantino shines a light down Sleaze Alley
• The latest installment of David J. Schow’s R&D column
• A special vintage treat for fans of The Day of the Triffids

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bare•bones #9 - Winter 2022

Publication Date: February 27, 2022 

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Now Shipping: bare•bones #6

Inside the sixth issue of bare•bones, you will find:

• The Annotated Guide to Web Terror Stories by Peter Enfantino
• Don D’Ammassa on the Hammer Horror Film Omnibus Novelizations
• Matthew R. Bradley on Moon of the Wolf on Page and Screen
• Horror Anthology Series in Britain by David A. Sutton
• The Outer Limits on Home Video by Craig Beam
• Caroline Munro and the Lamb’s Navy Rum Campaign Photo Gallery and Interview by John Scoleri
• Richard Krauss on Private Eye digest
• Ten Quick Takes from S. Craig Zahler
• Peter Enfantino’s Sleaze Alley
• David J. Schow’s R&D on Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone Magazine

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bare•bones #6 - Spring 2021

Publication Date: May 11, 2021 

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