Now shipping: bare•bones #26

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

Suggested Retail Price: $11.95

Trade Paperback - 110 pages

ISBN-13: 979-8259294318

Dimensions: 6 x 0.28 x 9 inches

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Now shipping: bare•bones #24

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

Suggested Retail Price: $11.95

Trade Paperback - 124 pages

ISBN-13: 979-8267729468

Dimensions: 6 x 0.31 x 9 inches

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Now Shipping: bare•bones #23

 

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

Suggested Retail Price: $11.95

Trade Paperback - 110 pages

ISBN-13: 979-8291443477

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Now Shipping: bare•bones #22

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

Suggested Retail Price: $11.95

Trade Paperback - 108 pages

ISBN-13: 979-8281159371

Dimensions: 6 x 0.27 x 9 inches

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Now shipping: bare•bones #19

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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ISBN-13: 979-8333860125

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Now shipping: bare•bones #14

 

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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Trade Paperback - 112 pages

ISBN-13: 979-8394044182

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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

Suggested Retail Price: $11.95

Trade Paperback - 110 pages

ISBN-13: 979-8374822625

Dimensions: 6 x 0.28 x 9 inches

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Now Shipping: bare•bones #12

 

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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Trade Paperback - 110 pages

ISBN-13: 979-8355013257

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Now Shipping: THE DEVIL'S COLLECTOR by Robert Colby

Cimarron Street Books is pleased to bring you Gold Medal author Robert Colby's The Devil's Collector, containing the complete Paint the Town stories, including the first publication of the novella, "Paint the Town Aquamarine."

If you must have a label for me you might say I’m a tax collector. There’s a tax on evil, and I’m the devil’s own collector.

I hunt people who are engaged in larcenous activities, to put it nicely. I take pleasure and profit from making them pay an appropriate penalty for their crimes.

I’m a free-lance operator, an agent at large.

Without false modesty — I’m the best.

Robert Colby’s novel The Captain Must Die “is up with the best of John D. MacDonald, Charles Williams and the Gold Medal cult classic Black Wings Has My Angel. A flawless novel.” 

— Ed Gorman (from his introduction)

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The Devil's Collector by Robert Colby

Publication Date: April 22, 2022 

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ISBN-13: 979-8445328353

Dimensions: 6 x 0.49 x 9 inches

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Now Shipping: bare•bones #3

 The Apes have taken over the madhouse at bare•bones!

Inside our third issue, you'll find:

• W.D. Gagliani’s epic overview of the original Planet of the Apes films, novel and sequel novelizations!
• Craig Miller recalls being on-set for Conquest of the Planet of the Apes!
• John Scoleri looks at the Apes adaptations from Screen Stories!
• Jack Seabrook interviews collector Walker Martin!
• Matthew R. Bradley’s look at Ray Bradbury’s Elliott Family!
• J. Charles Burwell on the Western Noir novels of H.A. DeRosso!
• Don D’Ammassa’s Overlooked Library returns!
• Peter Enfantino Digs into Crime Digests!
• S. Craig Zahler ducks into Sleaze Alley!
• The latest installment of David J. Schow’s R&D column looks at Monster Movies! 

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bare•bones #3 - Summer 2020

Publication Date: August 19, 2020 

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Trade Paperback - 107 pages

ISBN-13: 979-8651580705

Dimensions: 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches

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Now shipping: bare•bones #2

Thought you saw the last of bare•bones? Think again!

Inside our second issue:

• Paul M. Riordan’s long-lost interview with Richard Matheson on his Western fiction
• Matthew R. Bradley’s detailed look at Richard Matheson’s “Fort College” stories
• Gilbert Colon on “Book One” of Lin Carter’s “People of the Dragon” saga
• Richard Krauss digs into crime digests
• writer/director S. Craig Zahler on The Spider
• the latest installment of David J. Schow’s R&D column

As if that weren't enough, co-editors’ Peter Enfantino and John Scoleri weigh in on:

• The Sharpshooter
• Shock Mystery Tales
• Soy Leyenda: the Spanish adaptation of Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend
• Sleaze paperbacks of the 60s and 70s
• DC Comics’ Captain Action comic series

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bare•bones #2 - Spring 2020

Publication Date: May 26, 2020 

Suggested Retail Price: $11.95

Trade Paperback - 106 pages

ISBN-13: 979-8614245405

Dimensions: 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches

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Now shipping: bare•bones #1

The phoenix has risen from the ashes once more! bare•bones is back—and better than ever!

Inside the premiere issue:

• Matthew R. Bradley’s detailed look at the filmed adaptations of Ray Bradbury’s Martian Chronicles
• Tom Deja examines Mike Avallone’s Ed Noon—the worst detective ever
• Thomas Flynn looks at 70s Martial Arts/Spaghetti Western mash-ups
• J. Charles Burwell provides a survey of hardboiled/noir anthologies
• Gilbert Colon explores Book Two of Lin Carter’s “People of the Dragon” saga
• an interview with George Romero historian, filmmaker and sculptor Christian Stavrakis
• the premiere installment of an all-new column from David J. Schow! 

And if that weren’t enough, co-editors Peter Enfantino and John Scoleri weigh in on the I Am Legend/Night of the Living Dead connection, classic crime digests, old TV Guides, and sleaze paperbacks of the 60s and 70s!

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bare•bones #1 - Winter 2020

Publication Date: February 14, 2020 

Suggested Retail Price: $11.95

Trade Paperback - 102 pages

ISBN-13: 978-1679640827

Dimensions: 6 x 0.3 x 9 inches

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Now shipping: The Best of The Scream Factory

From 1988 to 1997, The Scream Factory provided an exhaustive and often irreverent overview of all aspects of horror—from fiction to film and beyond. It became a go-to reference for horror aficionados around the globe. 20 years after the magazine ceased publication, editors Peter Enfantino, Robert Morrish, and John Scoleri have sifted through the contents of the magazine’s 20-issue run to assemble this 590-page 8.5” x 11” epic collection.

Cimarron Street Books is pleased to present The Best of The Scream Factory, reprinting more than 70 articles from the magazine’s golden age, covering such diverse topics as: the best horror novels of the ‘80s; a viewer’s guide to Godzilla movies; horror in the pulps; the worst in horror; dark suspense fiction; the influence of Night of the Living Dead on fiction and film; horror on old-time radio; sci-fi/horror hybrids; western horror; werewolf fiction; British horror fiction and films; Canadian horrors; and horror in the comics. In addition to the nearly 600-page selection of “greatest hits,” the editors have penned a brand new 25,000 word introduction!

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The Best of The Scream Factory

Publication Date: January 2, 2020 

Suggested Retail Price: $34.95

Trade Paperback - 590 pages

ISBN-13: 978-1670372598

Dimensions: 8.5 x 1.3 x 11 inches

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Now shipping: bare•bones — the best of —

Born from the ashes of The Scream Factory, bare•bones (1997-2001) unearthed some of the best vintage and forgotten paperbacks, films, pulp fiction, television, and video. Edited by Peter Enfantino and John Scoleri, bare•bones — the best of — collects many of the best articles from the magazine’s original run, including: 

• Overviews of fiction series including: George Chesbro’s Mongo, Robert Lory’s Dracula, Richard Stark’s Parker, John Sanford’s Prey novels, Karl Edward Wagner’s Kane, and the Black novels of Cornell Woolrich! 
• Retrospectives on filmmakers Edward L. Cahn and Jerry Warren! 
• An overview of the Blind Dead films! 
• Ann-Margret movie tie-ins! 
• Annotated Indexes to Saturn Science Fiction and Web Detective Stories pulps! 
• A detailed overview of the Dark Shadows novels of Dan (Marilyn) Ross! 
• Commentary on Trevanian and Top Ten lists by David J. Schow!
• A look back at the Trilogy of Terror Zuni!
• Interviews with Bill Crider, Richard Prather, Robert Serling and Bay Area Creature Features horror host Bob Wilkins! 

bare•bones — the best of —

Publication Date: October 25, 2019 

Suggested Retail Price: $16.95

Trade Paperback - 239 pages

ISBN-13: 978-1700079220

Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches

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bare•bones — the best of —

Publication Date: March 6, 2021 

Suggested Retail Price: $22.95

Hardcover - 239 pages

ISBN-13: 979-8713849115

Dimensions: 6 x 0.73 x 9 inches

bare•bones — the best of —

Publication Date: July 18, 2025

Kindle eBook - Suggested Retail Price: $7.99

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