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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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Cimarron Street Books is thrilled to bring you Sources of Suspense — your comprehensive guide to all seven seasons of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1962); exploring each episode from the perspective of the story that inspired it. Hitchcock expert Jack Seabrook digs into the original source material and details how it compares to the filmed result. This is an indispensable companion to the classic television series. All 268 half-hour episodes are covered, featuring stories by the likes of Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Fredric Brown, John Collier, Roald Dahl, Evan Hunter, Henry Slesar, Cornell Woolrich and more!

Jack Seabrook is the author of Martians And Misplaced Clues: The Life & Work Of Fredric Brown and Stealing Through Time: On the Writings of Jack Finney, and is a leading contributor to the bare•bones e-zine blog, where his Alfred Hitchcock Project was launched. He lives in Hopewell, New Jersey, with his wife Lorraine, where he is hard at work on the Alfred Hitchcock Hour companion volume to Sources of Suspense: Alfred Hitchcock Presents and the Stories That Shaped It.

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Sources of Suspense: Alfred Hitchcock Presents and the Stories That Shaped It by Jack Seabrook

Publication Date: April 19, 2026

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Now shipping: bare•bones #25

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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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

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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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Now shipping: bare•bones #20

 

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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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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Now shipping: bare•bones #18

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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Now shipping: bare•bones #17

 

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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Now shipping: bare•bones #15

 

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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Now Shipping: THE OUTER LIMITS AT 60 by David J. Schow

There is nothing wrong with your television set . . . Join Outer Limits expert David J. Schow on a 60th Anniversary exploration of things old, things new, and things to come for the all-time classic TV series. Still going strong in the streaming age and with no fewer than four Blu-Ray incarnations, The Outer Limits has withstood the ravages of time and taste to remain essential viewing for fans of the unknown, the mystical, the different, and — dare we say it? — the outré!

David J. Schow is the World Fantasy Award-winning author of numerous novels, collections, TV shows, movies, comics and nonfiction — including The Outer Limits Companion and The Outer Limits at 50.

"An invaluable sourcebook on one of the best — and weirdest — shows in TV history."

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The Outer Limits at 60 

Publication Date: June 19, 2023

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The Outer Limits at 60 

Publication Date: June 19, 2023

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The Outer Limits at 60 

Publication Date: July 16, 2025

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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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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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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 #8

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

• Matthew R. Bradley explores Damnation Alley on page and screen
• Charlton’s overlooked Fantasy-Horror Comics by William Schoell
• Peter Enfantino’s round-up of William Ard’s Buchanan novels
• Returning to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood by John Scoleri
• Christopher Conlon examines the Robert Bloch Psycho novels and films
• A look at the BBC’s A Ghost Story for Christmas by Derek Hill
• Richard Krauss digs into Sleuth Mystery Magazine
• Exhuming Marvel’s Monster Mags — Dracula Lives! by Peter Enfantino
• S. Craig Zahler reviews a cornucopia of comic collections
• More depravity down Sleaze Alley discovered by Peter Enfantino
• David J. Schow drops the needle on his latest R&D column

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bare•bones #8 - Fall 2021

Publication Date: November 18, 2021 

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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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Now Shipping: bare•bones #5

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

•     Don D’Ammassa’s Overlooked Library
•     Matthew R. Bradley on Robert Bloch’s Twilight Zone novelization
•     Holger Haase on The Whistler on film, television and radio
•     J. Charles Burwell on William Campbell Gault’s Joe Puma
•     William Schoell on Killer Plants in film and television
•     S. Craig Zahler on Weird Tales and other horrors
•     Peter Enfantino looks at Crime Digests and Sleaze paperbacks
•     John Scoleri travels back in time to 1980 via the TV Guide
•     David J. Schow explores Holy Grails in his latest R&D column

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bare•bones #5 - Winter 2021

Publication Date: February 13, 2021 

Suggested Retail Price: $11.95

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ISBN-13: 979-8595070249

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