BARE BONES # 26

BARE BONES 26. Spring 2026. Edited by Peter Enfantino and John Scoleri. 

Here we've got a fresh crop of new articles on the rare, the obscure, and the fascinating in movies, television, comics and more. This edition revisits the Boston Blackie film series starring Chester Morris (written by Tim Lucas), Douglas E. Winter investigates Poe's "Black Cat" and the Italian horror film; Peter Enfantino reviews paperbacks in "Sleaze Alley;" yours truly looks back at the old TV series Dangerous Assignment starring the gruff Brian Donlevy; plus pieces on MacKenna's Gold; Dell first editions; Doctor Death; and more by Stephen Bisette, Stephen Laws, David J. Schow and others. 

You can order Bare Bones 26 directly from Amazon. Great reading! 

BARE BONES # 20

 

bare bones # 20 Winter 2024 - 2025. Edited by Peter Enfantino and John Scoleri. 

This is it! A huge, super-sized special issue for a measly $14.95!

To quote from the back cover, in this issue 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."

You can order your copy direct from amazon.

BAREBONES 19

 barebones 19. (2024). Edited by John Scoleri and Peter Enfantino.

The latest issue of barebones, # 19, edited by John Scoleri and Peter Enfantino, features articles on Jack the Ripper; the classic western show Rawhide; films directed by W. Lee Wilder (Billy's brother), such as Killers from Space; Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine; the first Bond novel, Casino Royale, and its TV and film adaptations; and my own piece on the wild series YANCY DERRINGER starring Jock Mahoney.

And even more!

You can buy a copy on Amazon here!

barebones 18

barebones 18. Edited by Peter Enfantino and John Scoleri.

This issue is chock full of interesting stuff, including an article on mystery and suspense stories on the TV war show Combat; the pre-code Atlas horror comic Adventures into Terror; a look at the noir film The Big Caper with Corey Allen; my piece on Science Fiction Theatre; a look at Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine; plus Curt Siodmak, David J. Schow, Matthew R. Bradley, and more! You can easily order a copy from Amazon. Highly recommended. 

BARE BONES 17

 bare bones 17 Winter 2024. 

Yes the new barebones 17 is now out and available on Amazon. This scholarly and fun publication, edited by Peter Enfantino and John Scoleri, is chock full of fascinating articles. We've got pieces on THE FUGITIVE TV show; on the Mexican NOSTRADAMUS movies; ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE; surveys of sleazy paperback thrillers; Randall D. Larson on fanzines; and much more including a piece on the forgotten post-Peter Gunn Craig Stevens series MAN OF THE WORLD by yours truly.

https://www.amazon.com/Bare.../dp/B0CW9VLMVT/ref=sr_1_1...

BARE BONES 16

 

bare bones 16,

The latest issue of bare bones is out and available on Amazon. Here are the contents:

"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 (yours truly) 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
Another trip down 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"
bare bones is edited by Peter Enfantino and John Scoleri. It is a fun, scholarly publication, well worth the price.
https://www.amazon.com/Bare.../dp/B0CP2WVYCM/ref=sr_1_1...

BARE BONES No. 9 Winter 2021 No. 10 Spring 2022

 

BARE BONES 9. Winter 2021.

BARE BONES 10. Spring 2022. 

Here are the latest two issues of that wonderful publication Bare Bones. Co-edited by Peter Enfantino and John Scoleri, Bare Bones "unearths vintage, forgotten and overlooked horror, mystery, sci-fi, western" and just plain weird material.  

Issue 9 covers A. E. van Vogt's classic story Black Destroyer; the film Hickey and Boggs; my piece on Eurospy films of the sixties; Peter Enfantino's look at Sure -Fire Detective Stories; John Scoleri's review of Boxoffice for 1974; and lots more.

Issue 10 has Matthew R. Bradley's piece on Henry Farrell; a look at Nightmare Alley; Marvel Comics' Monsters Unleashed magazine; my piece on sixties TV show comic book tie-ins; John Scoleri's interview with Chris Matheson; Peter Enfantino's Sleaze Alley column; and David J. Schow's piece on King Kong, and more!

What are you waiting for? These are available on amazon in trade paperback format -- click on the links above. Packed with interesting features, these are both scholarly and fun! 

BARE BONES

BARE BONES 7. Summer 2021. Edited by Peter Enfantino and John Scoleri. 

Bare Bones is a thick trade paperback quarterly periodical that covers genre films, books. magazines, and comics in both a scholarly and entertaining fashion. The latest issue, in which I'm very happy to be a contributor, includes an article on filmmaker Stuart Gordon's Lovecraft adaptations by Matthew R. Bradley; a roundtable on Quentin Tarantino's novelization of his film Once Upon a Time in ... Hollywood; a look at comic book adaptations of popular genre movies by yours truly entitled Fantastic Comics of the Silver Screen; "Sleaze Alley," Peter Enfantino's reviews of paperback crime fiction titles; David J. Schow on movie novelizations; and more on crime digests, pulp magazines and the like. The magazine is printed on thick paper stock and is well worth the price at only $9.95. it can be ordered on amazon. 

The cover of Bare Bones 7 is taken from the cover of Gold Key's excellent movie adaptation of King Kong, which was published decades after the film came out.

THE BEST OF "THE SCREAM FACTORY"

THE BEST OF THE SCREAM FACTORY (2019/Cemetery Dance Publishers.)

HORROR FANS: Cemetery Dance publishers has just released this huge, magnificent coffee table book called THE BEST OF "THE SCREAM FACTORY."

The Scream Factory was a terrific magazine published some years ago which featured stories and articles covering all aspects of the horror genre (books, films, comics, TV etc.) and various columns. I wrote a column called "Hidden Horrors" about horror where you might not expect it. This collection includes two of my pieces, a stand-alone article on giant monster novels and the other a column on the Fu Manchu books by Sax Rohmer. This book is full of fascinating stuff by a variety of authors and artists. Edited by Peter Enfantino, Robert Morrish, and John Scoleri.

Apparently the limited signed edition has already sold out (!!!) although there are copies available on Amazon. Quite a collection for the horror fan and I was very happy to be included in it!