| With a surgeon's skill,
editor Kevin L. Donihe stitches a diverse
collection of fiction and poetry together
to bring Bare Bone to life. Another
Dr. Frankenstein, he assembles the pieces
of others, birthing one complete monster to
send lurching towards the darkness.
Stories from past issues
have received Honorable Mentions in The
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror #15 and #17
and another was reprinted in The Mammoth
Book of Best New Horror #13. Bare Bone
is now a bi-annual anthology.
#8 is a haunting collection
of fiction and poetry including taut tales
by Jeff Strand, Ronald Damien Malfi, Robert
Dunbar, C.C. Parker, and C.J. Henderson
plus poetry from Charlee Jacob, Steven Shrewsbury
and John Hubbard.
The stories "The Rapunzel Field" by Mark Patrick Lynch, "Contact is Everything" by C.S. Fuqua "Name This Film" by Albie and "Mal De Mer" by Robert Dunbar all received honorable mentions in The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror 2005.
Fiction:
All the Pretty Girls •
Ronald Damien Malfi
Mal De Mer • Robert Dunbar
Awry • Kendall Evans
The Manners of Beasts • Brandon
Alspaugh
Underground • C.C. Parker
Behind Glass • Simon Strantzas
The Rapunzel Field • Mark Patrick
Lynch
A Prayer For the Silent • John
Sunseri
Matchmaker • Eric Shapiro
Soft Construction With Boiled Beans •
Paul A. Toth
Contact is Everything • C.S.
Fuqua
Americana Calling • Philip Tinkler
Illuminations • Gary Fry
Howling Strawberry Pie • C.J.
Henderson
Phantom Verdict • Steve Redwood
Why Ghosts Wail • Gary McMahon
Eat To Live • Brian M. Sammons
Name This Film • Albie
Glimpses • Jeff Strand
Poetry:
Mob Hit • John Hubbard
Bad Ending #10: The Funny-Book Maker • John R. Platt
Beside the Killer • Daniel C.
Smith
Molten Sun • Jeremy Ewing
The Limp Node • Jeffrey A. Stadt
The Carpet Otters • John R.
Platt
Cajun Creeps • John Hubbard
Bloody Genesis • Steven L. Shrewsbury
Two Poems • Oliver Baer
Tears • J.R. Cain
Identity • Charlee Jacob
What they're saying about Bare Bone #8:
"Most of the tales are character driven, and all have been constructed with obvious care by their authors. Of course, personal preference means I liked some more than others....I will go as far as to say there are no poor stories here; all have merit in their own right, and all are worth looking at....My congratulations to Kevin L Donihe; you’ve put together a fine issue of Bare Bone."
—Whispers of Wickedness |
