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Skelos   (about)

Skelos [Volume 1 Number 1, Summer 2016] ed. Mark Finn (Skelos Press, $11.95, 160pp, tp, cover by Gustave Doré) Subtitled “The Journal of Weird Fiction and Dark Fantasy”. A special Robert E. Howard Days edition (June 2016, 175pp) was produced as the first edition, limited to 30 numbered copies, signed by the editors and many of the contributors that were at Robert E. Howard Days 2016. There were a number of formatting changes between the two versions, but otherwise the only difference between the two editions is the poem by Kenneth Bykerk which is only in the Howard Days edition. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 4 · Skull Session 1 · Mark Finn · ed 7 · The Dead Unicorn · Scott Cupp · ss; illustrated by Mike Hunter 10 · The Drowned Dead Shape · Keith Taylor · nv; illustrated by Tomás Giorello 23 · Hungry · Charles Gramlich · ss; illustrated by Mike Hunter 26 · Diary of a Sorceress · Ashley Dioses · pm; illustrated by Georges Merle 28 · The Night Maere · Scott Hannan · ss; illustrated by Mike Hunter 34 · Nameless Tribes: Robert E. Howard’s Anthropological World-Building in “Men of the Shadows” · Jeffrey Shanks · ar [Ref. Robert E. Howard] 45 · The Nameless Tribe Drafts · Robert E. Howard · uw; illustrated by Mark Schultz 48 · Midnight in the Ebon Rose Bower · K. A. Opperman · pm; illustrated by Vasily Kotarbinsky 50 · One Less Hand for the Shaping of Things · Jason Ray Carney · nv; illustrated by Arthur Rackham 75 · The Writer · Jason Hardy · pm 76 · The Casualty of the Somme · Frank Coffman · pm; illustrated by Pieter Claesz & Jeffrey Shanks 78 · Grettir and the Draugr · Jeffrey Shanks · cs; illustrated by Samuel Dillon 90 · From the Cosmos to the Test-Tube: Lovecraft, Machen, and the Sublime · Karen Joan Kohoutek · ar; illustrated by Mike Hunter [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft & Arthur Machen] 100 · By Crom! · Rachel Kahn · ct 101 · The Yellow Death · David Hardy · ss; illustrated by Edward Matthew Ward 108 · Totem · Pat Calhoun · pm; illustrated by Jeffrey Shanks [Ref. Pat Dixon]; after a sculpture by Pat Dixon. 110 · The Burning Messenger · Matt Sullivan · ss; illustrated by David Cullen 118 · A Sword-Edge Beauty as Keen as Blades: C.L. Moore and the Gender Dynamics of Sword and Sorcery · Nicole Emmelhainz · ar; illustrated by Margaret Brundage & H. R. Hammond [Ref. C. L. Moore] 126 · Dangerous Pearl · Ethan Nahté · ss; illustrated by Gustave Doré 136 · Surtur · James McNew · pm; illustrated by John Charles Dollman 138 · The Bone Yard · Various · rc 155 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg · A Revelation Dream · Kenneth Bykerk · pm; Robert E. Howard Days edition only.

Skelos [Volume 1 Number 2, Winter 2017] ed. Mark Finn (Skelos Press, $14.95, 202pp, tp, cover by Ernst Fuchs) Subtitled “The Journal of Weird Fiction and Dark Fantasy”. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 4 · Skull Session · Mark Finn · ed; illustrated by Allen Koszowski 7 · The Keeping of Eleanor May · Angeline Hawkes · ss; illustrated by Allen Koszowski 15 · Slayers at the Gate · Adrian Cole · ss 24 · Carmilla · K. A. Opperman · pm; illustrated by Esteban Maroto 27 · Clark Ashton Smith in Carmel · Scott Connors · ar [Ref. Clark Ashton Smith] 31 · The Abalone Song · George Sterling, et al. · sg The American Songbag ed. Carl Sandburg, Harcourt, Brace, World, 1927, as “Abalone” 32 · Of Mist, and an Heirloom Sword · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · ss [Ref. E. Hoffmann Price]; “in fond memory of E. Hoffmann Price”. 42 · The Eleventh Scarlet Hell [Thongor] · Robert M. Price · nv; illustrated by Val Mayerik 56 · By Crom! · Rachel Kahn · ct 57 · Warrior Women of History · Jeffrey Shanks · pi; illustrated by Samuel Dillon 66 · Xyre · Ashley Dioses · pm; illustrated by Mike Hunter 68 · Cracking Skulls with Arianne “Tex” Thompson · Mark Finn · iv [Ref. Arianne “Tex” Thompson] 72 · Medicine for the Dead · Arianne “Tex” Thompson · ex Solaris, 2015; illustrated by Allen Koszowski 76 · Bigger Than God · Cynthia Ward · ss; illustrated by Mike Hunter & Allen Koszowski 83 · The Night Realm · Chad Hensley · pm 84 · “The Shadow Kingdom” and the Origins of Gothic Horror in Robert E. Howard’s Heroic Fantasy · Charles Hoffman · ar; illustrated by Hugh Rankin [Ref. Robert E. Howard] 98 · A Revelation Dream · Kenneth Bykerk · pm Skelos Summer 2016; illustrated by Hieronymus Bosch 99 · Reverse the Charges · Jess Nevins · nv 121 · A Binding of Souls · W. H. Pugmire · ss; illustrated by Allen Koszowski 124 · Ride of the Witchfinder · Wade German · pm; illustrated by Mike Hunter 126 · The Skin Man · Milton J. Davis · ss; illustrated by Stanley Weaver, Jr. 140 · The Mockingbird · Pat Calhoun · pm; illustrated by Mike Hunter [Ref. Ambrose Bierce]; after a story by Ambrose Bierce. 142 · The Black Lion · Howard Andrew Jones · ss; illustrated by Jean-Léon Gérôme 154 · The Wood · Frank Coffman · pm; illustrated by Mike Hunter & Allen Koszowski 156 · Amarante: A Tale of Old Tharduin · Scott Oden · nv 178 · Shade of a Murdered Child · James McNew · pm; illustrated by Mike Hunter 180 · The Bone Yard · Various · rc 188 · The Alexander Romance as Weird Fiction · Benjamin Garstad · ar 194 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg bc. · [back cover] · Allen Koszowski · cv

Skelos [Volume 1 Number 3, Fall 2017] ed. Mark Finn, Jeffrey Shanks & Chris Gruber (Skelos Press, $14.95, 194pp, tp, cover: The Ghost of a Flea by William Blake from 1819) Subtitled “The Journal of Weird Fiction and Dark Fantasy”. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 4 · Skull Session: Buggy Whips in the Age of Jet Packs · Mark Finn · ed; illustrated by Allen Koszowski 7 · Ten Thousand Drops of Holy Blood · John R. Fultz · ss; illustrated by Jeffrey Shanks 16 · The Cats of Dornishett · Michelle Muenzler · vi; illustrated by Jeffrey Shanks 18 · The Book of Blasphemy · Keith Taylor · ss; illustrated by Mr. Zarono 28 · The Prideful Scribe · Ashley Dioses · pm; illustrated by James Doyle Penrose 30 · Dead River Revenge [Part 1 of ?] · Chris Gruber · nv; illustrated by Tim Truman & Allen Koszowski 48 · The Collection · Rhonda Eudaly · ss 51 · By Crom! · Rachel Kahn · ct 52 · The Boys from Atlantis · Bobby Derie · ar; illustrated by Virgil Finlay & Hugh Rankin [Ref. Robert E. Howard, Henry Kuttner & Manly Wade Wellman] 62 · By the Deep-Green Sea · Peter Rawlik · pm; illustrated by Jeffrey Shanks 63 · Images of the Southern Gothic · Aimee Reist · pi 73 · The Muttwhelp · Edward M. Erdelac · ss 82 · The Woman in the Feathered Mask · K. A. Opperman · pm; illustrated by Esteban Maroto 87 · The Killing · Scott Cupp · ss 89 · Whispers from the Darkness: The Enduring Appeal of Lovecraft and His Allies · Jason V. Brock · iv [Ref. Lynne Jamneck & S. T. Joshi] 97 · Edderkop · Lynne Jamneck · ss; illustrated by Jeffrey Shanks & Allen Koszowski 104 · Destroyers · Wade German · pm; illustrated by Valentin Serov 106 · Curse of the Dripping Blade · Christopher Fulbright · ss; illustrated by Jeffrey Shanks 116 · The Last Battle · Aurelia Wilder · pm; illustrated by Jeffrey Shanks 118 · Pawns in a House of Ghosts [Benhus (The King’s Blade)] · John C. Hocking · nv; illustrated by Allen Koszowski 136 · Rogue · Chad Hensley · pm Midnight Zoo v2 #6, 1992; illustrated by Jeffrey Shanks 139 · Fat Charlie · S. Boyd Taylor · ss 145 · Invitation to Dine · Cynthia Vespia · ss; illustrated by Jeffrey Shanks & Allen Koszowski 149 · “It Seemed to Be a Sort of Monster”: Misrepresentations of the Cephalopod in the Fiction of Jules Verne and H. P. Lovecraft · Jack Staines · ar; illustrated by H. P. Lovecraft, Alphonse de Neuville & Allen Koszowski [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft & Jules Verne] 164 · Jirel · Pat Calhoun · pm; illustrated by Jeffrey Shanks [Ref. C. L. Moore]; after “The Black God’s Kiss”. 166 · Last Pale Light in the West · Josh Rountree · ss; illustrated by Jeffrey Shanks & Aimee Reist 177 · The Bone Yard · Various · rc _177 · Occult Detective Quarterly #1 · S. L. Edwards · lr _179 · Strange Crimes of Little Africa · Nicole Givens Kurtz · br [Ref. Chesya Burke] _180 · Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis · Jim Lee · br [Ref. Anne Rice] _181 · Fungoid · Dave Brzeski · br [Ref. William Meikle] _183 · Absolution & Hunted · Luke Dodd · rv 186 · Contributors · Various · bg bc. · [back cover] · Allen Koszowski · cv

Skelos [Volume 1 Number 4, Fall 2020] ed. Mark Finn, Jeffrey Shanks & Chris Gruber (Skelos Press, $14.95, 203pp, tp, cover: The Alchemist by Edmund Dulac from 1910) Subtitled “The Journal of Weird Fiction and Dark Fantasy”. 5 · Innsmouth Bus Driver · Mark Maddox · fp 6 · Skull Session · Mark Finn & Scott Cupp · ed 12 · Among the Antropophagai · Bill Crider · ss 27 · Corner Table in the Back · Bill Willingham · ss 32 · The White Trash Black Wizard · Chad Hensley · pm Dreams and Nightmares #60, September 2001 34 · The Ghost Stones of Mthura · Peter Rawlik · ss 42 · Dreams of Salt · Cynthia Ward · ss 52 · Wieland: Charles Brockden Brown’s American Horror Story · Karen Joan Kohoutek · ar [Ref. Charles Brockden Brown] 58 · Eve. Awakening. · Shannon Connor Winward · pm 60 · Revenge of the Sorcerer [Elak of Atlantis] · Adrian Cole · nv 82 · Born in Strange Shadow · Charles R. Rutledge · ss 91 · By Crom! · Rachel Kahn · ct 92 · Curteous King Jamie · Matthew Gregory Lewis; adapted by George E. Turner & Scott Cupp · ss 101 · The Most Frightening Story in the World · Amanda DeWees · ss 103 · Dracula’s Descendant · Anthony Taylor · iv [Ref. Dacre Stoker] 106 · The Night Angel · Will Murray · pm 108 · Risen [Part 1 of ?] · Milton J. Davis · nv 120 · Under the Blood · Darrell Z. Grizzle · ss 128 · Wandrei on Clark Ashton Smith: An Introduction to “Emperor of Dreams” · Scott Connors · ar [Ref. Donald Wandrei] 134 · The Emperor of Dreams · Donald Wandrei · ar Overland Monthly December 1926 [Ref. Clark Ashton Smith] 140 · Beyond the Veil · Frank Coffman · pm 143 · Dead River Revenge [Part 2 of ?] · Chris Gruber · nv 150 · Fetch · Marshall Highet · ss 170 · Romance · Darrell Schweitzer · pm 176 · Postcards from Lovecraft · Cliff Biggers · ss 184 · The Bone Yard · Various · rc 193 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Skinned Alive   (about)

Skinned Alive [No. 1, 1991?] ed. Rod Williams No fiction.

Skinned Alive [No. 2, 1991] ed. Rod Williams · Say It with Blood · Rod Williams · ss

Skinned Alive [No. 3, July 1991] ed. Rod Williams · The Old Timers · G. N. Houston · ss · Mummy’s Boy · Joe Kapiteyn · ss

Skinned Alive [No. 4, March 1992] ed. Rod Williams · Black Hearts · Steven Proposch · ss

Skinned Alive [No. 5, Aug 1993] ed. Rod Williams · Winning Ways · D. F. Lewis · ss · The Wisdom of Solomon · Mark McAuliffe · ss · Sweet Strawberry · Todd Mecklem · ss

Skull   (about) Publishers: ASfraid Publishing; Burbank, CA: Skull. Editors: Mike Baker - Editor: Skull.

Skull [v1 #1, 1994] ed. Mike Baker (ASfraid Publishing, $4.50, 44pp+, quarto, cover by Terry Campbell) 2 · Eric the Pie · Graham Masterton · ss Frighteners #1, July 1991 8 · Bob, from Out of Town · Terry Black · ss 11 · Eternal Delight · Peter Atkins · nv 24 · Lithium Nights · Roberta Lannes · ss 29 · Forty Miles of Bad Road · Tom Elliott · ss 36 · Skin Crawl · Nathan Long · ss 42 · Sexbomb · D. F. Lewis · vi 44 · A Note from the Publisher · Mike Baker · ms

Skull [v1 #2, 1994] ed. Mike Baker (ASfraid Publishing, $4.50, 44pp+, quarto, cover by Terry Campbell) 2 · Lipidleggin’ [LaNague Federation] · F. Paul Wilson · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine May/June 1978 6 · Twas · Dennis McDade · vi 8 · The Old Master · Michael O’Rourke · ss 12 · The Crow · M. Turville Heitz · ss 15 · Invitation to the Dance · Lenora K. Rogers · vi 18 · Top Secret · James S. Dorr · ss 22 · The Walk-In Freezer · Michael T. Giovanniello · vi 24 · Lepidoptera · Daniel L. Marcus · vi 27 · Bedlam · Harry Adam Knight · iw; given as Part 1, but no other parts published.

The Skull & Laurel   (about)

The Skull & Laurel [Issue 1, October 2024] ed. Cameron Howard (Tenebrous Press, £12.99, 48pp, tp, cover by WolfSkullJack) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Letter from the Editor · Cameron Howard · ed 2 · The Blind Cannot Judge Me, For They Cannot See I’m Good Inside · Rain Corbyn · ss 7 · The Sea-Hare · Wailana Kalama · ss Apparition Literary Magazine #22, Symmetry, April 2023 10 · Dermatillomania · Renan Bernardo · ss 14 · CARTESIANA · Abigail Guerrero · ss 20 · If We’ve Never Been Gone · Jeannie Marschall · vi 21 · Dose of Dread: Never Waste a Drop · Tiffany Michelle Brown · vi 22 · The Halved World · Samir Sirk Morató · ss 28 · Variations on the Memory Palace · Avra Margariti · ss 35 · Nonfiction: Breaking Bad Habits: Chasing Autonomy in Nunsploitation and Religious Horror · Mo Moshaty · ar 39 · Exquisite Corpse: This Is Not a Dog · Various · ss 44 · Letters to The Skull & Laurel · The Readers · lc

The Skull & Laurel [Issue 2, January 2025] ed. Cameron Howard (Tenebrous Press, £10.99, 44pp, tp, cover by Carly A-F) Details taken from ebook Table of Contents. · Orange Frenzy · Neal Auch · ss · Dose of Dread: I Think I Have Lost Someone · Theodore Hill · vi · Anoint Your Body, Holy Substrate · Beau Farrow · ss · Clarice, 2073: Body, Eyes and Glass · Anne Liberton · ss · Madman of Candle Point · Jonathan Olfert · ss · There Is a Coffeeshop · Letícia Werner · ss · Molasses · Cedrick May · ss · Meander · Dmitri Akers · ss · The Macabre Dance of the Fiddler and Kore · Atalanti Evripidou · ss · Felt, Fur, and Frightful Things · Xochilt Avila · ar · Letter from the Editor · Cameron Howard · ed · Letters to The Skull & Laurel · The Readers · lc