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Bare Bone
Bare Bone 5
Bare Bone is the critically acclaimed series of psychological horror compiled by editor Kevin L. Donihe. Published bi-annually Bare Bone features a mix of established and new authors all doing their chilling best to make you shiver #5 continues the spine-tingling tradition of the series featuring fiction and poetry from today's most exciting authors. From the twisted poetry of Michael Arnzen to Tim Curran's gritty prose this volume is like the skeleton in your closet ready to leap out at any second.
140 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2004
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Kevin L. Donihe
43 books99 followersKevin L. Donihe is one of the originators of the Bizarro Fiction literary movement. He is the author of the Wonderland Award-winning novels HOUSE OF HOUSES and SPACE WALRUS, among other books published by seminal Bizarro publisher Eraserhead Press. He was also the editor of the horror anthology series BARE BONE for Raw Dog Screaming Press. His work has appeared in THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF LEGAL THRILLERS and John Skipp's PSYCHOS: SERIAL KILLERS, DEPRAVED MADMEN, AND THE CRIMINALLY INSANE. Hailing from the mountains of Tennessee, he now lives in Astoria, OR.
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January 24, 2013
Damn that crew at Raw Dog Screaming Press, Damn them all! After almost rupturing my spleen compliments of Sick, I thought I had prepared well for BB#5. Coffee –check, blankie –check, empty stomach so as not to further harm my abdominal lining –check. Well kiddies, they got me again and it is with great shame to tell you that I am now cursed with LSD-like perceptual disturbances that the doctors say may or may not end in the not-too-distant future. Thanks Mr. Donihe, I owe you; can you dig it? I knew that you could.
Twisting and turning reality until it resembles nothing more than frayed nerves and mental disintegration, Kevin L. Donihe has assembled a collection that is both majestic and hideous. Out of each authors mouth, falls the bones of secrets that when exposed leave you feeling dirty, horrified and oddly enough, sedated. Exquisite! Gone is the dance of pseudo-cerebral verbal garbage, this list of writers assault the mind with an audacity a girl can admire.
The diversity of plots is truly the highlight of this book. Without inhibition, this selection of tales incorporates everything from the surreal to the frighteningly mundane. Each author’s style of writing shows genteel craftsmanship with a concise execution and a pace that not only complements the story, it enhances the tale. The atmosphere in the book produces an almost palpable dementia. Shading the line between what is accepted reality and what is the author’s psychosis, Donihe brings together what religious zealots would call an abomination and what I call Friday night at the Johnson’s.
Raw Dog has produced yet another visceral horror to screw with your emotional state, leave you with nightmares that will make your body shudder and provide you with an alarmingly large amount of therapy conversation!
My rating? Hands-down, this book is a five-carat diamond in the rough! Forget the “Should I buy it, is it worth the money” – this book is a must have for any horror reader! What are you doing still reading – Go Buy it New, Now!!!
-As reviewed for Horror-Web.com
Twisting and turning reality until it resembles nothing more than frayed nerves and mental disintegration, Kevin L. Donihe has assembled a collection that is both majestic and hideous. Out of each authors mouth, falls the bones of secrets that when exposed leave you feeling dirty, horrified and oddly enough, sedated. Exquisite! Gone is the dance of pseudo-cerebral verbal garbage, this list of writers assault the mind with an audacity a girl can admire.
The diversity of plots is truly the highlight of this book. Without inhibition, this selection of tales incorporates everything from the surreal to the frighteningly mundane. Each author’s style of writing shows genteel craftsmanship with a concise execution and a pace that not only complements the story, it enhances the tale. The atmosphere in the book produces an almost palpable dementia. Shading the line between what is accepted reality and what is the author’s psychosis, Donihe brings together what religious zealots would call an abomination and what I call Friday night at the Johnson’s.
Raw Dog has produced yet another visceral horror to screw with your emotional state, leave you with nightmares that will make your body shudder and provide you with an alarmingly large amount of therapy conversation!
My rating? Hands-down, this book is a five-carat diamond in the rough! Forget the “Should I buy it, is it worth the money” – this book is a must have for any horror reader! What are you doing still reading – Go Buy it New, Now!!!
-As reviewed for Horror-Web.com
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