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Meet Willow Woods
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at…
Categories: Member profile
Why Would A Horror Writer Join A Fantasy Society?
Despite the declaration that the BFS is here for all of speculative fiction, a lot of the…
Tags: horror
Ask an Agent: October 2024
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agent, Laura Bennett of the…
Categories: Guest post
10 Fearsome Foes from Scottish Folklore
Lyndsey Croal loves delving into Scottish myths and folklore to find the dark stuff. Here, she introduces…
What Lurks in That Fairytale Forest?
We all know that fairytales aren’t sweetness and light – but what if that darker side existed…
The October Challenge: What We’re Learning From Writing A Short Horror Story Every Day
Writers Kit Whitfield and Charlotte Bond have taken an October artist prompt challenge and turned it into…
Win a Copy of Worlds & Realms, A Celebration of 50 Years of D&D!
It’s hard to believe we’ve hit the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons, that icon of fantasy…
Meet Marve Michael Anson
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at…
Categories: Member profile
A Woman’s World (Not)
Folk horror writer and poet Stephanie Ellis asks where all the older women are in fiction—especially in…
Subgenre deep dive: Possessed, Haunted, and Cursed Objects
In this latest edition of her regular column, Tiffani Angus—co-author of Spec Fic for Newbies volumes 1…