Introducing “Long Story Short”: the official podcast of the British Fantasy Society
Yes, we’re launching a podcast! Robin C.M. Duncan, who co-hosts alongside David Green, lets us in
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On Being Chaotic More Effectively
Tried all the Absolutely 100% Guaranteed To Work writing advice, and still struggling to make it
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Adapting A Book Into A Zero-Budget Film
Danny Boyle’s not the only one with a zombie film about to hit screens—Heide Goody and Iain Grant
Meet C.C. Adams
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
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Stone and Sky: How Andor Made Star Wars Feel Real
The galaxy far, far away has been a constant presence in Matthew Palmer’s life—but it was the
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The TV That Made Us: The Owl Service (1969-70)
In his semi-regular column on the TV that made us SFFH fans, Gary Couzens revisits The Owl Service,
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Meet John Nassari
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
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Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil by VE Schwab
Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil is a character-driven sapphic vampire epic spanning from the
Requiem by John Palisano
Eden is a moon-sized cemetery in space where Earth sends its dead. It is more than just a place to
Fight Like A Girl: Volume 2 Edited by Roz Clarke & Joanne Hall
Funny things, anthologies. Were they ever as popular as they are right now? Arguably, the form has
Living Space and Other Stories by Isaac Asimov
There are stories that stay with us, floating around our subconscious, half-remembered from
Conan: Cult of the Obsidian Moon by James Lovegrove
Still grieving for Bêlit, his pirate queen lover, Conan drinks to numbness. On one such occasion,
Sour Cherry by Natalia Theodoridou
I think one reason fairytale retellings feel so rich is because they give us such a resonant way to