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Matthew Palmer

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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Gary Couzens

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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From Pen to Print: Amy De La Force on A Kiss of Hammer and Flame

With the release of the first instalment in her new romantasy series looming large, Amy de la Force

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Lauren McMenemy

SXSW Hits London’s Cinemas This Week With A Host of Eerie New SFFH Films

Renowned festival of creative groundbreakers, SXSW this week brings a feast of eerie cinema to the

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Shown is a graphic that has a background of a mountainous landscape, mostly obscured by pinky-grey clouds. There are three narrow, rocky paths disappearing into the clouds and a few black birds in the sky. On the top left is the BFS logo, a black dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Top right is the World Fantasy Convention logo, a white drawing of woman with long hair holding a sword aloft, bursting from a black background with stars. Photos: Suniti Namjoshi (top left); Sarah Pinborough (top right); Ramsey Campbell (bottom left).

BFS Online: World Fantasy Convention 2025 – Guest Spotlights

Suniti Namjoshi, Sarah Pinborough and Ramsey Campbell get chatty in these guest

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The Last Song of Penelope By Claire North

This is the last book in North’s ‘Songs of Penelope’ series, telling the

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The Country Under Heaven by Frederic S. Durbin

Evocative. Eerie. Mythic. Down-right weird. I could say all these things, and more, about The

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The Witch of Wol Sin Lake by Lena Jeong

As long as the Netherking inhabits her brother’s body, Mirae cannot strike the final blow

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Emily Wilde’s Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

It has taken long and arduous research, but Professor Emily Wilde thinks she has finally found a

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Senseless by Ronald Malfi

As a teenager, Detective William Renney survived a snakebite, which gave him a healthy respect for

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Tea You At The Altar by Rebecca Thorne

Tea You At The Altar is the third and penultimate entry in Rebecca Thorne’s Tomes and Tea

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