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Meet Benjamin Unsworth

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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Shown is a graphic that has a background of a greyscale decrepit corridor. In the middle is a shadowy figure. Around the image are blood spatters and bloody handprints. On the top right and left is the BFS logo, a silver dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Photos (left to right): Eleanor Pender; M F Alfrey; Sarah Maria Griffin; Catherine Yu.

BFS Online: Something Monstrous, Monster Building

Monsters come in all shapes, sizes and forms, but how do you build the perfect one? What

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BFS Online: Something Monstrous, Author Interview

BFS Chair Shona Kinsella interviews New York Times bestselling author Scarlett St

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Keith B Walters

A Gathering of the Angels: Celebrating David Lynch, Live

Renowned Lynch enthusiast Keith B Walters chats with Lindsey Bowden, the creative director of A

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Meet Mark Stay

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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Shown is a graphic that has a background of a greyscale decrepit corridor. In the middle is a shadowy figure. Around the image are blood spatters and bloody handprints. On the top right and left is the BFS logo, a silver dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Photos (left to right): Paul Dalton; M F Alfrey; Wayne Goodchild; Joseph Elliott-Coleman; Alethea Lyons; Sandhya Jain-Patel; Susie Williamson.

BFS Online: Something Monstrous, Readings

We have seven readings from a range of authors – fantasy, science fiction and horror – to help

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BFS Reviews

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,

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Sour Cherry by Natalia Theodoridou

I think one reason fairytale retellings feel so rich is because they give us such a resonant way to

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Dragonfire Issue 3

Dragonfire is back for a third issue with more of everything. Readers looking for more content and

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The Coven by Harper L Woods

The back cover pitches this as “…your next fantasy romance obsession”. That’s a strong

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That Which Stands Outside by Mark Morris

There is a tradition of horror novels isolating a community or group of people and having nasty

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A Crow Named Torment by Silas A. Bischoff

Torment was once a regular crow, carrying messages from the Baroness around The One City; secrets,

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