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BFS Online: Something Monstrous, Dark Fantasy v Horror

SFFH fans are no strangers to genre bending, or arguments about what defines a genre. In this

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Meet Graeme Patrick

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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Ask an Expert: August 2025

In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative

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Corinne Pollard

Ghostlore: Top 5 Ghosts

As a horror writer and fan of the spooky stuff, Corinne Pollard has read and written her fair share

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Justin Lee Anderson

Art As Escapism – And A Metaphor for Modern Society

Justin Lee Anderson’s new book, The Damned King, is out this week. It’s being released into a world

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Meet Jon Cronshaw

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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BFS Reviews

Anansi: New & Ancient African Tales by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori

Anansi is and always has been a trickster. He is cunning, playful, smart and anarchistic. Immortal.

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The Last Star By Terry Grimwood

With 128 pages of twists and turns, this novella is a fine follow up to Interference. Set in the

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A Line You Have Traced by Roisin Dunnett

In a time about a hundred years ago, Bea is a young wife married to a kind and bumbling jeweller,

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Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

Eight-year-old Bela lives with Mommy, Daddo, and Other Mommy; only Other Mommy lives in

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Greenteeth By Molly O’Neill

This was a pleasant surprise. Written from the perspective of Jenny Greenteeth, an ancient fae who

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Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moss

A virus has developed in animals that is deadly to humans. One scratch is enough to kill someone,

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