BFS Online: Something Monstrous, Book Party
The BFS celebrates the launch of The Daughters of Nicnevin, Saturday 4th October 2025, 12:15pm to
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BFS Online: Something Monstrous, Creating Tension & Fear
Sometimes, you just need to put a book in the freezer, but what is it that creeps into our psyche
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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
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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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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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.
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
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,
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
Eight-year-old Bela lives with Mommy, Daddo, and Other Mommy; only Other Mommy lives in
Greenteeth By Molly O’Neill
This was a pleasant surprise. Written from the perspective of Jenny Greenteeth, an ancient fae who
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,