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Lauren McMenemy

Peeking Behind the Masks of Occultism

London has always been home to secret societies, occult rituals, and cursed objects, but a new

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BFS News: All Change at the Top of BFS Horizons

After 6 issues and 3.5 years at the helm, Pete Sutton is stepping down as Editor of BFS

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Book News: Angry Robot Acquires New Juliet E. McKenna Novel

The Riven Kingdom is described as a “fresh and gripping fantasy” that “blends politics, religion,

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From Pen to Print: Nuzo Onoh on Futility

The Queen of African horror tells us about the genesis of her new novel, Futility, which hits

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Allen Ashley

Classic Genre Films: The Time Machine (1960)

Allen Ashley is training his eye on classic genre films, looking at not just the film but the

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Meet Clive Dawson

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

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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The Raven Scholar by Antonina Hodgson

Yana Valit, descendant of Yasthala the Great, the last Raven Empress, has just turned sixteen,

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Smothermoss by Alisa Alering

Sometimes it is difficult to know where the boundaries between genres lie. While the intelligent

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A Betrayal of Storms by Ben Alderson

Woken by a dagger at the throat, Robin Vale knows better than to panic. As a half-fey, his father

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The Armageddon Protocol by Dan Moren

ESCHATON. Abort all activities. Lose all trackable tech. Regroup at a safe location. Not a command

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