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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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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Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods
Luce Léon is the daughter of an eighteenth-century Breton ship-owner who one day rescues a
A Harvest of Hearts by Andrea Eames
A Harvest of Hearts is set in a fantastical kingdom where magic is fuelled by people’s
Six Wild Crowns by Holly Race
Six Wild Crowns transposes infamous Tudor king Henry VIII and his six wives into a fantasy world
Marginal by Tom Carlisle
In many ways, it’s hard to imagine a world which hadn’t experienced John W.
The Last Song of Penelope By Claire North
This is the last book in North’s ‘Songs of Penelope’ series, telling the
The Country Under Heaven by Frederic S. Durbin
Evocative. Eerie. Mythic. Down-right weird. I could say all these things, and more, about The