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Meet Natalie Milne

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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Tiffani Angus

Subgenre deep dive: Places people should not go

In this latest edition of her regular column, Tiffani Angus—co-author of Spec Fic for

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M F Alfrey

Disturbing body horror creatures and how to spawn them

M F Alfrey—known for his creepy crawlies and body horror terror—looks at what makes a

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Meet Robin Riback

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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­Xueting C. Ni

On Chinese Horror Storytelling

This Qingming—the day when Chinese families clean gravesites and make ritual offerings to

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David Green

The Need For Support

This World Autism Awareness Day, BFS Secretary David Green shares his experience of being an

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BFS Reviews

Machine Vendetta by Alistair Reynolds

Prefect Tom Dreyfus works for Panoply, a small police force whose sole focus is maintaining the

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The Prince without Sorrow by Maithree Wijesekara

Prince Ashoka Maura is the second son of Emperor Adil and differs from his father in every way. He

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The Book of Witching by C.J. Cooke

Though the title might suggest a narrative which leans heavily into low fantasy, the stories inside

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The Gods Below by Andrea Stewart

Andrea Stewart’s debut, The Bone Shard Daughter, was one of the standout releases of 2020.

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Shoestring Theory by Mariana Costa

In a cottage on the coast, Cyril waits for the world to end. The sky has turned black. His

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The Escher Man by T.R. Napper 

Endel ‘Endgame’ Ebbinghaus is head of security for vicious Macau mob boss, Mister

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