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From Pen to Print: Daniel Willcocks on Slay
With the latest entry in the Twisted Tales series about to be unleashed, Daniel Willcocks returns
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A Somewhat Festive Geeky Gift-Giving Guide
As much as we’d like to run and hide from this fact, ’tis now the season for thinking gifts. So for
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Meet Eric Huang
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
Ask an Expert: November 2025
In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative
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Meet Valeriya Salt
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
From Pen to Print: Dan Howarth on Lionhearts
With his latest novel unleashed tomorrow, 21 November, on his own Northern Republic Press, Dan
Tags: author journey, crime, dark fiction, gritty fiction, horror
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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
The Armageddon Protocol by Dan Moren
ESCHATON. Abort all activities. Lose all trackable tech. Regroup at a safe location. Not a command
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