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From Pen to Print: Christian Bieck on A Basquet of Cats
From working as a futurist to inhabiting a world of magical cats that speak Basque—Christian
Tags: author journey, debut, Fantasy, YA
Meet Ben S. Eaton
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
I Am Your Father: The Problem of Shallow Parenting In A Galaxy Far, Far Away
With the first cinematic release from the Star Wars universe in many years about to hit our
Tags: fatherhood, parenting, Star Wars
An Introduction to Queer Speculative Fiction
Kicking off a new essay series on queer horror, Bronte Rowan—gothic scholar and co-chair of the
Tags: column, horror, LGBTQIA+, Queer horror, Queer writers
From Pen to Print: Will Maclean on Solace House
Will Maclean’s ‘difficult second novel’ hits shelves this week, and the writer of the strange and
Tags: author journey, horror, weird fiction
Meet Tracy Fahey
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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At The Change of the Moon by Bernard C Blake (edited by Johnny Mains)
Johnny Mains is a literary gravedigger. He’s made quite the name for himself unearthing from
Eat The Ones You Love by Sarah Maria Griffin
Eat The Ones You Love is such a great title. I expected plant-based horror akin to The Day of the
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones
There is a long tradition of novels based around a ‘found’ manuscript. Often it is framed
The Dream Traveller: Dark Rising by John Nassari
I really enjoyed this fantasy novel, combining almost futuristic-leaning magic with intriguing and
The Memory Shades by David Watkins
Part creature feature, part sci-fi horror, part psychological terror, the latest from David Watkins
The Night Ship by Alex Woodroe
Reading The Night Ship calls to mind a number of other great SF horror tales: Stephen King’s The