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Disability in Horror: Where Are We Now?
For Disability Pride Month, mistress of the dark Corinne Pollard laments the lack of authentic and
Ask an Expert: July 2026
In this monthly column, we pose your questions to an expert in a specific field of speculative
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From Pen to Print: Georgia Leighton on Maiden
On the heels of last year’s debut novel Spellbound, which reimagined Sleeping Beauty, Georgia
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Classic Genre Films:Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Allen Ashley is training his eye on classic genre films, looking at not just the film but the
Meet Alethea Lyons
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
Folk Horror: Community and Authority, Part 1
As part of her ongoing series examining the elements of folk horror, Stephanie Ellis goes back to
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RETURN OF THE ANCIENTS: Unruly Tales of the Mythological Weird edited by Katy Soar
Whatever your religious beliefs, myths and legends tend to hold a fascination. Although in some
Green City Wars by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The future is green. Humanity’s old cities have been replaced by eco, bio diverse cities where
Nightmare from the Depths
Tragedy and madness collide in a new campaign for Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu. Via the Miskatonic
The Poorly Made and Other Things by Sam Rebelein
This book is a collection of short stories – all set around the fictional Renfield County. An
Seek The Traitor’s Son by Veronica Roth
Elegy lives in fear of the Fever. Fever is a disease which kills 50% of everyone it infects and
Watto’s Wisdom by by Ian Watson
Once upon a time, SF conventions were smaller and there were less of them. It was possible to know,