The October Challenge: What We’re Learning From Writing A Short Horror Story Every Day
Writers Kit Whitfield and Charlotte Bond have taken an October artist prompt challenge and turned
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Win a Copy of Worlds & Realms, A Celebration of 50 Years of D&D!
It’s hard to believe we’ve hit the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons, that icon
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Meet Marve Michael Anson
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
A Woman’s World (Not)
Folk horror writer and poet Stephanie Ellis asks where all the older women are in
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Subgenre deep dive: Possessed, Haunted, and Cursed Objects
In this latest edition of her regular column, Tiffani Angus—co-author of Spec Fic for
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Going Dark: Why I’m Excited to Move From YA Fantasy to the Dark Side
After trying her hand at Barkeresque dark fantasy in her youth, Fi Phillips ended up creating a
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Among the Living by Tim Lebbon
Among the Living is a fast-paced thriller set in the Deep North. Climate change is altering our
Freakslaw by Jane Flett
It’s summer in Pitlaw, a Scottish mining town where horizons and options are limited. Into
Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin
1995: Camp Resolution. Seven queer children are snatched from their lives and deposited at a
The Singularity by Dino Buzzati, translated by Anne Milano Appel
Professor Ermanno Ismani is offered a two-year contract with the Ministry of Defense. What is the
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Robot stories are one of the pillars of science fiction, and with the recent developments in
A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock
A Botanical Daughter takes cues from classic botanic horror stories such asThe Flowering of the