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Why Would A Horror Writer Join A Fantasy Society?
Despite the declaration that the BFS is here for all of speculative fiction, a lot of the horror
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Ask an Agent: October 2024
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agent, Laura Bennett of the Liverpool
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10 Fearsome Foes from Scottish Folklore
Lyndsey Croal loves delving into Scottish myths and folklore to find the dark stuff. Here, she
The 2025 BFS Writing Retreat
We are delighted to announce the 2025 BFS Writing Retreat will be taking place at Gladstones
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What Lurks in That Fairytale Forest?
We all know that fairytales aren’t sweetness and light – but what if that darker side
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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Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson
Delilah S. Dawson is better known to me as the author of “Star Wars: Phasma†and some
THE GAUNTLET AND THE BROKEN CHAIN by Ian Green
The immortal mage, Tullen One-Eye, the one they call Deathless, is back. Lothal, the god-wolf, is
Medea by Rosie Hewlett
Medea is a prisoner in her father’s house, Aeetes, King of Colchis. Where once he reviled her
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi
The striking and seductive Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada is the secretive heroine of this beautifully
The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness by Matt Ottley
The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness follows a boy through a journey with mental illness.
The Dark Side of the Sky
THE DARK SIDE OF THE SKY by Francesco Dimitri. Titan Books. p/b. £9.99. Reviewed by Elloise