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Exploring Queer Horror: Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House
In the latest instalment of his new essay series on queer horror, gothic scholar Bronte Rowan turns
Tags: column, horror, LGBTQIA+, Queer horror, Queer writers
“It’s A Cheat Code”: Clarifying the BFS Stance On Generative AI
Lauren McMenemy chats with BFS Chair Shona Kinsella to clarify and make clear the Society’s
Tags: AI, bfs, BFS code of conduct, BFS policy, Community guidelines
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The Illuminated Man: Celebrating J.G. Ballard
Teika Marija Smits speaks with Nina Allan about The Illuminated Man, a new biography of J.G.
Tags: J.G. Ballard, SF classics
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Meet Steven Patchett
Every Friday, we meet a member of the BFS and peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they
How To Create Tension With Isolation In Space Settings
Prepping for his talk at this weekend’s Writing the Occult: Time & Place event, Rick Danforth
Tags: Space, Writing tips
Meet Berna Hudson
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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Call of Cthulhu: Dust and Blood
Gaslight-era London was nothing if not mysterious. Dark alleyways and harsh living conditions were
Sea of Charms by Sarah Beth Durst
Sea of Charms follows The Spellshop and The Enchanted Greenhouse in Sarah Beth Durst’s series of
The Shipwright and the Shroudweaver by Rafael Torrubia
Shipwright knows magic is being used somewhere ashore as they sail their dead ship closer to old
ASSASSIN’S APPRENTICE VOLUME 3 by Robin Hobb, Jody Houser
Well into the Red Ship War, King Shrewd and his son, Prince Verity, are in desperate need of magic
REALMS OF THE ROUND TABLE compiled by John Matthews: illustrated by John Howe
The concept of the coffee-table book is a conceit aimed at promoting conversation. Today, the term
The Forest of Lost Souls by Dean Koontz
Dean Koontz is an always reliable author, weaving tales with a mystical theme – often exploring