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Allen Ashley

Classic Genre Films: The Time Machine (1960)

Allen Ashley is training his eye on classic genre films, looking at not just the film but the

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Meet Clive Dawson

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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Lauren McMenemy

This Way Lies Madness: Fighting Stigma Through Dark Fiction

Ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10 October, Lauren McMenemy caught up with Lee Murray and Dave

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Win a Ticket to the Black British Book Festival in London!

The British Fantasy Society’s outreach officer, Marvellous Michael Anson, has secured tickets to

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From Pen to Print: Gemma Amor on ITCH!

Acclaimed horror writer, editor, voice actor, podcaster, and artist Gemma Amor tells us about the

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Meet David Barnett

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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BFS Reviews

The Butcher’s Daughter: The Hitherto Untold Story of Mrs Lovett by David Demchuk & Corinne Leigh Clark

Miss Emily Gibson, daughter of Sir Hadley Gibson, is missing. In her quarters, there is a dossier

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Mother of Rome by Lauren J.A. Bear

Rhea Silvia was born a Latin princess, until grief and greed stripped her of her title and saw her

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Bloodguard by Cecy Robson

Bloodguard is a story of 2 protagonists. Firstly, a Gladiator fighting for his freedom, and the

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Exodus The Archimedes Engine by Peter F Hamilton

When a book is this long several questions spring to mind. The first is could it be edited to a

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The Lady, the Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death by Helen Marshall

The young Sara Sidova is escaping from the soldiers who have killed her husband when she is shot.

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Echo of Worlds by M.R. Carey

The idea of parallel worlds is one that has been explored in a number of ways in fiction. In early

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