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Heide Goody & Iain Grant

Adapting A Book Into A Zero-Budget Film

Danny Boyle’s not the only one with a zombie film about to hit screens—Heide Goody and Iain Grant

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Meet C.C. Adams

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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Matthew Palmer

Stone and Sky: How Andor Made Star Wars Feel Real

The galaxy far, far away has been a constant presence in Matthew Palmer’s life—but it was the

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Gary Couzens

The TV That Made Us: The Owl Service (1969-70)

In his semi-regular column on the TV that made us SFFH fans, Gary Couzens revisits The Owl Service,

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Meet John Nassari

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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From Pen to Print: Amy De La Force on A Kiss of Hammer and Flame

With the release of the first instalment in her new romantasy series looming large, Amy de la Force

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BFS Reviews

The Last Star By Terry Grimwood

With 128 pages of twists and turns, this novella is a fine follow up to Interference. Set in the

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A Line You Have Traced by Roisin Dunnett

In a time about a hundred years ago, Bea is a young wife married to a kind and bumbling jeweller,

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Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

Eight-year-old Bela lives with Mommy, Daddo, and Other Mommy; only Other Mommy lives in

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Greenteeth By Molly O’Neill

This was a pleasant surprise. Written from the perspective of Jenny Greenteeth, an ancient fae who

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Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moss

A virus has developed in animals that is deadly to humans. One scratch is enough to kill someone,

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Out of the Window, Into the Dark by Marian Womack

‘Out of the Window, Into the Dark’ is Marian Womack’s denouement for 2024 at

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