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Writing Respectfully About Colonial Horrors
A trip to Australia and an ominous street name sent Dominic Miles’s imagination aflutter. His forthcoming book…
How Dungeons and Dragons Taught Me to Embrace the Unexpected
With the 50th anniversary of D&D upon us, Matthew Palmer contemplates the impact that 35 years of…
My First Fantasycon: Why I’m So Glad I Went!
Scotland-based fantasy writer Carl Bayley let his curiosity get the better of him and grabbed a ticket to…
Tags: fantasycon
Beasts of Moor and Mine: Folklore and Folk Horror in the Cornish wilds
Ahead of her appearance leading a panel of folkloric fantasy writers in a London book store, Alexandra…
D&D, Writing and My Favourite Word: Verisimilitude
Will McCloughlin has a whole lotta love for Dungeons & Dragons – and he’ll be leading four…
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…
Tags: horror
Ask an Agent: October 2024
In this monthly column, we check in with one of our resident agent, Laura Bennett of the…
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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 introduces…
What Lurks in That Fairytale Forest?
We all know that fairytales aren’t sweetness and light – but what if that darker side existed…
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 it into…