The shortlisted works across all 13 categories of the British Fantasy Awards have been announced! Find out who’s in the mix over on our blog. Winners announced at Fantasycon in October.
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Meet Carmelo Rafala
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5 Scariest Horror Films for Halloween
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Our Favourite Not-Strictly-Good Witches
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Ask an Expert: October 2025
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Smothermoss by Alisa Alering
Sometimes it is difficult to know where the boundaries between genres lie. While the intelligent
A Betrayal of Storms by Ben Alderson
Woken by a dagger at the throat, Robin Vale knows better than to panic. As a half-fey, his father
The Armageddon Protocol by Dan Moren
ESCHATON. Abort all activities. Lose all trackable tech. Regroup at a safe location. Not a command
Anansi: New & Ancient African Tales by Ivana Akotowaa Ofori
Anansi is and always has been a trickster. He is cunning, playful, smart and anarchistic. Immortal.
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
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,