<![CDATA[AUTHOR BB CLIFFORD - Updates]]>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:50:11 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[How Dull The Apple Thuds]]>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 22:54:50 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/how-dull-the-apple-thudsI just recorded the audiobook version of How Dull The Apple Thuds, a short story inspired by The Juniper Tree (Brothers Grimm).

​Check it out on my new Substack channel.
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]]><![CDATA[Suburban horror]]>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:44:48 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/suburban-horrorWhether it is The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin), We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson), Carrie (Stephen King), or Just Like Home (Sarah Gailey), I cannot read enough suburban horror. As a result, I cannot stop writing about it. It taps into so many issues, including the horrors of pack mentality, that ethereal concept of self-identity, and the pressures of parenting.

What are the greatest suburban horror /thriller novels that you have read? Add your comments below or get in touch!

BB Clifford
]]><![CDATA[The audiobook of Cosplay]]>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 19:25:45 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/the-audiobook-of-cosplayCosplay: The Tale of Cynthia and The Fallen Mask. By BB Clifford.
 
This short story is inspired by The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter.
​Cosplay is an origin story for Cynthia Peters, a character from Malevolent Fairy, the final part of the Tangled Knot trilogy. 
 
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]]><![CDATA[A starburst of lights]]>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:33:39 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/a-starburst-of-lightsIf you are a fan of The Bloody Chamber, you will love Cosplay is a short story by BB Clifford. Here is an extract:

"A starburst of lights spattered from my opening door, and I almost retreated, letting my home consume me once more. I thought of the onslaught of attention that would greet me, from passers-by and their silent stares, their inquiring minds and their assessments, evaluations, and categorizations that always concluded with ‘clown’ or ‘misfit’ or ‘oddity.’"

Read Cosplay here.

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]]><![CDATA[Extract of Malevolent Fairy, the audiobook]]>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 20:45:02 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/extract-of-malevolent-fairy-the-audiobookThis is an extract of Malevolent Fairy, a novel by BB Clifford. Malevolent Fairy is part of the Tangled Knot trilogy.

​To read the full version of Malevolent Fairy, or any part of the Tangled Knot trilogy, go to bbclifford.com

BB Clifford
]]><![CDATA[Extract of Rainbow Warrior, the audiobook]]>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 23:12:52 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/extract-of-rainbow-warrior-the-audiobookThis is an extract of Rainbow Warrior, a novel by BB Clifford. Rainbow Warrior is part of the Tangled Knot trilogy.

To read the full version of Rainbow Warrior, or any part of the Tangled Knot trilogy, go to bbclifford.com
]]><![CDATA[The audiobook of Cutout]]>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 12:27:21 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/the-audiobook-of-cutoutCutout
The Wild Eyes of Jill Sinclair
 
This short story is inspired by The Daemon Lover by Shirley Jackson. Cutout is an origin story for Jill Sinclair, a character from Malevolent Fairy, the final part of the Tangled Knot trilogy.
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]]><![CDATA[A glitch in the matrix]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:28:05 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/a-glitch-in-the-matrixA glitch in the matrix, a glitch in the algorithm, everyone stuck on repeat. Or maybe in retreat.
“I’m not really here,” Ania muttered again, and then she wasn’t.

Malevolent Fairy is available now.

BB Clifford
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]]><![CDATA[This is how a horror story grows]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:07:41 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/this-is-how-a-horror-story-grows"As the shape of misogyny grows, she remains trapped by men and their acts and declarations that this growth inside her must be revered and protected. Ania is sixteen, barely a child herself, but she is still expected to protect this life that is growing inside of her. And if that means she must sacrifice her own life, then so be it.

This is how a horror story grows."

Malevolent Fairy Malevolent Fairyis available now.

BB Clifford
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]]><![CDATA[The story isn't over...]]>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:50:13 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/the-story-isnt-overThe story isn’t over.
When Eris Gall, that witch of suburbia, perished in the fire, Freya Marwood thought that she was safe. 
But evil never dies.
Are you ready for next release in the Tangled Knot series?
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]]><![CDATA[New release]]>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 13:57:06 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/new-release2601976Ready for the latest novel by BB Clifford? 

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]]><![CDATA[New release: How Dull the Apple Thuds]]>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 02:44:59 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/new-release-how-dull-the-apple-thudsAre you a fan of The Juniper Tree? If so, I have a great short story for you. 
 
How Dull the Apple Thuds is available to subscribers of my Patreon account.
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BB Clifford
Author of Tangled Knot, Rainbow Warrior, and Malevolent Fairy
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]]><![CDATA[The Summer of Suburbophobia]]>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:09:28 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/the-summer-of-suburbophobiaThis has been the summer of suburbophobia. Don't fall for the gloss of the toxic green lawns; there is no greater horror than the violent American suburbs.

Cosplay and Cutout are available now (exclusive to Patreon), and they are origin stories for characters from Malevolent Fairy.

Men Can't Be Witches, Surveillance, and The Savagery of Our Kind are short stories and they are out later this year. 

BB Clifford
]]><![CDATA[Are you a fan of The Bloody Chamber?]]>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:39:07 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/july-03rd-2025Are you a fan of Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber? If so, I have a great short story for you. 

Cosplay: The Tale of Cynthia and The Fallen Mask is an origin story for Cynthia Peters, a character from Malevolent Fairy, the final part of the Tangled Knot series.

This is very much a tribute to The Bloody Chamber, and I would love to hear your feedback.

Cosplay is exclusively available on Patreon. Subscribe to gain access to exclusive literary content.

BB Clifford
Author of Tangled Knot, Rainbow Warrior, and Malevolent Fairy
]]><![CDATA[Cutout: The Wild Eyes of Jill Sinclair]]>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 20:47:05 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/new-release-cutout-the-wild-eyes-of-jill-sinclairI am excited to publish Cutout: The Wild Eyes of Jill Sinclair, a short story inspired by The Daemon Lover by Shirley Jackson.

​Cutout is an origin story for Jill Sinclair, a character from Malevolent Fairy, the final part of the Tangled Knot series.

Cutout is exclusively available on Patreon. Subscribe to gain access to exclusive literary content.

BB Clifford
Author of Tangled Knot, Rainbow Warrior, and Malevolent Fairy
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]]><![CDATA[Another 5 star review]]>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 17:31:02 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/another-5-star-reviewYet another 5 star review for the audiobook version of Tangled Knot!
I loved narrating this book because I missed Eris and her passion for justice.
Watch this space for the audiobook versions of Rainbow Warrior and Malevolent Fairy, the second and third parts to the Tangled Knot series.

BB Clifford

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]]><![CDATA[Jump Scares Ginger Nuts Horror]]>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 14:38:06 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/jump-scares-ginger-nuts-horrorThanks to Ginger Nuts Horror for their review of Malevolent Fairy. Here is the review.

​Thanks also to Jump Scares for the shoutout. Here is the listing.

BB Clifford
Author of Malevolent Fairy, Rainbow Warrior, and Tangled Knot
]]><![CDATA[Cutout: A short story]]>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 23:23:00 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/cutout-a-short-storyI am excited to reveal the cover for Cutout: The Wild Eyes of Jill Sinclair, a short story that will be available on Patreon soon.
 
Inspired by The Daemon Lover by Shirley Jackson, Cutout is an origin story for Jill Sinclair, a character from Malevolent Fairy, the final part of the Tangled Knot trilogy.

​Sign up today for exclusive thriller and horror content.

BB Clifford
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]]><![CDATA[Tangled Knot is available on Audible]]>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:10:33 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/tangled-knot-is-available-on-audibleTangled Knot (the first in the Tangled Knot trilogy) is now available on Audible.
Even better...it is narrated by me, the author!

BB Clifford
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]]><![CDATA[Cats show you the truth]]>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 12:50:43 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/cats-show-you-the-truthWhat can I say? The cats have good taste.
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]]><![CDATA[Top 10 bestseller for LGBTQ+ literary fiction]]>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:58:53 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/top-10-bestseller-for-lgbtq-literary-fictionMalevolent Fairy is now a top 10 bestseller for LGBTQ+ literary fiction and LGBTQ horrors.
A great day to be a queer author.
Happy pride!

BB Clifford
Author of Malevolent Fairy, Rainbow Warrior, and Tangled Knot
]]><![CDATA[Publication alert! Malevolent Fairy is out today]]>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:00:30 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/publication-alert-malevolent-fairy-is-out-todayMalevolent Fairy is out today!

We Used to Live Here meets Lovely Bones in this tragic tale about a girl who is held against her will as she faces the greatest horror; a haunting by misogyny and all of its accomplices.

​WHEN ANIA WAKES UP IN A CAMP FOR TROUBLED SOULS, she has no memory of how she got there, and yet the people who surround her seem familiar. As if that wasn’t strange enough, the camp has been set up in an abandoned and derelict place.

Faced with violence from the outset, Ania tries to return home to the safety of her family, but her every effort to escape is met by a new obstacle, not least her reluctance to engage in conflict after years spent in the shadows of a wrathful mother and battle-lustful brother. A familiar voice whispers in her ear, suggesting that others are using her people-pleasing ways to manipulate her, but Ania isn’t sure if this voice is trying to help or keep her reduced to the shape of their will.

When one of the other campers goes missing, Ania fears that she is being stalked by a malevolent spirit. The forest groans, threatening to unleash something that is certain to overwhelm her if she dares to open her eyes to it. And another thing troubles her. As horrors grow and her story unfolds, she begins to question if the dangers really are out there, or if she is trapped inside the labyrinth of her mind.

Malevolent Fairy is available in paperback and ebook formats from all good book retailers.

BB Clifford
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]]><![CDATA[More reviews of Malevolent Fairy]]>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:02:24 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/more-reviews-of-malevolent-fairyGreat to see more reviews of Malevolent Fairy. 

Don't forget to leave your own review on Goodreads, Amazon, and all social media outlets.

BB Clifford
]]><![CDATA[Pride month]]>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:41:07 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/pride-monthThis Pride Month, please support queer authors.
]]><![CDATA[New release]]>Thu, 29 May 2025 16:26:17 GMThttps://www.bbclifford.com/updates/new-releaseThis book will wreck you in the best way possible.
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