Ghoulish Books

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Weirdo transgressive horror fiction for perverts. Based in Minneapolis.

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Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· 6d

uh, Jess Hagemann's MOTHER-EATING just got rec'd by a pulitzer prize winner in the goddamn new york times. no big deal 🫡 snag your copy here: ghoulish.rip/product/moth... source: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

the 50 best thrillers of the 21st century. daniel kraus's ballot. includes MOTHER-EATING

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· 6d

Publication update: PENITENTS by @mads.haus will now be published October 13. Thank you for your patience as we continue resettling in Minneapolis. 💚 Pre-order: ghoulish.rip/product/peni...

publication update about penitents coming out in october 13

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· 19d

One of Us horror book fair. Iowa City. September 5th.

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Jul 12

CONGRATULATIONS TO NADIA BULKIN FOR WINNING A SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD FOR HER COLLECTION, ISSUES WITH AUTHORITY! WE ARE SO INCREDIBLY PLEASED!!! HELL YES!!! AHHHHHH! @nadiabulkin.bsky.social

the jacket for issues with authority by nadia bulkin

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Jun 18

Ghoulish Books will be closed on Friday, June 19 and reopen Saturday, June 20 (12-8pm).

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Jun 18

GHOULISH BOOKS CO-FOUNDER @interrobangbus.bsky.social IS MOVING TO MINNESOTA. WE HAVE LISTED MANY USED (AND RARE!) BOOKS FROM MAX’S PERSONAL COLLECTION IN OUR WEBSTORE. ALL PROCEEDS GO TOWARD MOVING & LIVING COSTS. BOOKS: ghoulish.rip/product-cate... MOVIES: www.ebay.com/usr/maboot-6...

GHOULISH BOOKS CO-FOUNDER MAX BOOTH IS MOVING TO MINNESOTA AT THE END OF THE MONTH. WE HAVE LISTED MANY USED (AND RARE!) BOOKS FROM MAX’S PERSONAL COLLECTION IN OUR WEBSTORE. ALL PROCEEDS GO TOWARD MOVING & LIVING COSTS.

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Jun 12

bookshop assistant at the end of a long shift

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Jun 1

🚨🚨🚨 Deeply unfair and fucked up for San Antonio’s pride center to lose its HQ during pride month. Please consider donating to their emergency fund! givebutter.com/san-antonio-...

Pride Center
San Antonio
DEAR COMMUNITY.
WE'RE MOVING!
AND WE NEED YOUR HELP TO KEEP THE CENTER OPEN!

Pride Center
San Antonio
WE HAVE TO MOVE BY JUNE 30TH
Our current building is being redeveloped, and we must leave our space by the last day of Pride Month.
WE FOUND A NEW TEMPORARY HOME
SAF
AIDS FOUNDATION
Thanks to the San Antonio AIDS
Foundation, we're moving into a new community space with room to grow.

Pride Center
San Antonio
WE LOST OVER $200K IN FEDERAL FUNDING
Political attacks on LGBTQ+ organizations are impacting queer spaces across the country, including here in San Antonio.
WE NEED TO RAISE $100K
Your donation helps cover:
• moving expenses
• ADA improvements
• furniture & supplies
• repairs & cleaning
• keeping the Center open

SAN ANTONIO DESERVES A PRIDE CENTER
EMERGENCY FUNDRAISER
HELP
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Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· May 25

readers who have taken a chance on Shannon Riley's POCKETKNIFE KITTY have all agreed on at least one thing: "gross as fuck" get it here: ghoulish.rip/product/pock...

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· May 24

"...a gore-soaked howl captured on decaying VHS, the cursed tape from The Ring by way of a psychedelic gut-stomping SOV horror flick. It'll cave your skull in." —Trevor Henderson get DECREPIT RITUAL through the ghoulish webstore: ghoulish.rip/product/decr... @goresorcerer.bsky.social

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· May 20

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Exciting things are happening in the twin cities

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· May 9

Attention Frederick ghouls! Our very own @thejessmchugh.bsky.social will be slinging her Ghoulish books at the Sandbox Brewery tomorrow for their Mother’s Day Mini Market! 12pm-5pm!

Rabbits in the garden and hares in the hedgerow

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· May 4

"These tales are gripping, frightening, & affectionate, but they refuse easy, escapist answers in their acute, layered dissections of dispiritingly recognizable contemporary ills." — @ruemorguemag.bsky.social @nadiabulkin.bsky.social's ISSUES WITH AUTHORITY: ghoulish.rip/product/issu...

These tales
are gripping, frightening, and affectionate, but they refuse easy, escapist answers
in their acute,
layered dissections
of dispiritingly recognizable contemporary ills.
—RUE MORGUE
(DEJAN OGNJANOVIĆ)

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· May 3

just restocked our goosebumps section at the shop!

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Apr 25

happy indie bookstore day! we opened the shop at 8am today and we won't close until 8pm. everything is 15% off both in-store and on our webstore. shop online: ghoulish.rip

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Apr 24

happy fiesta, san antonio :)

Sandwich sign that says HAPPY FIESTA! ABOLISH ICE AND EVERYTHING THOSE COWARDLY FUCKS REPRESENT

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Apr 8

ghouls! it's been a weird week of website glitches and nuclear war threats. you might have missed we also revealed Evangeline Gallagher's gnarly cover art for Madeline Blondeau's debut novel PENITENTS! available for pre-order now: ghoulish.rip/product/peni... @mads.haus @egallagher.bsky.social

the cover for penitents featuring a naked woman with a hole in her chest and blood exploding everywhere

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Mar 26

cover reveal next month but in the meantime, have you heard of @mads.haus's debut novel PENITENTS? a gnarly, trans tribute to New French Extreme cinema & ’70s grindhouse horror set on the rain-slicked coast of the Pacific Northwest! it's gonna rock your world. pre-order: ghoulish.rip/product/peni...

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Mar 23

We are thrilled to announce Emma E. Murray's DECAY CHAIN, a psychological horror novel following an aspiring family annihilator, in which a father of three decides to escape his boring suburban life once and for all. Coming April 2027 from Ghoulish Books. Pre-order here: ghoulish.rip/product/deca...

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Mar 21

We are delighted to announce the feel-bad book of the year: Adam Michael Kozak's HOME SICK HOME. Coming this October from Ghoulish Books! All paperback pre-orders come with a signed book sticker from the author: ghoulish.rip/product/home... @burialgrid.bsky.social

Adam Michael Kozak‘s HOME SICK HOME, in which a young family abandons a life marred by city crime and poverty in exchange for an idyllic homestead in rural Texas, only to find themselves haunted by a mysterious and dehumanizing malevolence that slowly tears the family asunder over a torturous span of decades, pitched as FRAILTY meets SILENT SPRING…

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Mar 14

come down to the shop! we're selling a bunch of cool movies today only! many are out of print & rare.

film nerds rejoice one day only pop up sale ghoulish books san antonio

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Mar 13

Today only! Everything in our shop (and webstore) is 13% off! We are an indie horror publishing company *and* horror bookstore. Come on down (or log in!). Webstore: www.ghoulish.rip Physical address: 628 S. Saint Marys, Suite 102, San Antonio, TX

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Mar 12

Tomorrow! Everything in our shop (and webstore) will be 13% off! Come on down (or log in!). Physical address: 628 S. Saint Marys, Suite 102, San Antonio, TX Webstore: www.ghoulish.rip

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Mar 11

"Queer, horny, heartfelt, and absolutely soaked in goo, COSMIC DYKE PATROL is the rare 'romantic body-horror action adventure' that actually delivers: feral host-and-creature symbiosis, brutal set pieces, and cosmic pests that don’t play nice." — The Blog Without a Face ghoulish.rip/product/cosm...

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Feb 27

Max Booth, co-founder of Ghoulish Books, launched a new Patreon earlier this month! Support it if you're interested in literally anything. www.patreon.com/c/interroban... @interrobangbus.bsky.social

a graphic advertising max's patreon (patreon.com/interrobangbus) with max's head impaled on a stick. text surrounds it: INTERNET COMEDY! FIGHT LESSONS! ESSAYS! REVIEWS! STORIES! TRAUMA DUMPING! BOOK EXCERPTS! LIFE ADVICE! PODCASTS! WRITING GUIDES! COMICS! PUBLISHING SECRETS! LISTS! INTERVIEWS! SNEAK PEEKS! CRIES FOR HELP! LIES!

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Feb 17

good enough lmao

our dirty sandwich sign with chalk on it that says BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOO all unhinged

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Feb 13

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an assortment of horror books and Halloween decorations

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Feb 13

Accountability post 😘 Donate here: www.standwithminnesota.com

Thank You, Ghoulish

Hello Ghoulish:

From all of us at Pillsbury United Communities, thank you for your generous gift of $500.00 on Friday, February 13, 2026. These are treacherous times. Because of you, we are able to move food and resources around our community to where they are needed most. Our goal in developing this fund is to offer you the option of extending your help in ways that will sustain families and add a bit of stability in these uncertain and dangerous times.

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Feb 13

Lor Gislason’s COSMIC DYKE PATROL is now in stock at our bookstore. All webstore preorders currently being packaged. It’s a beautiful time to be a fan of gross, goopy sex. @lormaggot.ca

Ghoulish Books@ghoulish· Feb 10

Well, ghouls! The time is finally here! Lor Gislason’s COSMIC DYKE PATROL is out now through Ghoulish Books. Glorious goopy sex! Romantic body horror! Strange otherworldly creatures! This book has it all! Get it here: ghoulish.rip/who-ya-gonna... @lormaggot.ca