Filthy Loot
@filthyloot
Misfit Fictions Ames, IA, EST. 2018 Ira Rat, Curator filthyloot.com
I was flipping through this book of essays by DiTrapano, nerding out over design choices (I don’t see you having a better hobby), when the very first thing that jumped out at me was a reference to the Olivia Newton-John movie Xanadu! Serendipity? Xanadu, Pennsylvania comes out tomorrow!
Going to Indianapolis next month. What museums, bookstores, record stores and oddities places do I need to go to? I've already been to the Vonnegut museum on my way through to the first Voidcon.
LET’S WELCOME SPECIAL GUEST: Gabbie Hanks is a former librarian, who now works for the government. She is an avid psychological suspense reader and loves to write gripping, twisty thrillers.
One of US Sept 5th, Iowa City. LET’S WELCOME SPECIAL GUEST: DANIEL KRAUS is a New York Times bestselling writer of novels, TV, and film. His novel Angel Down was the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner, a New York Times Top 10 Book of 2025 ,and a national bestseller.
Do you live in the Midwest? Are you a horror creative? You have until tomorrow 🫣 (July 15) to enter the lottery for a table at One of Us: Horror Book Fair. We're looking for more than authors and publishers, and we're hoping to build an even more diverse mix of horror creatives.
I can't tell you how excited I am to be going back to Bobzbay next week! It's one of my favorite bookstores I've ever been to, and I've been to a lot. 🤓
This week only (or until I remember to take it down), you can get both Wax and Wane and Fleischerei by @miseryvulture.bsky.social for just $20. This is a deal that you don't want to miss out on. Find it now on our “specials” page.
Periodic reminder that we still have a few SIGNED copies of Baby Bruise available. If you already have that one, you’ve have permission to go pick up Danielle’s other books as well. As always, please support Filthy Loot authors, even if we didn’t publish their other work. 🙏
ANTHOLOGY SALE! Tell your friends, or depending on how you feel about us... tell your enemies!
There are many reasons books come out a little off*, and I would not feel right selling them at full price. That's why for a limited time our crooked covers and bent corners can be yours for only $3. Link at the top of the Filthy Loot page. SHARE! PA-LEEEEZE! * mostly corporate sabotage. 🤫
Staying in Austin for a couple of days next week, any suggestions? My list is already pretty long, but you never know!
Featuring poems and short stories by Kate Durbin, Brian Alan Ellis, Shane Jesse Christmass, Alex Osman, Garth Miró, Charlene Elsby, Maggie Von Sacher, Robbie Coburn and photographs by Alex Osman and cover photo by David Catalano. 🥰
Our latest anthology, New Meat in a Clean Room, blends existentialism, transgressive fiction, and body horror— see: BodyPunk (BAH-dee-puhngk)—with post-punk, hauntological, and industrial vibes. Featuring Joe Koch, Edwin Callihan, Sam Richard, Charlene Elsby, Justin Lutz, and Brendan Vidito.
We don’t often dive into extreme horror, but if you like your horror a little F—d up—but still has something to say —Jon Steffens is absolutely your man. He was also the first author to ever trust me with their novella, so either way you feel about Filthy Loot, you have him to blame.
Hitting the road soon for @voidcon.bsky.social! I’ve been tabling for about three years now, and it still doesn’t feel like I’ve perfected what to bring. People who've been tabling longer, any things/tricks that have made your life easier?
DM us—we’re starting a store list on our page. The #1 question we get is “Does any store in ______ have copies?” and right now our answer is usually just awkward silence. Also, if you’re a shop interested in carrying us…please send us a message.
Sale on the site, $9.99 for any anthology, or book by Jon Steffens or Ira Rat. It's the... um... International Left-Handers Day (week) Sale? Does that sound like a thing?
Follow the link on the Filthy Loot website for... a little bit more information.
If you haven't heard, we're having to do a lottery for table space for ONE OF US. If you live in the midwest and want to sell your wears at this event, SIGN UP NOW. (LINK INK COMMENT)
Hey Illinois friends! I’ll be at the Chicago Zine Fest this Saturday, selling... zines! Several for sale for the first time! We’ll have all our zines/chapbooks available, except for the OOP ones. I'll also be in Chicago on Friday, but sorry, not wherever you are!
MIDWEST Horror writers who want to drive to Iowa City to table at a horror event. The entry for the lottery is now open! Even if you have just one book, you're welcome! Look for the previous post, as putting the URL in it might have limited its reach.
Doing a pop up/signing at @bobzbay.bsky.social next Saturday. I’m not saying everyone needs to be there. Just if you live in Illinois.
@miseryvulture.bsky.social's new book Fleischerei is coming out soon! See what @charleneelsby.bsky.social has to say about it.
Pre-Order Now! Shipping May 31, 2025 Passively suicidal and deeply masochistic, Órfhlaith numbs herself with compulsive fantasies. When she becomes infatuated with her sickly colleague, Arnaud, the pair embark on a romance of mutilation. @miseryvulture.bsky.social
Two new books are coming out from Filthy Loot / Talented Perverts. So Tender a Killer by @matthewkinlin.bsky.social and Fleischeri by @miseryvulture.bsky.social | Both of these books are too good, too unique to fit into a social media post. You're just going to have to read them. 😍