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https://ghoulish.rip Horror small press (est. 2012) & spooky indie bookstore (est. 2023) based in San Antonio, TX | Magazine: Ghoulish Tales | Ghoulish Book Festival Oct. 16-17 2026
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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · Aug 5
Hey it’s us
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San Antonio Current @sacurrent.bsky.social · Aug 5
The bookshop, located on St. Mary's Street in the heart of downtown, specializes in all that goes bump in the night.
Spooky new San Antonio bookshop Ghoulish Books is lifting up queer horror
The bookshop, located on St. Mary's Street in the heart of downtown, specializes in all that goes bump in the night.
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max @fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social · 18h
read this
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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 18h
The latest issue of The Ghoulish Times is OUT NOW! Let's mourn the loss of purple ketchup, together. buttondown.com/ghoulish/arc...
The Ghoulish Times | 10.12.25
Hello and welcome to the latest issue of The Ghoulish Times. My name is Max Booth and this is our free newsletter about all things GHOULISH. Meaning, of...
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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 18h
The latest issue of The Ghoulish Times is OUT NOW! Let's mourn the loss of purple ketchup, together. buttondown.com/ghoulish/arc...
The Ghoulish Times | 10.12.25
Hello and welcome to the latest issue of The Ghoulish Times. My name is Max Booth and this is our free newsletter about all things GHOULISH. Meaning, of...
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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 18h
The latest issue of The Ghoulish Times is OUT NOW! Let's mourn the loss of purple ketchup, together. buttondown.com/ghoulish/arc...
The Ghoulish Times | 10.12.25
Hello and welcome to the latest issue of The Ghoulish Times. My name is Max Booth and this is our free newsletter about all things GHOULISH. Meaning, of...
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max @fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social · 18h
shoutout to the woman who stormed into the shop last night because of this sign and called me a little bitch for refusing to debate her about it and said she couldn’t wait for us to die lmao
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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 5d
Chalkboard sign that’s says BANNING BOOKS ONLY MAKES US SCARIER
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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 18h
Find us in Austin, TX today at Distribution Hall! We will have a Ghoulish Books table!
LITTLE GAY SHOP HARRARS HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL SHOP 90₽ LOCAL VENDORS TARTISTS DOGGY COSTUME CONTEST FREE DRINKS SUNDAY OCT. 12 FREE & •OPEN TO ALL 11AM AT DISTRIBUTION HALL LEARN MORE AT THELITTLEGAYSHOP.COM
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max @fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social · 1d
ICYMI I returned to blogging this week:

Get in, loser. We’re going blogging.
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The Horror Punchline
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Bookshop Confessions
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10 Movies
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a graphic featuring two illustrations of me in various states of death and decay. the title is ANOTHER DAY IN PARASITES and the subtitle is THE INTERNET GRAVEYARD OF MAX BOOTH III. the url is fuckmaxbooth.com
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max @fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social · 1d
for the weekend crowd, i wrote a thing about movies on the new blog www.talesfromthebooth.com/2025/10/10/1...
10 Movies to Get to Know Me
Wherein Max overthinks a simple social media repost game.
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max @fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social · 2d
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screenshot of my site. the blog post is called "10 Movies to Get to Know Me"
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🎃 Matthew Jack-o'-lantern 🎃 @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · 2d
Bob's vampire novel THE SMALL HOURS is a blast (out now from @ghoulish.bsky.social), and we had a great time talking about vampires and LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH. Look for it next week!
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The Scares That Shaped Us @scaresshapedus.bsky.social · 2d
NEXT WEEK:

@bobpastorella.com of @thisishorror.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his new novel THE SMALL HOURS, and we dive into an indie vampire classic with LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH!

Episode drops 10/15 at Noon Central!
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The Scares That Shaped Us @scaresshapedus.bsky.social · 2d
NEXT WEEK:

@bobpastorella.com of @thisishorror.bsky.social joins the show to talk about his new novel THE SMALL HOURS, and we dive into an indie vampire classic with LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH!

Episode drops 10/15 at Noon Central!
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🎃 Matthew Jack-o'-lantern 🎃 @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · 2d
As someone who knows Max, let me say this list absolutely checks out. Also it's full of bangers.
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max @fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social · 2d
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screenshot of my site. the blog post is called "10 Movies to Get to Know Me"
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Lara Alonso Corona (they/them) @laraacorona.bsky.social · 2d
Reading this right now, by the way! I loved Bulkin's "She said destroy" &always felt the author deserved to become a big cult name. So far, so excellently unsettling.
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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 22d
Come for the alpha bitches, stay for the unholy vibes. ISSUES WITH AUTHORITY is out now through Ghoulish Books. Get it here: ghoulish.rip/product/issu...

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trope graphic for ISSUES WITH AUTHORITY - "everything is fine" dog, lawful evil, unholy vibes, face-monster turn, bureaucratic hellscape, existential crisis, alpha bitch, cursed media
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O F Cieri @ossuary.bsky.social · 2d
VOID
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noted bones haver @noted.bones.haver.maia.cash · 2d
ive been reading this today bc of course it's right up my alley. i feel a kindred spirit with mr bones. also it's trans as fuck lmao those are my two whole things: having bones & being trans
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max @fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social · 3d
i wrote a book about a small press getting cursed with an unsolicited manuscript submission. it's very scary. you should read it.

buy a signed & personalized copy here: ghoulish.rip/product/i-be...
the jacket art for i believe in mister bones
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max @fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social · 3d
A bookshop customer asks the important questions. www.talesfromthebooth.com/2025/10/09/b...
Bookshop Confessions: “What do you believe in, then?”
A bookshop customer asks the important questions.
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max @fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social · 3d
i wrote a book about a small press getting cursed with an unsolicited manuscript submission. it's very scary. you should read it.

buy a signed & personalized copy here: ghoulish.rip/product/i-be...
the jacket art for i believe in mister bones
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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 3d
More MOTHER-EATING coverage!

"In this modern retelling of Marie Antoinette's reign, readers are taken to the accessible setting of Austin TX. Instead of giving her daughter away, Resa Habsburg sells Mary Toni to a religious sex cult in exchange for a TV deal."

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4 Terrifying New Releases from Indie and Small Presses in October 2025
Looking for your next horror read? Here are four October 2025 indie and small press releases you won't want to miss.
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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 3d
"This modern retelling of Marie Antoinette's reign [Jess Hagemann's MOTHER-EATING] takes place in Austin TX. Instead of marrying her daughter off to King Louis, Resa Habsburg sells Mary Toni to a pseudo-religious torture-happy sex cult for a TV contract.."

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What Fresh Horrors Await?
Inexplicable events and twisted relationships. Doomed places and haunted spaces. An impending sense of doom permeates the pages of good horror novels. Are you ready for it? Here are twenty new and soo...
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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 3d
"[ISSUES WITH AUTHORITY] dabbles in the paranoia and abuses of power happening in our everyday lives. Bulkin takes the dial of these concepts and turns it up to the max."

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6 Recent & Upcoming Knockout Horror Short Story Collections
Dabble in the abuses of power that happen everyday, read about Halloween pranks going horribly wrong, and more
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max @fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social · 3d
includes my story "AITA for setting my dad's trailer on fire?"
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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 3d
Pick up our Shirley Jackson Award-winning anthology, Why Didn't You Just Leave, if you like your ghost stories dark, scary, and smart. #halloween #ghosts #horror
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Why Didn't You Just Leave paperback | Cursed Morsels Press
It's the question asked of any story about a haunting: why didn't you just leave? But if accounts of people who have stayed in haunted houses are any indication … it's never that simple.In...
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Abra Staffin-Wiebe @abracanabra.bsky.social · 3d
Ghoulish Tales @ghoulish.bsky.social wants fun horror stories, pays $.10/word, no reprints, due 10/17/25. 🧵1/4

#AmWriting #Horror #AmWritingHorror #WritingCommunity #SubmissionCall

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Ghoulish Tales Reopens for Submissions (9/17-10/17 2025) – GHOULISH
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🪱💀mindy💀🪱 [dirt ceremony era] @garbagesauce.bsky.social · 4d
creep us out! make us go "eep!" make us squirm in disgusted delight! make us turn into that dean pelton "this better not awaken anything in me" meme! make us gag! make us wonder what the hell is the matter with you (complimentary)!
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max @fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social · 25d
okay send @garbagesauce.bsky.social and me some deranged shit
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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 25d
Ghoulish Tales has reopened submissions until October 17, 2025. Nothing longer than 5k words. Payment is 10c per word. Full guidelines here: ghoulish.rip/ghoulish-tal...
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max @fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social · 4d
buy this fucking shirt
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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 4d
you can only pre-order this design throughout the month, then we're delisting it again. printed locally.
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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 8d
BANNING BOOKS ONLY MAKES US SCARIER. T-shirts, tanks, and bags available to pre-order throughout October only. Get yours reserved here: ghoulish.rip/product-cate...
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