In today's #bookmail: @nadiabulkin.bsky.social's new three-novella collection, ISSUES WITH AUTHORITY, has arrived! And could there be a more timely title? Speedily delivered by @ghoulish.bsky.social⚡

Here is Jess Hagemann reading from MOTHER-EATING yesterday at Fantastic Fest during our book fair! Pre-order a SIGNED copy on our webstore before it officially releases next month! ghoulish.rip/product/moth...

You lunatics bought every single book we had of Clay’s in stock

Big ol’ photo dump of my Fantastic Fest experience. I had the best time…

Got some @ghoulish.bsky.social in the mail today. @michaelallenrose.bsky.social

Ghoulish art on a package from @ghoulish.bsky.social

Hey folks, we're in THE SMALL HOURS before the rapture (see what I did there, hahaha ... ha ... erm) and you still have time to pre-order my debut novel. Amazing cover art by @bettyrocksteady.bsky.social pre-order here: ghoulish.rip/product/the-... Sept 30th from @ghoulish.bsky.social.

Still two hours left at @ghoulish.bsky.social Book Fair, #FantasticFest people! I bought stuff from @claymcleod.bsky.social, @joshrountree.bsky.social, and Jess Hagemann, and got to say hi to @philnobilejr.bsky.social and @crazysexyghoul.bsky.social! It's a fun time!

Today!

"HAGEMANN MIGHT BE THE BEST HORROR WRITER IN AMERICA." — @danielkraus.com, after reading Jess Hagemann's upcoming novel MOTHER-EATING, which you can pre-order signed & personalized copies of through our webstore: ghoulish.rip/product/moth... Hell yes. Fuck yes, even.

yooooo

Trying to decide if I read the “yoga studio becomes a yawning void” or “Britney spears as queer icon” or “poetry as a metaphor for the pandemic” poem at the @ghoulish.bsky.social Fantastic Fest reading. Unrelated: the hair gloss I did last night ended up way dark so the goth is gothing

Jess Hagemann's first novel HEADCHEESE was an amazing piece of work - can't wait to see what she's gone up with this time!

Just pre-ordered it: that ⬇️ and the synopsis were enough for me 🤘🏼

Jess Hagemann's "Headcheese" was one of the more interesting novels I've read in the past few years. I'm excited to see what she's been up to since then.

"HAGEMANN MIGHT BE THE BEST HORROR WRITER IN AMERICA." — @danielkraus.com, after reading Jess Hagemann's upcoming novel MOTHER-EATING, which you can pre-order signed & personalized copies of through our webstore: ghoulish.rip/product/moth... Hell yes. Fuck yes, even.

we spent the day packaging books. if you think it's a quick process, consider we hand-stamp envelopes, write thank-you notes on receipts, & include stickers/bookmarks. it's these personal touches that make us stand out from soul-less corporations like amazon. thank you for supporting indie horror.

Drove on down to @ghoulish.bsky.social and snagged the last copy they had of You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White! I’m so excited to start October off right!

tag yourself I'm "EVERYTHING IS FINE" DOG

Bulkin is phenomenal

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... @nadiabulkin.bsky.social

COME GET YOUR BOOKS SIGNED BY LAURA CREEDLE FROM 2PM-5PM

Today at Ghoulish Books! Find Laura Creedle signing copies of her new novel THE DEEP WELL from 2pm-5pm (or… until we run out of books!)

Issues With Authority by @nadiabulkin.bsky.social arrived today. Red Skies in the Morning was utterly haunting. I can't wait to read the other two tales. Thanks @ghoulish.bsky.social!

we spent the day packaging books. if you think it's a quick process, consider we hand-stamp envelopes, write thank-you notes on receipts, & include stickers/bookmarks. it's these personal touches that make us stand out from soul-less corporations like amazon. thank you for supporting indie horror.

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Round 2: packaging webstore orders for @nadiabulkin.bsky.social’s ISSUES WITH AUTHORITY (out now through Ghoulish Books!) ghoulish.rip/nadia-bulkin...

Fresh batch of new stock at the shop! Come on down to Ghoulish Books and splurge on some spookiness…

DON'T send us this stuff but DO send us other stuff

the joy i felt after coming up with this event name

We are in Austin this weekend at Fantastic Fest, come say hi Monday at the Ghoulish Book Fair!

Reminder I will be at LIL GHOSTS FEST chilling with @ghoulish.bsky.social and also reading from my upcoming novella COSMIC DYKE PATROL!! u cannot miss me. I have pink hair. @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social

Attending Fantastic Fest this weekend? Stop by the Highball on Monday from 11am-4pm for the GHOULISH BOOK FAIR! Spooky book vendors! Chaotic live readings! See ya there, ghouls!

hey stop what you're doing and spend a couple minutes reading this, thanks

The latest issue of our newsletter, The Ghoulish Times, has just gone out. Inside expect news about upcoming events, recent book releases, and our new open call for GHOULISH TALES submissions. buttondown.com/ghoulish/arc...

😍 2 GHOULS 1 MIC 😍 ghoulish.rip/event/2-ghou...

Ghouls! Join us THIS SATURDAY! Laura Creedle will be at Ghoulish Books signing books from 2pm-5pm. Her new novel, THE DEEP WELL, is out now!

okay send @garbagesauce.bsky.social and me some deranged shit

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...

A customer brought in their pet pig today and immediately we would die for him. WE LOVE YOU, BACON BITS! Return soon!

snagged this so quick

another benefit of publishing a book like @nadiabulkin.bsky.social's ISSUES WITH AUTHORITY (out now!) is you discover an incredible musician like Mitski (two novellas are titled after Mitski songs) & start obsessing over her albums. BURY ME AT MAKEOUT CREEK and PUBERTY 2 especially. wow wow wow

Just ordered @nadiabulkin.bsky.social's new collection ISSUES WITH AUTHORITY which dropped yesterday! Happy book birthday, Nadia! Available from publisher @ghoulish.bsky.social! ghoulish.rip/product/issu...

Hey, *I’m* a problem woman who struggles with authority and the horror of having a body! If that sounds like you too, check out this collection—I just got my copy, can’t wait to get into it! 🖤

I loved Nadia Bulkin's first story collection, SHE SAID DESTROY, and this new collection is now in the stack of books that I'm looking forward to reading during my eagerly-awaited Spring 2026 sabbatical.

Something I've been thinking about a lot, lately. You can pick it up here, if you want. I would love it if you did! ghoulish.rip/product/issu...

I named this collection ISSUES WITH AUTHORITY bc, OTOH, they're about problem women scratching against the powers-that-be (the state, society, fate) - but they're also about the consequences of power, the tug-of-war between chaos and order: the issues within authority, no matter who's in charge.

"Red Skies in the Morning," first published by Dim Shores, is about two sisters - one pragmatist, one idealist - struggling to find purpose in a world overrun by "Ring"-style chain curses. But really it's about our existence in a cold, uncaring universe, and the different ways we deal with that.

"Your Next Best American Girl," first published by Crystal Lake, is about a pageant contestant struggling with self-confidence, stiff competition, and the suspicion that her body is falling apart. My take on body horror, or rather the horror of having a body.