Come down to our bookshop after hours, from 7pm-10pm, for a fun, comfy ghouls' night out. This is a FREE, non-ticketed event. Most of our inventory will be 10% off, and any purchases above $50 will be gifted free swag bags and ARCs (advance reading copies) while supplies last. Any purchase $25+ will be entered […]
The GHOULISH BOOK CLUB continues with December's pick: CANDY CAIN KILLS by Brian McAuley! Oh what fun it is to DIE! When Austin’s parents drag him and his little sister Fiona to a remote cottage for Christmas, he’s less than thrilled about the forced bonding exercise. But after learning that their holiday getaway was the […]
San Antonio local horror writer Johnny Compton will be in-person at Ghoulish Books on Friday, December 12th from 1pm-4pm to sign copies of his new story collection MIDNIGHT SOMEWHERE and his previous two novels DEVILS KILL DEVILS and THE SPITE HOUSE. GHOULS! We have had to reschedule Johnny Compton's book signing tomorrow to Friday, January 2nd. […]
First Friday Frights is a new monthly reading event at Ghoulish Books (San Antonio’s very own horror bookstore)! On the first Friday of every month, three different writers will read spooky stories to an audience in the backyard area of Ghoulish Books. This is an OUTDOOR EVENT, so please dress accordingly. The readings will begin […]
The GHOULISH BOOK CLUB continues with January's pick: THE MONSTER OF ELENDHAVEN by Jennifer Giesbrecht! Jennifer Giesbrecht paints a darkly compelling fantasy of revenge in The Monster of Elendhaven, a tale about murder, a monster, and the sorcerer who loves both. The city of Elendhaven sulks on the edge of the ocean, racked by plague, abandoned […]
Come join us in-person or online for a Friday the 13th sale! 13% off all merchandise! Perks exclusive to in-person shopping include: A FREE magnet when your total is $25.00 or more (before taxes) A FREE bumper sticker when your total is $50.00 or more (before taxes) A FREE t-shirt when your total is $100.00 […]
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The GHOULISH BOOK CLUB continues with March's pick: MIDNIGHT SOMEWHERE by Johnny Compton! From Bram Stoker® Award-nominated author Johnny Compton, Midnight Somewhere is a frightening collection of thought-provoking stories perfect for fans of Stephen King's Night Shift, Tananarive Due's The Wishing Pool, and the work of Junji Ito. A man gets into a car that can take him anywhere […]
The GHOULISH BOOK CLUB continues with April's pick: FROST BITE by Angela Sylvaine! Midwestern Mayhem! Remember the '90s? Well...the town of Demise, North Dakota doesn't, and they're living in the year 1997. That's because an alien worm hitched a ride on a comet, crash-landed in the town's trailer park, and is now infecting animals with a […]
The GHOULISH BOOK CLUB continues with May's pick: Wife Shaped Bodies by Laura Cranehill Sorrowland meets Manhunt in this literary horror debut in which an isolated newlywed—covered in mushroom growths like all the other wives in her community—strikes a precarious balance between following her husband’s strict rules and pursuing an intense connection with a woman who makes her […]