The Ghoulish Times | 08.24.24
Hello and welcome to the latest issue of The Ghoulish Times. My name is Max Booth and this is my free newsletter.
For those just joining us now—I am the co-founder and head editor of Ghoulish Books, which is both a small press and indie bookstore specializing in the horror genre. I also write my own books (and the occasional screenplay) and host a couple podcasts.
As promised on social media, anybody subscribed to our newsletter as of today will be gifted a free eBook. A little thank-you for supporting the press. Today, that complimentary book will be Like Real by Shelly Lyons, a truly fun novel about a man who loses his hand and falls in love.
This mind-bending body horror rom-com is a rollicking Cronenbergian gene splice of Idle Hands and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
If that sounds up your alley, click HERE to download the files. But act fast. The link will only be active until next Friday.
Also, if you read and enjoy the book, please consider leaving a review on Goodreads and Amazon. As silly as it sounds, it really does help!!!
NOWHERE BOOKSTORE EVENT
Today, at Nowhere Bookstore in San Antonio, I will be participating in an event with some local pals celebrating the upcoming spooky season. The event begins at 5pm and should wrap up around 8pm. If you’re in the area, stop on by!
Get Your Favorite Movie’s Poster Art Reimagined by Author Danger Slater
Provide proof that you’ve pre-ordered Danger Slater’s STARLET, and Danger Slater himself will recreate the poster art of your favorite movie with crayons and then mail it to you to hang on your fridge (US residences only).
Name one other author doing this. You can’t.
STARLET is available wherever books are sold. We recommend pre-ordering directly from our webstore.
Email Danger the order screenshot at danger_slater@yahoo.com, and make sure to let him know what movie you want him to draw!
GHOULISH GHOSTS
Here’s a video of me having a manic episode unboxing the first flipbook from Ghoulish Ghosts:
@ghoulishbookstore Ghoulish Ghosts presents ROOTS RUN DEEP and THE DILLO @LittleGhostsBooks
♬ original sound - Max Booth III
WHAT IF THERE WAS A GHOUL WHO STARTED PODCASTING AGAIN?
A GHOULISH Discussion About Gross Sentient Holes with Justin Lutz!
On the 200th episode of GHOULISH, Justin Lutz joins me to discuss his new novella, GIVE UNTO US, out now through Ghoulish Books. We also talk about the punk life, naming characters after people we know in real life, and what Justin’s mom thinks of the pus-as-lube sex scene from his book.
DOG EARS #06 – Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibes
On this week’s episode of DOG EARS, Max emphasizes the importance of atmosphere in horror fiction. Examples discussed during the recording: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, THE CIPHER (Kathe Koja), THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (Shirley Jackson), and “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (Joyce Carol Oates). They also explain the One Page Test often utilized while reading slush.
This Week’s Decayed Tape: SCARY TALES (1993)
On this week’s episode of DECAYED TAPES, we’re talking about the Baltimore-set shot-on-video horror anthology SCARY TALES!
AT LONG LAST, THE GHOULISH BOOKS SUBREDDIT
Yesterday I launched a Ghoulish subreddit. I don’t know why. I guess it felt like an unexplored community for the company and community. I think it’ll end up being a good idea? Or maybe it’ll be a colossal mistake! Time will tell.
If you’d like to join and hang out, you can find the Ghoulish Books subreddit HERE.
And, if you aren’t aware, we also have an extremely active Ghoulish Discord, which you can join HERE.
Okay. That’s enough for now. Back to work, all of you!
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