Ghoulish Books Membership

What's in the box: The site does not say what a membership delivers, but the press publishes transgressive horror novels, novellas, story collections and the Ghoulish Tales magazine, and it also sells merch.

Ghoulish Books is an award-winning small press based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It describes its catalogue as weirdo transgressive horror fiction for perverts, and that tone shows up everywhere, from book titles like Mother-Eating and Cosmic Dyke Patrol to a new shirt that reads GHOULISH BOOKS WILL KILL YOUR PARENTS. The press has real credibility: Nadia Bulkin's Issues with Authority won the Shirley Jackson Award for Superior Single-Author Story Collection. The problem for subscription shoppers is that the main site does not explain how the membership works. It gives no tiers, no delivery schedule and no description of what each shipment holds. The site links to a Patreon and a Discord, which is probably where ongoing support happens, so check those before you commit. If you just want the books, the store sells novels, novellas, short story collections and the Ghoulish Tales magazine, and pre-orders come with signed bookplate stickers from the authors. Recent changes are also worth knowing about. The press closed its San Antonio bookstore, moved to Minneapolis and redesigned its website, and it has warned that some recent orders were delayed by the move. Readers who love extreme, queer and boundary-pushing horror will find a lot to like here. Readers who want a predictable, clearly defined monthly box may find the setup frustrating.