Susan Snyder
Susan Snyder
2023-10-18
This store holds a treasure of horror books from non-fiction to children’s books to extreme horror. The owners are absolutely wonderful and welcoming. They have special events as well! You have to check them out!
Cynthia Pelayo
Cynthia Pelayo
2023-10-17
Very cool place! Great owner. Great books. They are super nice and knowledgeable. It’s very family friendly here. Just fair warning, The owner likes to dress like his dog. So, you may see him dressed in a dog suit from time to time,
Caleb Carroll
Caleb Carroll
2023-10-17
Some pretty professional ghouls in this joint. If you don't have the pleasure of stopping in physically they have a great online store!
Leslie Johnson
Leslie Johnson
2023-10-11
The staff are helpful and welcoming. Max, the owner is awesome (he is a horror author too)!! They have horror books that you won't find in other retail bookstores and a few signed copies. They carry spooky books for YA, middle, and kids too. This is my favorite bookstore!! 🤓🖤
Andrew Hilbert
Andrew Hilbert
2023-10-08
Great shop run by friendly people. My church is in the same lot and if I have any money left over from my offering to Jesus, I offer it to Satan right after. Update: it's still great especially the packed house for ghouls night out
Autumn rose
Autumn rose
2023-09-13
Probably the best bookstore I've ever been to. Found tons of great horror you'd never find in a mainstream bookshop, was absolutely THRILLED to find this place, always happy to find local bookstores in general but a horror focused one is just a dream come true.
Selena velazquez
Selena velazquez
2023-09-03
Went to visit this bookstore that I heard was amazingly spooky with a friendly atmosphere. It a nice cozy bookstore with tons of Horror books and one of them catching my eye immediately! The staff there was very nice and welcoming. They even hold A scary movie night at the end of each month and they offer free book marks to have. This is a win win in my books!
Zach Chapman
Zach Chapman
2023-08-29
Has all your spooky book needs! Great collection of horror comics, horror kids books and paperbacks from hell!
Andy Dominguez
Andy Dominguez
2023-06-20
This place is awesome!

 

Artwork by Betty Rocksteady.

Ghoulish Book Festival was launched by Max and Lori Booth in the spring of 2022 as an annual celebration of everything spooky. It is a three-day weekend bursting with book vendors, panels, live readings, and other fun events. Previous GBF Ghouls of Honor have included Cynthia Pelayo, Laurel Hightower, Shane McKenzie, Johnny Compton, Trevor Henderson, and V. Castro.

The next GBF will occur in 2024 on March 15, 16, 17.

The venue’s address: 525 S St Mary’s St, San Antonio, TX 78205

See our news announcement via The San Antonio Current.

Our 2024 Ghouls of Honor are Daniel Kraus, Jessica McHugh, and RJ Joseph.

Vendors: Ghoulish Books, October Nights Press, Little Ghosts Books, Broken River Books, Tenebrous Press, Salt Heart Press, Victoria Nations, Curious Corvid Publishing, Grace R. Reynolds, Madness Heart Press, Preston Fassel, Robert Saucedo, Tom Deady, Matthew M. Bartlett, Wile E. Young, Wesley Southard, Celso Hurtado, Chris Panatier, Tiffany Meuret, L.P. Hernandez, Michael Tichy, Sonora Taylor, Andrew Hilbert, My Horror Confessional, and House of Blood.

Although the vendor room is free to the public, badges are required to attend the panels and readings.

Purchase your GBF ’24 badge HERE.

Although not mandatory, masking will still be highly encouraged during our upcoming Ghoulish Book Festival. Please consider the safety of our disabled and/or immunocompromised ghouls! We all want to have a good, spooky time together. (A limited amount of KN95s will be available at our check-in area.)

HOTEL LINK (with GBF-rate auto added). Note: if no rooms are available, please notify us at ghoulishbookfest@gmail.com. It’s possible the hotel isn’t actually sold out and we might just need to request additional room blocks from our hotel contact.

Vendor tables are SOLD OUT for 2024.

FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE

PARKING: Please note that parking is free at the venue only on Saturday and Sunday. On Friday, the lot is reserved for locals who have parking passes only. However, there is an affordable parking lot across the street from the venue.

Got a question? Contact us at ghoulishbookfest@gmail.com.

 

by registering to this event, you are agreeing to the following…

GHOULISH BOOK FESTIVAL ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICY

Ghoulish Book Festival is dedicated to providing a harassment-free convention experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of convention attendees in any form. Attendees violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the convention without a refund at the discretion of the festival staff. We also reserve the right to refuse admission from known harassers.

Reporting harassment: If you witness or experience any form of harassment while attending Ghoulish Book Festival, please email us at ghoulishbookfest@gmail.com. All staff members will also be clearly visible by their badges and clothing.

COVID

While current Bexar County regulations prohibit mask and vaccine mandates, we strongly encourage attendees to be fully vaccinated and wear a mask while at the festival. Note: county regulations may change by the time of the festival, so please check back for updates.

REFUNDS

There will be no refunds on vendor tables or convention badges after December 31, 2023.

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