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Chris ! @chrisshapedghost.bsky.social · 22h

Aaaaaah one of my favourite books is about to be available in print again!

🖤

Shortwave Publishing @shortwavebooks.bsky.social · 1d

Cover reveal time for CROSSROADS, the incredible novella from @laurelhightower.bsky.social!

This is the first cover reveal for our 2026 titles.

Cover art, design, and typography by @alandistro.bsky.social

CROSSROADS will be published in April 2026.
shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/cros...

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Chris ! @chrisshapedghost.bsky.social · 1d

One of the best parts of my job is getting to make art for cool, talented writers I adore!

Thanks to @fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social @brittnibrinn.bsky.social @lormaggot.ca @elijahbwilder.bsky.social & more for trusting me to do your covers!

May there be tons more in 2026. 🖤📚

A flat lay of 11 books, all with covers by Chris!

Most Likely to Summon Nyhiloteph - Madison McSweeney
The ‘Dillo - Max Booth III
MISPLACED - Brittni Brinn
How it Feeds - Elijah B Wilder
Your Flight Has Been Cancelled: an Airline Horror Anthology
Modern Folklore - Daniel Perry
Roots Run Deep - J Krawczyk
Little Guts: An anthology of short gories
Queerotica VOL 1
Student Bodies - TT Madden
Wet Screams: A Monsterfucker Anthology

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Chris ! @chrisshapedghost.bsky.social · 3d

Having a big juicy launch party for WET SCREAMS at Hopeless Romantic Books on Queen West in Toronto. That’s right! The Horror Bookstore and the Romance Bookstore are going to kiss about how hot we both are for ghosts and ghouls and all things that bump in the night!
I made a poster! See you there 🖤👻

Hopeless Romantic Bookstore & Little Ghosts Books present MONSTER ROMANCE TAKEOVER. A Wet Screams Book Launch! At Hopeless Romantic Books 1080 Queen St W Oct. 30 4-8pm. Costumes Encouraged. Halloween themed blind dates with a book, monster romance lit, exclusive merch.

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Chris ! @chrisshapedghost.bsky.social · 3d

Eeee thanks pal!! 🖤🖤🖤

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Chris ! @chrisshapedghost.bsky.social · 5d

Hell yeah!

@garbagesauce.bsky.social & I edited this big ol’ collection of monster smut y’all!

What an honour to gasp, bite my lip, and fan myself to these twenty pieces of glorious erotica by some insanely talented writers. A fucking treat to work on, out Nov. 1st from Little Ghosts Books!

😈💦🔥🍑🍆

Little Ghosts Books @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Hey @canconsffh.bsky.social pals-

We have something extra special for you this weekend!
Wet Screams, our monstrously erotic anthology, doesn’t drop until Nov.1st… HOWEVER we have pre-release copies sliding their way onto our table in Ottawa!

Come by and cozy up with this in your hotel room.

😈🔥💦🥵

Wet Screams: A Monsterfucker Anthology edited by Mindy Rose & Chris Krawczyk.

Test the boundaries between your most lurid nightmares and your wettest dreams with twenty new stories of paranormal romance. Gargoyles spring to life, creatures emerge from the depths of the forests to claim you, and your television will be touching your dial in this inclusive collection that blends romance and horror to get hearts pounding. You may need to wipe your brow (or change your sheets) after giving yourself to dragons, tentacles, ghosts & more...

This anthology includes first time authors and LGBTQA+ representation.

Monster Erotica from...

Kris Morra, Verna Lorne, Lena Moth, Tanya Pond, Cultivator Space, Grant Lange, Ramses Wolfe, Kari Kephali, Morgan Gage, D.O. Rackham, Lee Ohlson, Alex Appleton, Tristan Marlowe, Shannon Riley, Briar Ripley Page, Michael Louis Dixon, Bex Newton & Elle Waters, Megan Bontrager, Haven Valentin, LH O'Donoghue

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Little Ghosts Books @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social · 6d

It’s the Little Ghosts Monthly Newsletter!

@kzknowles.bsky.social reminisces about book fairs gone by, @jkrawczyk.bsky.social says if the submission process had a face he would punch it & @chrisshapedghost.bsky.social loves smut peddling.

Read it here!
littleghostsbooks.substack.com/p/october-2025

The caption reads “October 2025: We Did It, Little Ghosts!” The photo is the Wet Screams panel in the purple lighting at Little Ghosts fest.

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Chris ! @chrisshapedghost.bsky.social · 26d

A little process from our kitchen filmed by @jkrawczyk.bsky.social 🖤

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Chris ! @chrisshapedghost.bsky.social · 26d

Longsleeves are debuting at @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social FESTIVAL next weekend! Which means my house is in full production mode.

👻🤍

A clothing hanger full of black long sleeve shirts with little ghosts on the sleeves.

The front design of the long sleeve, which has a grim reaper reading a book as ghosts pop out. White text reads “A Good Story Will Haunt You”

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Chris ! @chrisshapedghost.bsky.social · Sep 21

Yup! Things are moving slower than usual but we are still managing.

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Chris ! @chrisshapedghost.bsky.social · Sep 20

Saaaaame. We did a little poll and sweatpants got the least amount of votes, but I was going to make myself some… maybe we do a short run of preorder only? 👀🖤👻

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This Is Horror | Michael David Wilson @thisishorror.bsky.social · Sep 18

Tomorrow evening I'm chatting with Josh Malerman (@joshmalerman.bsky.social) about his brand new book, WATCHING EVIL DEAD.

This Is Horror Podcast patrons can now submit questions for Josh over on Patreon.

www.patreon.com/posts/139220...

Submit Questions for Josh Malerman (Watching Evil Dead) | This Is Horror

Get more from This Is Horror on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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lor gislason @lormaggot.ca · Sep 18

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

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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · Sep 18

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...

The Ghoulish Times | 09.18.25

Hello and welcome to the latest issue of The Ghoulish Times. My name is Max Booth and this is our free spooky newsletter for all things GHOULISH! If you’re...

buttondown.com

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Chris ! @chrisshapedghost.bsky.social · Sep 15

New merch coming soon to @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social 👻📚☕️🤍

Shirts hag to dry with a pattern of coffee, ghosts, and books on the sleeves. The shirts are black with white print.

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Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · Sep 11

Happy birthday to @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social!
Get off the Internet and read The Z Word in her honour!
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

The Z Word

Check out The Z Word - “Sexy, scathing, delightful, and intimately devastating.”—Gretchen Felker-Martin, author of Manhunt and Cuckoo Packed with action, humo...

bookshop.org

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · Sep 10

Hey, free ebook. Nazis eat shit.
dl.bookfunnel.com/rtl56fi074

Nazi-punching horror.

Fascism didn't die in 1945. Its grave was only temporary. Rising again, this undead ideology shambles into the present, gathering power and spreading destruction wherever it goes.This monster stalks t...

dl.bookfunnel.com

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Chris ! @chrisshapedghost.bsky.social · Sep 10

Did a little screenprinting last night for a short run of merch that will be available at a few of the Little Ghosts PopUps we’ll be at in the next 8 weeks. Gunna be a busy season!

A silkscreen full of black ink sits next to a pale pink tote. On it is printed “No Gods No Billionaires” in a prickly heavy metal font.

A black denim jacket is laid out. “No Gods No Billionaires” is printed on the back in white in a jagged heavy metal font.

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · Jul 27

Always sunny meme, Mac (labeled literally every company) putting down food (AI) in front of Dennis (Me) as he watches patiently. As soon as mac sits down Dennis throws the plate of food (Ai) down the hallway as far as possible.

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Chris ! @chrisshapedghost.bsky.social · Jul 19

If you see this, post a video game that transports you to your childhood.

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Chris ! @chrisshapedghost.bsky.social · Jul 19

This is gunna rip 🖤

Shortwave Publishing @shortwavebooks.bsky.social · Jul 18

Cover reveal time! 👀

Check out Marc Vuletich's great cover illustration for @laurelhightower.bsky.social's THE LONG LOW WHISTLE!

THE LONG LOW WHISTLE is the seventh book in our Killer VHS Series. Let's break into a few mausoleums and explore some caves this November! What could possibly go wrong?