Ghoulish Books, a horror-focused bookstore in San Antonio, Tex., will close at the end of June, CultureMap San Antonio reported.
Co-owners Max Booth and Lori Michelle Booth, who founded the bookstore and an independent press of the same name, are divorcing and will be splitting up the businesses. While the Ghoulish Books bricks-and-mortar store will close, Lori Booth will keep the physical space at 628 S. Saint Mary's St., and she plans to open a bookstore under a new name this summer. Max Booth will retain control of the publishing company Ghoulish Books, and he plans to continue operation of the press after relocating to Minnesota.
They first opened Ghoulish Books in Selma, Tex., on Independent Bookstore Day 2023, and last year moved the bookstore to its current home. The publishing company dates back to 2012, when it was founded as Perpetual Motion Machine. In 2020, they renamed it Ghoulish Books to reflect the press's increasing focus on horror.
At the time of the store's opening, Booth told MySA, "I think San Antonio is a city that loves strange and spooky stuff. It just has that vibe to it." Per MySA, it was the city's first horror-focused bookstore.