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Little Ghosts Book Club is reading I’ll Watch Your Baby in October! Neena Viel A suffocating and sharp narrative horror ...
09/24/2026

Little Ghosts Book Club is reading I’ll Watch Your Baby in October! Neena Viel

A suffocating and sharp narrative horror novel for fans of Victor LaValle and The Reformatory, I’ll Watch Your Baby is a haunting reimagining of Linda Taylor -known as the original Welfare Queen - pursued, scrutinized, celebrated and vilified, and the impact her image has had for generations.

1974. Lottie Turner is already infamous. Running a wheel of schemes and scams, she’s willing to work for what she wants in…creative ways. But no business is more lucrative than desperate families looking to adopt a child—and there’s only one way to procure children quickly.
And the only way to take what’s owed you is to cross the line no one else is willing to cross.
1994. Bless has finally found the family she deserved. After suffocating slowly with lackluster parents and a non-starter past, she’s found the friends that means everything to her. That she’d live and die for. As they make their way across the country, one smash and grab at a time, Bless is used to acting fast and thinking on her feet.
But someone is playing a long game. Someone has unfinished business. Soon Bless is trapped in a web of horrors past and present, where the only escape hatch is a path only she can walk, if she finds the courage to take it.

Grab your copy today and join us Friday October 23rd at 6pm for snacks and chats about this great novel!

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Somehow, despite all of the events Little Ghosts is running to (or running ourselves), our booksellers are STILL READING...
09/23/2026

Somehow, despite all of the events Little Ghosts is running to (or running ourselves), our booksellers are STILL READING!

If you are a horror lit fan, you know that autumn is the season of endless releases!
Phi is catching up with some fave authors, KZ is discovering new indies, Jay is enjoying local authors, and Chris is (and always was) obsessed with KAIJU!

So many titles showing up on our shelves means we DEFINITELY have a vibe match for you! Come by and chat with one of our seasoned bookselling experts and get the perfect horror book for your fall TBR.

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We have the BEST Little Ghosts community!A couple weeks ago one of our little sheet ghosts was stolen from our window di...
09/22/2026

We have the BEST Little Ghosts community!

A couple weeks ago one of our little sheet ghosts was stolen from our window display. Just a short week later, not one but TWO of our Work in Progress night authors presented us with these- handmade new friends to haunt the shop. Meet Guadalupe & Edgar Allen Boo!

Truly, this is not the first time a friend of the bookshop has blessed us with a token, or their presence, or lent a hand. This weekend is Little Ghosts Fest! - our labour of love. A room full of vendor pals, plus a whole weekend of panel talks from authors, filmmakers, publishers, and horror aficionados. All ending with a short horror film fest, and this year more than ever we saw shorts from amazing shop regulars and friends who “graduated” from Jay’s screenwriting workshop.

Little Ghosts is special and these events are possible because YOU make it so! Cannot wait to celebrate what makes this community so fun and warm and spooktacular with all of y’all this weekend. Stop by TRANZAC and say hi to a room full of excited folks who all engage in horror all year long.

Thank you, Little Ghosts. Y’all are magic.

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Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who visited the bookshop this weekend to see Adrienne Kress & Joel A. Sutherland , or our ...
09/21/2026

Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who visited the bookshop this weekend to see Adrienne Kress & Joel A. Sutherland , or our lovely pals who caught the bookshop Dads Eden Mills Writers' Festival !

Spooky Season means we are often manifesting in MuLtiPLe LoCaTiOnS! We are so happy to be hosting so many signings and book launches in the shop, while also tabling at a ton of events this fall. Keep your eyes on the Events page of our website and/or make sure you read our Little Ghosts Newsletter for updates.

Can’t wait to see more of you THIS UPCOMING WEEKEND at Little Ghosts Fest! at the TRANZAC ! The shop will be open AND just up the street we are hosting artists, panels, writers, and films.

Happy fall season, Little Ghosts!

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A very happy early book birthday to our pal S.J. Shank !Brand new medieval horror by a local author hot off the press!?!...
09/18/2026

A very happy early book birthday to our pal S.J. Shank !

Brand new medieval horror by a local author hot off the press!?!

OUR LADY OF HOLY SLAUGHTER

Livonia, 1236.
The crusading Sword Brothers marched south from Riga expecting glorious victory. They found catastrophic defeat.
Now, far from their stronghold, a handful of survivors seeks refuge in the swamp, relying as much on their prayers as their wiles to evade the pagans who hunt them—and the devils said to rule the wastes.
What, then, to make of the mysterious veiled woman who appears beneath the moonlight? Has the apparition come to deliver them from evil … or to their doom?

Grab this one off our shelves and/or meet S.J. at Little Ghosts Fest! next weekend!

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Little Ghosts… do you have a Little Ghost in your life?We’re celebrating spooky children’s lit with Joel A. Sutherland A...
09/15/2026

Little Ghosts… do you have a Little Ghost in your life?

We’re celebrating spooky children’s lit with Joel A. Sutherland Adrienne Kress Saturday Sept. 19th!
Join us for readings and signed copies of STACKS of great books and graphic novels for the kids in your life.

Bring your favourite skeleton-loving small person and meet some amazing local authors.

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Join us alongside Jessica Hamilton Author at Society Clubhouse to celebrate THE WOODS this Wednesday Sept. 16th at 7pm!W...
09/14/2026

Join us alongside Jessica Hamilton Author at Society Clubhouse to celebrate THE WOODS this Wednesday Sept. 16th at 7pm!

We Used to Live Here meets The Amityville Horror in this haunting novel about Alice, a frustrated wife and grieving mother whose life is turned upside down when she moves her family into a secluded house sheltered by ancient woods.

After the devastating death of her teenage daughter Lucy, Alice and her family need a fresh start. Their home in the city is full of painful reminders of what they’ve lost, and Alice is worried about the mental health of her other two children, Quinn and Polly, and the state of her marriage. So when she accidentally discovers a gorgeous, renovated bungalow nestled in the shadow of lovely old woods with a FOR SALE sign at the curb, Alice immediately emails the estate agent for a viewing. She can’t believe the list price—until the agent discloses the history of the house.

Years earlier, a woman named Justine Gordon murdered her family there, claiming they were imposters and that her real family had been taken by the woods. Undeterred by the sad story, Alice makes an executive decision as the chief breadwinner. Though neither of her kids are happy to leave their friends behind, her mother Beverley thinks the granny flat in the backyard is cramped, and her husband Geoff, a failed novelist, can’t put down the bourbon long enough to help the family unpack, Alice prevails. As her family reluctantly settles in, the cracks in their relationships become more pronounced. And when inexplicable things start happening, including sightings of strange figures in the yard, and Geoff vanishing into the woods one night and returning hours later wearing different clothes and remembering nothing, Alice must confront the possibility that her refuge may be her undoing. Is her menopausal mind playing tricks on her, or is there something ancient and malevolent in the woods?

See you Wednesday, Little Ghosts!

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Wondered what the Chris ! designed stickers included in the Subscription Boxes (or solo in Sticker Club) look like?We tr...
09/09/2026

Wondered what the Chris ! designed stickers included in the Subscription Boxes (or solo in Sticker Club) look like?

We tried to photograph them all… and had a really hard time! After years of dropping two new ones every month, the collection has gotten quite vast. We have ghosts (of course) and cats, bats and raccoons, grim reapers both tough and flirty, bootylicious cryptids, and more!

What will Chris drop for the next round of new stickers? Truly, we never know. And often… neither does he until the mood strikes and that pen starts moving. But all of our sketchbooks and water bottles are better for it.

Support your local art ghost!

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🚨 NEW BOOKS 🚨KISS, SLAY, REPLAY Rachel Harrison Time loops meet breakup recovery in this gory fun romp from one of our f...
09/08/2026

🚨 NEW BOOKS 🚨

KISS, SLAY, REPLAY Rachel Harrison

Time loops meet breakup recovery in this gory fun romp from one of our favourite authors. Live the day of your friend’s wedding where you’ll have to see your ex-fiancée again and again… but make it a different horror movie every time. 👀 🔪 👽 🐦‍⬛ 🩸

THE SUNKEN, THE ADORED - Donyae Coles

In Venice, Italy in the 1800s, a newly freed slave finds new pleasure in the home of a British Contessa. But something dreadful stalks the canals… is she the danger that haunts her new life?

THE EYE OF GOLIATH - Diego Muzzio

In an old sanitarium on the outskirts of Edinburgh, experimental therapies are used to treat WWI patients. However, when an engineer and lighthouse inspector is admitted with the uncontrollable urge to swim (even on dry land), he and is diary will challenge the sanity of the doctor working there…

MOTHERSUCKER - Kim Bohyun

A serial killer in Seoul is killing abusive men, leaving them drained of blood and no murder weapons, footprints, or leads have been found. Meanwhile, women with haunted pasts begun to dream of vengeance. A tale of violence, vampires, and the meaning of justice.

MY MONSTERS AIN’T LIKE YOURS Rhonda Jackson Garcia

A collection of stories of personal monsters, vivid nightmares, and ultimately the way all of our fears are interconnected. 25 tales of black intersectional horror at its rawest.

Which books are landing on your fall TBR?
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Time is running out to sign up for Jason ‘s SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP!In this 6 week course (once a week for five weeks, wi...
09/07/2026

Time is running out to sign up for Jason ‘s SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP!

In this 6 week course (once a week for five weeks, with one week break), Toronto’s own Jason Krawczyk will host a workshop for participants to craft their very own horror short screenplay. A hands-on class that develops screenwriting skills such as formatting, pitching, editing, story structure, and world building by utilizing the host’s real-world experience, short film examples, visual aids, and class participation. The last session will integrate a table read of everyone’s screenplay with an open and respectful discussion between peers. This workshop is friendly to writers of all experience levels!

Week 1 (Sept. 9th): Introduction and screenplay formatting.
Week 2 (Sept. 16th): Developing an idea. Three-Act Structure.
Week 3 (Sept. 23rd): Aesthetics, and World Building.
Week 4 (Sept. 30th): Pitching & Loglines.
*** Week 5 (Oct. 7th): BREAK/ NO PHYSICAL CLASS- finish up your scripts before final class...***
Week 6 (Oct 14th): Table Read

Only 5 spaces left! Don’t miss out on your opportunity to join a great class and leave scary season with your very own short film script. We are very pleased to announce that one of our screenwriting class alumni has a short in Little Ghosts Fest! Short Film block! Will yours be in the festival in 2027? 👀🖤👻🎥🍿🏳️‍🌈

Sign up for the class through the EVENTS tab on the website.

Q***r Fears Book Club is reading SMOKE SEASON Word Horde Carrie Laben !Twenty-something Justin Erasmus doesn’t know how ...
09/06/2026

Q***r Fears Book Club is reading SMOKE SEASON Word Horde Carrie Laben !

Twenty-something Justin Erasmus doesn’t know how he ended up in the mountains of Missoula, Montana on a commune with Adrian, his hookup from the other night. What he does know is that Adrian might help him find his estranged sister, Helen, since he and the other members of the group are devoted followers of her from afar, by way of her podcast and certain mysterious other communications. Justin himself only has hazy memories of Helen from when they were kids; he remembers her locked in a dog cage in his family’s living room and how, as though she were made of smoke, she reached her arms out to him through the bars before being sent away. A voice is telling him he needs to find her again.

But as his feelings for Adrian grow and the commune starts to feel more like home, Justin discovers he’s not the only person trying to find Helen. A shadowy government organization called The Aversion Project with a mysterious magic of their own are bent on eradicating Helen: her magic, her free thinking, her free-love community and free-living movement in favor of a more rigid, orderly, heteronormative world–and soon they’re knocking on their door... and invading their dreams. If Justin is going to find his sister and remain with his beloved new community, he’ll first have to deal with the ominous figures haunting his sister and found family.

Join us Friday September 25th for snacks and chats about this great novel!

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The Classic Little Ghosts Crew Neck is BACK!That’s right, ghosts. Stocked up for the first time since 2024, this cozy sw...
09/04/2026

The Classic Little Ghosts Crew Neck is BACK!

That’s right, ghosts. Stocked up for the first time since 2024, this cozy sweater features our storefront so you can rep the bookshop everywhere you go. Feel that little snap in the air in the early mornings? That’s a sign of our SEASON! Size S - ###L on the shelves and online.

Even more chilly weather merch coming soon, and that means we are slinging our LAST bandanas and NO GODS NO BILLIONAIRES tank tops, so get them before cozy season begins in earnest.

Happy September, Little Ghosts!
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Little Ghosts-VINCENT WAS STOLEN!!While we wish this was a joke or some kind of prank, a bandit came in today and stole ...
09/02/2026

Little Ghosts-

VINCENT WAS STOLEN!!

While we wish this was a joke or some kind of prank, a bandit came in today and stole one of our beloved sheet ghosts and took off down the street. We encourage the peaceful return of the ghosts Chris lovingly stitched himself at the start of our bookshop’s life.

So much of our store is made by hand, and it is a complete betrayal of our community space to commit any act of theft, but ESPECIALLY when it is an irreplaceable item. If this is in fact some kind of joke, we implore the thief to rethink it- we don’t find it funny.

If you see Vincent, his safe return is of deep importance to us.

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For September Book Club, Little Ghosts are reading YOU WEREN’T MEANT TO BE HUMAN 🪱 Andrew Joseph White 🔪 Festering masse...
09/02/2026

For September Book Club, Little Ghosts are reading YOU WEREN’T MEANT TO BE HUMAN 🪱 Andrew Joseph White 🔪

Festering masses of worms and flies have taken root in dark corners across Appalachia. In exchange for unwavering loyalty and fresh corpses, these hives offer a few struggling humans salvation. A fresh start. It’s an offer that none refuse.

Crane is grateful. Among his hive’s followers, Crane has found a chance to transition, to never speak again, to live a life that won’t destroy him. He even met Levi: a handsome ex-Marine and brutal killer who treats him like a real man, mostly. But when Levi gets Crane pregnant—and the hive demands the child’s birth, no matter the cost—Crane’s desperation to make it stop will drive the community that saved him into a devastating spiral that can only end in blood.

Join us for chats and snacks about this great q***r novel.

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