The Pit™️
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Your Local Independent source for things creepy, kooky, mysterious and/or spooky. We are nestled between the Void and the Lower East Wing of the Book Loft of German Village. Hail Malamarkus, our skeleton Lord and Savior!
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Gotta say, as a survivor, I’m not super loving this thing where the Department of Justice is running a cover-up of evidence the President sexually abused minors.
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Gotta say, as a survivor, I’m not super loving this thing where the Department of Justice is running a cover-up of evidence the President sexually abused minors.
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Very fancy potato bear postcard from my collection, unsent and date unknown.
December 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Very fancy potato bear postcard from my collection, unsent and date unknown.
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We have a couple of changes for our holiday hours. Tonight. Dec. 23rd, we will stay open until midnight. Tomorrow, 12/24, we open at 10am & close promptly at 6. We then resume our regular hours of 10am to 11pm on Fri, Dec 26th
December 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We have a couple of changes for our holiday hours. Tonight. Dec. 23rd, we will stay open until midnight. Tomorrow, 12/24, we open at 10am & close promptly at 6. We then resume our regular hours of 10am to 11pm on Fri, Dec 26th
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Speaking of the holidays, you known what makes a great stocking stuffer, even for people who don't celebrate? That's right, a whistle.
December 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Speaking of the holidays, you known what makes a great stocking stuffer, even for people who don't celebrate? That's right, a whistle.
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Though they've always had a presence & office in our city, it's been confirmed there are now at least a couple hundred of them in town. Please, look out for each other & remember, we keep us safe
December 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Though they've always had a presence & office in our city, it's been confirmed there are now at least a couple hundred of them in town. Please, look out for each other & remember, we keep us safe
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My year in review is live on The Lineup. I will have a liner post of my best horror books on Monday along with my annual best books Becky read in 2025 post on Tuesday.
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From the Haunted Stacks: 2025 Horror Book Highlights
A detailed look at horror fiction trends and standouts from 2025, from the "library world's horror maven."
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December 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
My year in review is live on The Lineup. I will have a liner post of my best horror books on Monday along with my annual best books Becky read in 2025 post on Tuesday.
the-line-up.com/2025-horror-...
the-line-up.com/2025-horror-...
Inside of you are a horse, a cow, a goat, a dog, a cat, a bird, a spider, and a fly. We expect you will soon perish.
December 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Inside of you are a horse, a cow, a goat, a dog, a cat, a bird, a spider, and a fly. We expect you will soon perish.
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Evergreen.
On current events: Despair isn't in our toolbox. Fuck you exists there in abundance.
December 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Evergreen.
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I encourage students when writing folklore-based fiction to look into the folktales fr their own cultures. For their final piece, 1 of my students researched the folklore fr their very specific southern Ontario community & came up with a Gothic horror piece drawing on it & I'm so tickled!
December 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I encourage students when writing folklore-based fiction to look into the folktales fr their own cultures. For their final piece, 1 of my students researched the folklore fr their very specific southern Ontario community & came up with a Gothic horror piece drawing on it & I'm so tickled!
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My new horror novel, SARAFINA, is now available on NetGalley!
Releases April 7 from CLASH Books.
"A fairy tale like no other." - SCREAM Magazine
"Part historical epic, part coming of age...wholly terrifying." - NICK CUTTER
"Will leave you bruised, bloody, and broken." - TYLER JONES
Releases April 7 from CLASH Books.
"A fairy tale like no other." - SCREAM Magazine
"Part historical epic, part coming of age...wholly terrifying." - NICK CUTTER
"Will leave you bruised, bloody, and broken." - TYLER JONES
December 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
My new horror novel, SARAFINA, is now available on NetGalley!
Releases April 7 from CLASH Books.
"A fairy tale like no other." - SCREAM Magazine
"Part historical epic, part coming of age...wholly terrifying." - NICK CUTTER
"Will leave you bruised, bloody, and broken." - TYLER JONES
Releases April 7 from CLASH Books.
"A fairy tale like no other." - SCREAM Magazine
"Part historical epic, part coming of age...wholly terrifying." - NICK CUTTER
"Will leave you bruised, bloody, and broken." - TYLER JONES
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John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”
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"We're running out of good ideas"
Who's we, slop boy?
Who's we, slop boy?
December 14, 2025 at 9:34 PM
"We're running out of good ideas"
Who's we, slop boy?
Who's we, slop boy?
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Temperatures are brutal put there. Please, be careful. Of course, warming centers aren't a solution to a systemic problem but they can save lives.
December 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Temperatures are brutal put there. Please, be careful. Of course, warming centers aren't a solution to a systemic problem but they can save lives.
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WE ARE DOING A BEST OF 2025 ACCORDING TO BETH THREAD. These are in no order!
1. GOOD BOY
This movie made me cry three times and the second last line of dialogue is gut-wrenching.
1. GOOD BOY
This movie made me cry three times and the second last line of dialogue is gut-wrenching.
December 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
WE ARE DOING A BEST OF 2025 ACCORDING TO BETH THREAD. These are in no order!
1. GOOD BOY
This movie made me cry three times and the second last line of dialogue is gut-wrenching.
1. GOOD BOY
This movie made me cry three times and the second last line of dialogue is gut-wrenching.
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I'm back at The Lineup with my biggest list yet: the Best Horror Books of 2025!
So many fantastic horror books this year! 🖤☠️😱
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So many fantastic horror books this year! 🖤☠️😱
the-line-up.com/best-horror-...
December 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I'm back at The Lineup with my biggest list yet: the Best Horror Books of 2025!
So many fantastic horror books this year! 🖤☠️😱
the-line-up.com/best-horror-...
So many fantastic horror books this year! 🖤☠️😱
the-line-up.com/best-horror-...
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Huge congrats to @toddkeisling.com and @laurelhightower.bsky.social, whose books were both featured on @libraryjournal.bsky.social's Best Books of 2025 list!
Both books received starred reviews from LJ earlier this year.
Both books received starred reviews from LJ earlier this year.
December 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Still from The Pit’sᵀᴹ yearly Yuletide Pageant (1963) featuring Charles Nelson Reilly as the Voice of Malamarkus.
December 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Still from The Pit’sᵀᴹ yearly Yuletide Pageant (1963) featuring Charles Nelson Reilly as the Voice of Malamarkus.
Deck the halls with bags of offal
Fa la la la ha ha ḧ̴̨́̆́͠ã̴̢͉͒ ̶̞̳̺̲͑ͅh̷̙̮̎ḁ̵̑̅ ̴̻̻͐ͅḩ̶̣̣͙̀̈́ͅȃ̵̝̣̰ ̸͓̼̱̤̬̍̓́̒̾Ḩ̵͈̟̖͇̈a̴̳̿̋̾͐̅ ̶͎͔̒͂H̴̗͉͖͌a̶̮͕̭̐͑̑͒͋ ̶̫͍͙̥́̇̌̐H̴̳͖̊͒À̸̧̧̟͝ ̷̭̩̲̒͆H̴̱͒̆A̴̬͓͛̉̈́̏̅H̵̛̛͖̠͒̐̓Â̵̰H̸̡͖̰̟͎͒̈́Ȁ̴͔͔͕̰͒̏̍͠Ḩ̸̗͈̖̪̑̓̏A̴̪͍͜͠͝ͅH̴͕͆̍͝A̸̗̖̱̪̖̓̒͋̌H̶͖́̃̈͝A̶̛̛̺͎͈̓͛H̵͇̄̔̏̂A̸̱̿̉́̍͜͝H̵̛̞̘͈̓A̸͇̘͔̽̃̆̏̕H̵̪̱͍̯̓̉̐̔͠Ǎ̶̢̧̩̩͔̎͆!̴̠́̽̽͐̚!!!
Fa la la la ha ha ḧ̴̨́̆́͠ã̴̢͉͒ ̶̞̳̺̲͑ͅh̷̙̮̎ḁ̵̑̅ ̴̻̻͐ͅḩ̶̣̣͙̀̈́ͅȃ̵̝̣̰ ̸͓̼̱̤̬̍̓́̒̾Ḩ̵͈̟̖͇̈a̴̳̿̋̾͐̅ ̶͎͔̒͂H̴̗͉͖͌a̶̮͕̭̐͑̑͒͋ ̶̫͍͙̥́̇̌̐H̴̳͖̊͒À̸̧̧̟͝ ̷̭̩̲̒͆H̴̱͒̆A̴̬͓͛̉̈́̏̅H̵̛̛͖̠͒̐̓Â̵̰H̸̡͖̰̟͎͒̈́Ȁ̴͔͔͕̰͒̏̍͠Ḩ̸̗͈̖̪̑̓̏A̴̪͍͜͠͝ͅH̴͕͆̍͝A̸̗̖̱̪̖̓̒͋̌H̶͖́̃̈͝A̶̛̛̺͎͈̓͛H̵͇̄̔̏̂A̸̱̿̉́̍͜͝H̵̛̞̘͈̓A̸͇̘͔̽̃̆̏̕H̵̪̱͍̯̓̉̐̔͠Ǎ̶̢̧̩̩͔̎͆!̴̠́̽̽͐̚!!!
December 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Deck the halls with bags of offal
Fa la la la ha ha ḧ̴̨́̆́͠ã̴̢͉͒ ̶̞̳̺̲͑ͅh̷̙̮̎ḁ̵̑̅ ̴̻̻͐ͅḩ̶̣̣͙̀̈́ͅȃ̵̝̣̰ ̸͓̼̱̤̬̍̓́̒̾Ḩ̵͈̟̖͇̈a̴̳̿̋̾͐̅ ̶͎͔̒͂H̴̗͉͖͌a̶̮͕̭̐͑̑͒͋ ̶̫͍͙̥́̇̌̐H̴̳͖̊͒À̸̧̧̟͝ ̷̭̩̲̒͆H̴̱͒̆A̴̬͓͛̉̈́̏̅H̵̛̛͖̠͒̐̓Â̵̰H̸̡͖̰̟͎͒̈́Ȁ̴͔͔͕̰͒̏̍͠Ḩ̸̗͈̖̪̑̓̏A̴̪͍͜͠͝ͅH̴͕͆̍͝A̸̗̖̱̪̖̓̒͋̌H̶͖́̃̈͝A̶̛̛̺͎͈̓͛H̵͇̄̔̏̂A̸̱̿̉́̍͜͝H̵̛̞̘͈̓A̸͇̘͔̽̃̆̏̕H̵̪̱͍̯̓̉̐̔͠Ǎ̶̢̧̩̩͔̎͆!̴̠́̽̽͐̚!!!
Fa la la la ha ha ḧ̴̨́̆́͠ã̴̢͉͒ ̶̞̳̺̲͑ͅh̷̙̮̎ḁ̵̑̅ ̴̻̻͐ͅḩ̶̣̣͙̀̈́ͅȃ̵̝̣̰ ̸͓̼̱̤̬̍̓́̒̾Ḩ̵͈̟̖͇̈a̴̳̿̋̾͐̅ ̶͎͔̒͂H̴̗͉͖͌a̶̮͕̭̐͑̑͒͋ ̶̫͍͙̥́̇̌̐H̴̳͖̊͒À̸̧̧̟͝ ̷̭̩̲̒͆H̴̱͒̆A̴̬͓͛̉̈́̏̅H̵̛̛͖̠͒̐̓Â̵̰H̸̡͖̰̟͎͒̈́Ȁ̴͔͔͕̰͒̏̍͠Ḩ̸̗͈̖̪̑̓̏A̴̪͍͜͠͝ͅH̴͕͆̍͝A̸̗̖̱̪̖̓̒͋̌H̶͖́̃̈͝A̶̛̛̺͎͈̓͛H̵͇̄̔̏̂A̸̱̿̉́̍͜͝H̵̛̞̘͈̓A̸͇̘͔̽̃̆̏̕H̵̪̱͍̯̓̉̐̔͠Ǎ̶̢̧̩̩͔̎͆!̴̠́̽̽͐̚!!!
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If anyone's coming to enjoy the holiday merriment of Village Lights this evening, we'll see there!
December 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If anyone's coming to enjoy the holiday merriment of Village Lights this evening, we'll see there!
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Sorry to interrupt any festivities but we're running a Black Friday special. We open at 9 AM & the first 100 customers in the door will receive an envelope containing something special. Deets are below. See you then!
November 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Sorry to interrupt any festivities but we're running a Black Friday special. We open at 9 AM & the first 100 customers in the door will receive an envelope containing something special. Deets are below. See you then!
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I nominate KEY & PEELE for this vital role.
Yes yes, Nosferatu (2024), Frankenstein (2025), Werwulf in 2026
but now we need an Abbott and Costello equivalent to meet them all in 2027
but now we need an Abbott and Costello equivalent to meet them all in 2027
November 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I nominate KEY & PEELE for this vital role.
For your consideration…
November 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
For your consideration…