The Pit™
@bookloft-thepit.bsky.social
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!
“They’re the same picture.”
February 8, 2026 at 11:51 PM
“They’re the same picture.”
Us: C̷͍̟̗̓ỏ̸̝͓̂̊m̸̢̲̺̚é̷̼̖͘ ̵̖͕̚͝o̸̡̢̱͗̉̊v̸͓̈́̚͝e̶̺͚̅r̵̛͔̃
You: Where are we going?
Us: A̸̛̲̮̗̿͝r̴͓͝ò̴̰ͅu̴̺͙̺̓́n̵̩͖̔d̸̪̲̅̄̀…̷̼͒̍…̵̗̓̄̇…̷̟͚̇I̸̼̘͌t̷̹̊̈́̕’̸͔͖̠̾̅͝s̷̢͓̝̈́ ̶͇͍̐a̷͚̅͂́ ̷̠͆ṡ̵̩́̿u̶̹͘͜r̷̜͇̓͒ͅp̴̨͇̒̾r̸͉̝̩̆̓i̸̐͜s̸̬̣͈̏͘e̶͎͛!̶̦͆̐͝
You: Where are we going?
Us: A̸̛̲̮̗̿͝r̴͓͝ò̴̰ͅu̴̺͙̺̓́n̵̩͖̔d̸̪̲̅̄̀…̷̼͒̍…̵̗̓̄̇…̷̟͚̇I̸̼̘͌t̷̹̊̈́̕’̸͔͖̠̾̅͝s̷̢͓̝̈́ ̶͇͍̐a̷͚̅͂́ ̷̠͆ṡ̵̩́̿u̶̹͘͜r̷̜͇̓͒ͅp̴̨͇̒̾r̸͉̝̩̆̓i̸̐͜s̸̬̣͈̏͘e̶͎͛!̶̦͆̐͝
January 4, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Us: C̷͍̟̗̓ỏ̸̝͓̂̊m̸̢̲̺̚é̷̼̖͘ ̵̖͕̚͝o̸̡̢̱͗̉̊v̸͓̈́̚͝e̶̺͚̅r̵̛͔̃
You: Where are we going?
Us: A̸̛̲̮̗̿͝r̴͓͝ò̴̰ͅu̴̺͙̺̓́n̵̩͖̔d̸̪̲̅̄̀…̷̼͒̍…̵̗̓̄̇…̷̟͚̇I̸̼̘͌t̷̹̊̈́̕’̸͔͖̠̾̅͝s̷̢͓̝̈́ ̶͇͍̐a̷͚̅͂́ ̷̠͆ṡ̵̩́̿u̶̹͘͜r̷̜͇̓͒ͅp̴̨͇̒̾r̸͉̝̩̆̓i̸̐͜s̸̬̣͈̏͘e̶͎͛!̶̦͆̐͝
You: Where are we going?
Us: A̸̛̲̮̗̿͝r̴͓͝ò̴̰ͅu̴̺͙̺̓́n̵̩͖̔d̸̪̲̅̄̀…̷̼͒̍…̵̗̓̄̇…̷̟͚̇I̸̼̘͌t̷̹̊̈́̕’̸͔͖̠̾̅͝s̷̢͓̝̈́ ̶͇͍̐a̷͚̅͂́ ̷̠͆ṡ̵̩́̿u̶̹͘͜r̷̜͇̓͒ͅp̴̨͇̒̾r̸͉̝̩̆̓i̸̐͜s̸̬̣͈̏͘e̶͎͛!̶̦͆̐͝
Oh come all ye fearful—!
December 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Oh come all ye fearful—!
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.
For your consideration…
November 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
For your consideration…
Submitted for your approval;
A small selection of horror recommendations for Native American Heritage Month…
A small selection of horror recommendations for Native American Heritage Month…
November 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Submitted for your approval;
A small selection of horror recommendations for Native American Heritage Month…
A small selection of horror recommendations for Native American Heritage Month…
For your consideration:
November 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
For your consideration:
Happy Halloween from the Pit 💀
Be safe and stay spooky!
Be safe and stay spooky!
October 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Happy Halloween from the Pit 💀
Be safe and stay spooky!
Be safe and stay spooky!
Fresh offerings for the horde*! Remember, Malamarkus says, “Good Ghouls support local authors!”
(*Nightmares free with purchase.)
(*Nightmares free with purchase.)
October 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Fresh offerings for the horde*! Remember, Malamarkus says, “Good Ghouls support local authors!”
(*Nightmares free with purchase.)
(*Nightmares free with purchase.)
For your consideration…
October 28, 2025 at 8:07 PM
For your consideration…
Mondays, am I right?
October 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Mondays, am I right?