Ska, Punk, and Other Junk

Tenebrous Press - The Home of New Weird Horror Independent, award-winning publisher of Horror/Sci-Fi/speculative books, magazines and merchandise. Hail the Tenebrous Cult.

(but mostly us🖤☠️)

store.tenebrouspress.com

@shortwavebooks.bsky.social for books across the speculative genres;
@chmmagazine.bsky.social for the best Weird Horror/Sword & Sorcery magazines;
@malarkeybooks.bsky.social who force us all to be smarter & more literary;
I'll never remember everyone.

THE FUCKING POINT IS, SUPPORT INDIE PUBLISHING.

I'm getting tired, and I'm sure I'm missing a fuck-ton of good folks.

@cursedmorsels.bsky.social is the place to go to get books that are made with care, curated spectacularly and fiercely anti-capitalist. I think they ship directly too, but I'm not sure?

cursedmorsels.com/releases/

Books A Heavy Metal Acid Trip Via Literature

I can't NOT dig @apocalypseparty.bsky.social, I mean, they publish tons of our favorite people, they have great taste, and they singlehandedly invented using black metal iconography on things that aren't black metal albums:

www.apocalypse-party.com/books.html

Fuck it how about Tenebrous Press! We're Weird! We rule! We're FIVE FUCKING YEARS DEEP and we're not stopping.

Our 2026 Book Club launches next week, we've got a killer back catalogue, and you should buy everything in our store:

store.tenebrouspress.com

releases - filthy loot press Filthy Loot Press, Misfit Fictions press, independent horror press Ames IA, existential horror publisher, transgressive literary press, indie press zines, boutique literary press, small press horror p...

Ira at @filthyloot.bsky.social puts out some of the nicest looking books we've seen and follows no muse but his own Weird one:

filthyloot.com

Speaking of comics, I'm a big fan of what @unciv.bsky.social has put out this year; check them out:
uncivilizedbooks.com

@littleghostsbooks.bsky.social is hands down one of our favorite bookstores, but they're also in the publishing game! Taking risks on unproven names, hell yeah:

www.littleghostsbooks.com/shop/our-pub...

Same goes with Christoph & Leza @clashbooks.bsky.social who have left a big mark but still are in the business of taking risks. Respect, & nice boots🖤☠️

publisher.indiepubs.com/clash-books

The folk at @deadskypub.bsky.social cast a pretty wide net, but they're giving a lot of newbs a shot too, and they're taking a HELLUVA LOT OF SHOTS on indie comics people lately too, which gets my respect:

deadskypublishing.com/shop/

Now's a great time to say: I WON'T/CAN'T REMEMBER EVERY PRESS. IF I MISS SOMEONE IT'S NOT A KNOCK ON THEM.

I'm chaos-gremlin-ing a bit myself rn.

Even if we don't personally sync with every indie's vibes, if they're in the business of opening doors for new writers, then they've got our love.

Probably the modern era's high water mark for where Weird fiction and Literary meet; we love Michael & his crew at @undertow.bsky.social

undertowpublications.com/shop

CASTAIGNE PUBLISHING Castaigne Publishing is a purveyor of graphic fantasy and nightmare. True independent publishing.

The VoidCon/Castaigne crew are unrepentant chaos gremlins but they sure don't give a fuck for chasing trends or appeasing the mainstream. Support em & their releases:

castaignepublishing.bigcartel.com

books — neon hemlock

@neonhemlock.bsky.social has been blazing Queer speculative for awhile now, & remain top notch integrity in the scene:

www.neonhemlock.com/books

Max & Lori @ghoulish.bsky.social have been doing it a while & they remain a model for not giving a fuck who's toes they step on as long as they remain true to their skewed, goopy vision.
They also have a killer brick & mortar in San Antonio:

ghoulish.rip/shop/

Home | Weirdpunk Books Weirdpunk Books are a publisher of weird and dark horror fiction and related subgenres.

Sam @weirdpunkbooks.bsky.social who sets the standard in keeping things Weird & Punk, Queer AF & highly anarchic:

weirdpunkbooks.square.site

(obvs we favor the speculative, Weirder markets, but if you've got favorite indie pubs PLEASE SUPPORT THEM, THEY WON'T SAY NO!)

First up our bud Antonia at @ghostorchidpress.com for your needs that might skew a little more Gothic & dark fantasy/horror

ghostorchidpress.square.site

2 ongoing convos are dovetailing rn:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.

Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀

IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:

Ska, Punk, and Other Junk | November 2025 | Bearded Gentlemen Before heading into the busiest time of the year, Dane Jackson returns with his final Ska, Punk, and Other Junk column of 2025.

My last Ska, Punk, and Other Junk column of the year is live now at @beardedgmusic.bsky.social - you should go check it out!

beardedgentlemenmusic.com/2025/11/24/s...

Unless I miscounted, my column featured 192 releases this year.

I’m really bad at keeping up with BlueSky, but I try to remain active on IG and TikTok. Same username at all three places.

Sad Snack - Interview and Vending Machine Premiere | BGM Dane interviews Sad Snack, a ska band from San Francisco, CA, while also premiering the title track of their upcoming album, Vending Machine.

Ahead of their debut, @sadsnack.bsky.social sits down with @almightydanish.bsky.social to chat about live shows, protests, band dynamics, and the premier of their latest single "Vending Machine"

beardedgentlemenmusic.com/2025/11/05/s...

Ska, Punk, and Other Junk | October 2025 | Bearded Gentlemen The world is scary enough lately. Dane Jackson features all the great new music that kept him going this month as he watched the world burn.

The column is live! Better late than never! #ska #punk #junk @beardedgmusic.bsky.social

beardedgentlemenmusic.com/2025/10/30/s...

My 4 year old came downstairs and asked me if it was Toots. Everything that sounds remotely that style is Toots I guess 😂😂

I’d never forget you ❤️

Didn’t realize Blue Tone Stompers was out yet. Holy moly, it’s good.

I'd highlight:

Albums: Blue Tone Stompers, Hollie Cook, Plastic Flamingos, Pirates City, Skapones

Singles: Death of Guitar Pop, Half Past Two, Mega Infinity, Underneath The Lookout, Beneath You, The San Antones, The Busters, Boy Detective, Sneak Eazies, [spunge], The Mercurials, Arcade Allstars

👋

October seems like a light month for ska so far, doesn’t it? Joker’s Republic and what else?