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A freaky pop-up for weirdos like you.
 
 
 
 
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A freaky, fantastic retail experience—every October!

vHailing from the creepiest corners of Memphis, Tennessee— Monster Market is a freaky annual pop-up shop, appearing each October to bring you a new curated collection of weird art, hand-plucked oddities, strange apparel, and bizarre home decor sourced from makers of all kinds!


Take a look— it’s our book! The Lookbook that, is.

 
 

Weird wares, freaky frocks, and niche novelties

 
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The Kinda Stuff We Carry— and Who We Carry it For

Merchandise for Mushroom Madames and Fancy Fairies

Plenty for Plant Ladies and Stoners

Delicacies for Little Devils and Demonic Dandies

Prizes for Pumpkin-Pickers and Halloween Hobbyists

Skullduggery for Skeletal Sweethearts


Past Exclusives— Stuff Made ✨Just✨ for Monster Market!

Wizard Frog Plush by Meg Has Issues

You Are Magic sweatshirt by Sarah Day Arts

Midsommar art print by Pretty Useful Co.

Limited edition tees by Darby Tattoos

Silver necklace with coffin gem by Bezel & Bone

Amber stained glass batwings by Bad Luck Glass

Mars Attacks bath bombs by Alluring Elixirs

Evil Dead II bootleg tee by St. Francis Elevator Ride

Glam Ghostface print by Legend of Shelda

Jumbo Skeleton Cut-Out by Ryan Dowell Art


Last Year’s Lookbook!

 

Our annual catalog gives you a taste of what you’ll see in the shop each year. Browser our lookbook from last season to get an idea of what you can expect at Monster Market!

The lookbook collection is NOT everything we carry each year, just a teaser! We usually have over 1,000 unique items in the shop from around 80 makers and artists, that you can only shop in-person at our pop-up shop!

 
 

A haunted haven for creepy creatives

 
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2026 Maker Applications Opening Soon

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2026 Maker Applications Opening Soon 〰️

 

One of us, one of us… One of us!

Think you got what it takes to be a Monster Maker?

We build a new roster of makers of all kinds from all over the country for each iteration of our Monster Market pop-up! Some makers return each year, some come and go as the creativity and time align, and we accept new friends every year! If you’re interested in selling your work with us for our 2024 Monster Market pop-up, please check out the Apply page for more information about the kind of work we’re looking for and the timeline you can expect as a maker.

 
 

Raised from the dead— but once a year!

 
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An annual tradition for a decade!

Monster Market started as an in-person pop-up event in October 2017 on North Main Street in Memphis! We were so surprised and happy with the response, we figured out a way to do it again in 2018 at Crosstown, and 2019 on South Main.

In 2020 we pivoted to an online pop-up, listing our incredible collections online and shipping all over the country. This worked well in 2021 as well, but by 2022 we were really missing our in-person events, so we hosted a weird hybrid year— multiple mini-mart pop-ups during the month in addition to the online store!

In 2023 we cut the cord and returned to our true form: an in-person pop-up shop for Memphis. Open for just one week in October in 2024 and 2025, we’re so glad to have found our rhythm and our home at The Medicine Factory! Find us there again in 2026 for our TENTH Monster Market pop-up!

 
 

Our Past Pop-Ups in Memphis, TN

OCTOBER 2025
Elevating the collection with in-store events daily!

Pop-up at Medicine Factory

OCTOBER 2024
Our biggest year yet, with 111 makers!

Pop-up at Medicine Factory

Opening Night at the Medicine Factory

OCTOBER 2023
Revamping our pop-up into a week-long experience!

Pop-up at Medicine Factory

Opening Night at the Medicine Factory


OCTOBER 2022
Our first hybrid year!

Kick-Off Party & Mini-Mart at Marshall Arts Gallery + Online Store + Creative Works Pop-Up

Kick-Off Party at Marshall Arts on Friday October 5, 2022

OCTOBER 2020
A hard pivot to a virtual pop-up!

Virtual Pop-Up
(Online Store)

Online order fulfillment out of Art Factory (Cooper-Young Memphis)

OCTOBER 2021
Second year virtual, with our first Lookbook!

Virtual Pop-Up (Online Store)

Online order fulfillment out of our studio at Marshall Arts


OCTOBER 2019
The pop-up gets professional!

Pop-up at
618 S. Main Street

Retail space rented from a private supporter.

OCTOBER 2018
Our sophomore year whammy at Crosstown!

Pop-up in
Crosstown Concourse

Retail space provided by Crosstown Arts

OCTOBER 2017
Our humble beginnings!

Pop-up at
88 N. Main Street

Storefront provided by Downtown Memphis Commission.

 

What lurks behind the curtain...

 
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Left to right: Meri Wright (Maker: Bad Luck Glass), Katie Benjamin, Reagan Crow (Maker: Mushroom Vintage + Monster Market Merchandiser), Zoe Jett (Maker: Zoe Jett Works + Monster Market Studio Assistant), Kiefer Holtermann (Monster Market General Labor + Shipping/QA), Holtermonster (Monster Market Founder), & Shelda Edwards (Maker: Legend of Shelda).

The Monsters That Make the Market

Monster Market is the brainchild and passion project of Holtermonster, but it takes a village to make it run each year!

Pictured here are a few of our makers and some of our staff!

We also depend on many other friends, family, volunteers, our customers, sponsors, and donors!

Please contact us below to donate anything you think we could use!

Matthew Leathers (Monster Market Shipping and Receiving)

Left to right: Reagan Crow (Maker: Mushroom Vintage and Monster Market Merchandiser, who designs our shop spaces each year, Zoe Jett (Maker: Zoe Jett Works + Monster Market Studio Assistant), and Holtermonster (Monster Market Creator).

Kiefer Holtermann (Monster Market General Labor) installing the vinyl signage for Monster Market 2022’s Kick-Off Party. Kiefer lends a hand with an insane number of tasks every year to make Monster Market happen!

 

Contacting the mothership

 
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