A freaky, fantastic retail experience—every October!
Hailing 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!
Each year, we source a new curated Monster Market collection with work from makers of all kinds: designers, illustrators, printmakers, painters, sculptors, ceramicists, writers, jewelers, metalworkers, felters, bleach banshees, resin gremlins, tufters, crafters, stitchers, and more!
Handmade, and certainly strange
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 haven for creepy creatives…
Maker Applications Open May 13 - June 7, 2024
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Maker Applications Open May 13 - June 7, 2024 〰️
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. Applications open on May 13, 2024.
2024 Maker Applications Open May 13 - June 7, 2024
All Makers Notified by June 8!
Raised from the dead, but once a year…
An annual tradition, nearly 9 years in the making.
Monster Market started as an in-person pop-up event for 3 years running, but 2020 had other plans for us all. Not wanting to become another cancelled event in the wake of Covid-19, we instead made the decision to adapt to an online format for 2020 and 2021. Then in 2022, we hosted our first hybrid year!— an in-person kick-off party followed by a solid month of our online shop, sending out hundreds of hand-packed orders all over the country!
While we loved being able to deliver Monster Market goodies to weirdos all over the U.S., we’re ditching our virtual pop-up this year for a multi-day pop-up shop experience, and we can’t wait to see you all in-person again! Stay tuned for more— and check out our past adventures below!
Our Past Pop-Ups in Memphis, TN
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 2021
Second year virtual, with our first Lookbook!
Virtual Pop-Up (Online Store)
Online order fulfillment out of our studio at Marshall Arts
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 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…
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!
Making contact…
Mailing List
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