The Superior Griefs (Part 3) By MICHAEL TIERNEY The Gravedigger 2 is on its way to Earth with not one but two packs of Griefs! The fate of the galaxy will be decided, with Earth in the balance, as a secret Artomique base prepares to play host to their meeting with Isshla Superior, Earth’s Superior Grief! The Short Unhappy Immortality of Owen McKinty By BILL WILLINGHAM An ancient vampire has plotted his long revenge against the family that has warred with him and hunted his kind for years and found a new ally in a small-time thug! Beneath the Samite Shroud of the Grave Sphinx By MATTHEW PUNGITORE An artist is shaken by the death of his patron who hosted the pleasure-seeking New England demimonde! His latest painting is haunted by visions of a mythic creature! In the Thrall of Tessa Nyx By MICHAEL GALLAGHER Psychic? Clairvoyant? Soothsayer? Whether she is a fraud or the genuine article, Tessa Nyx is in town giving live readings at a large event and needs protection! The Ragged Red Masque at Carter’s Hall By CAROLINE FURLONG Love blooms between a girl and a young man held captive by a stepmother who wants his fortune—only a troupe of Irish rovers can help the forlorn couple escape! Necromancing the Stone By TEEL JAMES GLENN ‘Just deliver the box.’ When a job is this easy, Jack Silence, PI and Parafey elimina-tor, knows it’s trouble! But who could say no to a gorgeous Elf offering five grand?! Qarinah By MOHSIN She is beautiful beyond words, a sprite of the desert! None may possess her, though those who share her embrace will never know joy or happiness again! Mirage Carousal By JD COWAN When a coven of witches all but ushers in the end of the world, Nick seeks the one dissenter in an illusory wasteland of violence and degeneracy, offering redemption! In the Garden of Madness By DECLAN FINN Thomas Nolan, “Saint” Tommy, has b