The Superior Griefs<br/>(Part 3)<br/>By MICHAEL TIERNEY<br/>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!<br/><br/>The Short Unhappy Immortality of Owen McKinty<br/>By BILL WILLINGHAM<br/>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!<br/><br/>Beneath the Samite Shroud of the Grave Sphinx<br/>By MATTHEW PUNGITORE<br/>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!<br/><br/>In the Thrall of Tessa Nyx<br/>By MICHAEL GALLAGHER<br/>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!<br/><br/>The Ragged Red Masque at Carter’s Hall<br/>By CAROLINE FURLONG<br/>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!<br/><br/>Necromancing the Stone<br/>By TEEL JAMES GLENN<br/>‘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?!<br/><br/>Qarinah<br/>By MOHSIN<br/>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!<br/><br/>Mirage Carousal<br/>By JD COWAN<br/>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!<br/><br/>In the Garden of Madness<br/>By DECLAN FINN<br/>Thomas Nolan, “Saint” Tommy, has b