Masters of Terror #2

In "Dig Me No Grave!", Professor Conrad and Dan Kirowan are drawn into a haunting mystery after the death of their friend John Grimlan. As they follow a series of cryptic instructions left behind, they uncover unsettling truths about Grimlan’s past—truths that blur the line between memory and something far more sinister.

In "Pickman's Model," a young man named Thurber becomes entangled in the unsettling world of an eccentric artist, Pickman, whose grotesque paintings seem to bleed into reality. Drawn into Pickman’s hidden studio beneath the city, Thurber witnesses a chilling revelation: the monstrous figures in the art are more than imagination—they’re real, and one of Pickman’s photographs may hold a living horror.

Marcia Kenwell’s terror of roaches reaches a breaking point in her apartment building, where the pests seem to multiply with every passing day. The situation grows unbearable, worsened by her neighbors, the Schapalovs, whose habits only seem to invite the infestation deeper into the halls. With Mr. Grant watching from the sidelines and her own nerves fraying, Marcia begins to wonder if the real problem might not just be the roaches—but the people who let them thrive.