Uncanny Tales #30

In "The Golden Curse," a fantasy writer finds himself at the center of an otherworldly experiment when alien visitors seek his help in understanding human emotions—so they might observe humanity without being detected. As he guides them through the spectrum of feeling, he fears their growing grasp of ambition and power could lead to their own downfall, or worse. Art Peddy’s evocative interior art brings the eerie intimacy of the encounter to life, while Bill Fraccio and Tony Tallarico’s cover captures the story’s unsettling, golden-hued tension.