Mysterious Stories #5

"Mysterious Stories" #5 is an anthology containing at least three distinct tales. "So Sew" follows production foreman Serge and shop owner Simpson, whose newly installed garment-making machines mysteriously malfunction each night, until Simpson discovers tiny gnomes operating them and demands they sign a contract to use his equipment. Another story features Bruce O'Brien discovering an ancient magical book of spells and curses that grants him supernatural power, though the book's pages remain stuck until he destroys it. "Cinderella" presents a darker reimagining of the classic fairy tale, where Grandma Gruesome tells children how the poor maiden was mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters before attending the ball.