It's business as usual in the afterlife until an unexpected death upends the worlds of angels, demons, and many exalted beings in between. Particularly affected is Lucifer M. Star, whose journey through the stages of grief for a friend he had thought immortal ignites a pursuit for the truth behind what really happened, even if it means literally bringing hell up to heaven. Filled with allusions to far-ranging religious lore, He Is Dead concludes Flat Earth member Kevin Kordis's "Blood Berry Trilogy" (Grandma's House, The Man from Willow's Brook) by adding a modern twist to the Good Book.