dark horse

/ˈdärk ˈˌhôrs/

noun

1. a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds.

"a dark-horse candidate"

Join us for a monthly tour of writers who give as good as they get. From hard science-fiction to stark, melancholic apocalypses; from Lovecraftian horror to zombies and horror comedy; from whimsical interludes to tales of unlikely compassion--whatever it is, if it's weird, it's here. So grab a seat before the starting gun fires, pour yourself a glass of strange wine, and get ready for the running of the dark horses.

In this issue:

ENDLESS STEPS THROUGH TIME

Alice Baburek

NO BARK, ALL BITE

Avery Timmons

NOT IN THIS WORLD

Holden Michaels

OUR DOLLS CRY REAL TEARS

Simeon Care

X-RAY RIDER (PART THREE)

Wayne Kyle Spitzer

QUEEN OF POP

Otis Johnson

SKELETON CREW

Amy Grech

SPILLED FRAGMENTS OF MOONLIGHT

Sasha Janel McBrayer

MONSTER MILES

Steven Roisum

THE AFTERNOON OF AN ASCENSION

Michael Fowler