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:

BAGGAGE

Brian Hogan

CROWDIDDLY

Stephan Mcquiggan

ETERNAL

Sheldon Woodbury

THE WINE-DARK EARTH

Wayne Kyle Spitzer

KALEIDOSCOPE

T.K. Howell

NIGHT SWIMMING

Matthew Fries

THE SHADOW BOX

Frederick Pangbourne

THE BAT AND THE CRESCENT MOON

Bill Link

THE WOMAN AND THE MAZE

DC Mallery

TO CATCH A GOD

Daniel Lidman