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
A CARTHAGINIAN PEACE
Marcel Gabbett
A HIGHLY COMBUSTIBLE MAN
David Sheskin
A VERY THOUGHTFUL MAN
Brian Hawkins
A QUIET MIRACLE IN AN OBSCURE PLACE
Cy Hill
BEYOND THE BLACK LIMINALIS
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
BEYOND EXTREME
AJ Becker
BOSSA NOVA ON PLUTO
Kjetil Jansen
BIFURCATION POINTS
John W. Farrell
DELIVERANCE
Jennifer Kause
THE SOUL SPRING OF ZAHBALOM
Lee Clark Zumpe
Language
English
Pages
191
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
May 16, 2025
Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction No. 41: June 2025 (Dark Horses Magazine)
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!