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
BITE
David Sheskin
A NEW CAPTAIN
Griffith Pound
HORROR BUSINESS
Jeff Seeman
THE LOST SPRITES
Mikel J. Wisler
EVERY BLADE OF GRASS
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
FLIGHT 23
Alec Wallin
RIDING OFF INTO A SUN THAT DOES NOT SET
Cy Hill
THE THING IN NACHO CAVE
Anthony Neil Smith
FINALLY, DOOMSDAY!
Bendix Vagle
WATCHDOG
Jaryd Porter
Language
English
Pages
153
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
November 13, 2025
Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction No. 47: December 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!