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:
THE EIGHT-YEAR LOCUSTS
Jennifer S. Hane
THE GARDEN
Carla Ward
THE TORTURED WAIL OF MACHINES
Lamont A Turner
THE WITCH AT KHOLAT SYAKHL
T.K. Howell
THE RETURN
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
THE PAINT GODS MUST BE ANGRY
Sabina Malik
THE HEARTBEAT BETWEEN US
A.E.S.
THE ENTERTAINERS
R. Ostermeier
SUPERMAN AND THE HOLLYWOOD WITCH
T.K. Howell
SWEET PETUNIA
Edward Ahern