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 BLUE DANCERS
Erin Jones
DON'T GO DOWN THERE
Kemal Onor
FLIES IN THE DEATH HOUSE
Paul Lee
IN BETWEEN
Cullen Corkery
MAGILLA
Wess Mongo Jolly
PUT IT ON
Jamie Redact
RACHEL: A POST-APOCALYPTIC RAPUNZEL
Melissa Rose Rogers
TERFARIM THE FRUMIOUS
Joe Pan
WE ARE ALL GOBLINS
A.J. Van Belle
BEYOND THE BLACK CURTAIN
Wayne Kyle Spitzer