Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction No. 18: July 2023

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:

HATCHET HEAD

Stuart Watson

INGENIUM

Harold Hoss and Noah Lang

HOUSE OF HEADS

Michael Bondies

I AM MIRIAM

Jessica McGlyn

EVERY BLADE OF GRASS

Wayne Kyle Spitzer

THE EVERLASTING FIRE

Lillie E. Franks

EVOCATION

Tiffany Sumner

SHEEP

Bob Gielow

SULTRAZUSTHRA

James Harper

WHAT I PLAYED FOR LOVE

K.A. Kenny