Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction No. 20: September 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:

A RESPONSIBLE MAN

Carol Willis

BOTTLENECK

Douglas Gwilym

CORNPLANTER O’BAIL

Gary Every

INTO THE POT

Ron J. Cruz

PECK

Wayne Kyle Spitzer

PRETTY ON THE INSIDE

Diana Olney

WHERE FASNET MET SPACE NET

Mary Jo Rabe

SORRY, WRONG ARTIFACT

Mark Mellon

THE BURDEN OF DAMASCUS

James B. Pepe

THE TROUBLE WITH AI-Nine

Chad Gayle