Dark Horses

dark horse

/'d?rk '?h?rs/

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: MARBLING

Robert Helfst CORPORATE AMERICA

Richard Flores IV DISH BRAIN

John Andrew Karr HIVE OF ASTERION

Mack W. Mani and C. Clark Coslor THE WINE DARK PASSAGE

Wayne Kyle Spitzer HOUSE OF FATHERS

David Lewis COLUMBIA

Forest King-Wilds A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY

Thomas Kodnar MOMMA SAID

A. Elizabeth Herting BONE FLUTE

Stephen Thomson