Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction No. 16: May 2023

dark horse

/'därk '¿hôrs/

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 BROTHERHOOD OF IDIOTS

Arthur Davis

THE ABYSS OF FEAR

Nick Young

AN EVEN GREATER WOMAN

Victoria Male

EASY PREY

Terry Sanville

THAT THING WE KILLED

Wayne Kyle Spitzer

GATE K22

John Stadelman

JUST A LITTLE TASTE

Samantha Lee Curran

JUST ADD WATER

Bill Link

NEW YOU NANCY DREW

Chloé Sehr

DAN THE TRUMPET MAN

Mary Jo Rabe