Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction No. 7: August 2022

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:

QUESTIONS A MAN OUGHT NOT TO ASK

Elizabeth Broadbent

STRANGE WATER

Steve Carr

HOLY MOUNTAIN

C.J. Scuffins

THE DEVIL'S TRIANGLE

Wayne Kyle Spitzer

MAKE IT A DOUBLE

Warren Benedetto

THE UNSCARED CROW

Cody Nowack

STRONGMAN SAFARI

Mark Mellon

THE GECKO KING

Sam Fletcher

BIRTH STORY

Taryn Martinez