Dark Horses : The Magazine of Weird Fiction No. 15: April 2023

dark horse
/ˈdark ˈˌhors/
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 DAY WITH DADDY
Brian J. Smith

A GOOD NAME
Malcolm Todd

APOCALYPTOPHILIA
Matthew Wollin

JUST BREATHE
DL Shirey

KING RAT
H.V. Patterson

SACRIFICE FLY
John Prather

THE SPECTACULAR DEATH OF BILLY NICHOLS
Joel Fishbane

VICTORY IN DEATH
JR Blanes

NEVER SWIM ALONE
Clay Waters

THE DREAMING CITY
Wayne Kyle Spitzer