Dark Horses The Magazine Of Weird Fiction No 26 March 2024

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: BAD DAY AT SORALLIO 6 CANTEEN Gavin Turner DEAD THINGS Vincent Endwell DEAD MAN’S HAND Dale T. Phillips FALLING SUNWARD Mikel J. Wisler A REIGN OF THUNDER (PART TWO) Wayne Kyle Spitzer I AM NOT BERTHA Seán McNicholl TRINKETS Freddie Kölsch MY MOON, OH MY MOON Angus Stewart SAY HELLO TO ALPHA CENTAURI Scott Coon THE INSIDE OUT MAN Lamont A. Turner