Dark Horses The Magazine Of Weird Fiction No 28 May 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: THE CHURCHYARD GRIM Warren Benedetto THE SEQUENCE Eoghan McGrath THE WARLORD’S SON R. K. Olson THE MONOLITH Jason Van Luipen A REIGN OF THUNDER (PART FOUR) Wayne Kyle Spitzer MY DAY STARTED OFF Bob Gielow NEVER IN ABSOLUTES Kyle Brandon Lee FROM NOWHERE Anthony C. Ermi DEATH BY MISADVENTURE Thomas Kearnes WHO WE ARE Damir Salkovic