Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction No. 21 | October 2023

Book excerpt: 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: GALADRA, THE SON A.Z. Burton LULLABY Steve Loiaconi PENUMBRA Danny Menter SPUDDY Corey Miller THE QUICK AND THE JURASSIC UNDEAD Wayne Kyle Spitzer THE BUG AND THE EGG Nenad Pavlovic THE TERROR AT WOODRUFF Michael Penncavage THE WATCHMAN James Crowell A POX ON THEM TS S. Fulk GHOST TOUCH Stephen Meisel