Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction No. 30 / July 2024

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: THE SEEING TONGUE J. Boyett A RANDOM ACT OF KINDNESS Stephen W. Chappell BERLIN BUNKER 1/BRING ME HIS HEAD Douglas Kolacki OSRIC, FRIEND OF THE SHEEP Isabella Boyd X-RAY RIDER (PART ONE) Wayne Kyle Spitzer IN THE SPIRIT OF THE WENDIGO Bill Link PIONEER Nicholas Woods TIME AND THEN Mary Jo Rabe SOS Raelyn Giansanti TIME SLINKY Bob Freeman