Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction No. 17: June 2023

dark horse/?dark ??hors/noun1. 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 EIGHT-YEAR LOCUSTSJennifer S. Hane THE GARDENCarla Ward THE TORTURED WAIL OF MACHINESLamont A Turner THE WITCH AT KHOLAT SYAKHLT. K. Howell THE RETURNWayne Kyle Spitzer THE PAINT GODS MUST BE ANGRYSabina Malik THE HEARTBEAT BETWEEN USA. E. S. THE ENTERTAINERSR. Ostermeier SUPERMAN AND THE HOLLYWOOD WITCHT. K. Howell SWEET PETUNIAEdward Ahern