Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction No. 36: January 2025

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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: DEAD AIR Ronnie Cassano BLOTTER ACID Devin James Leonard DISPLACEMENT Peter Emmett Naughton JUKAI Dante Bilec BEYOND THE BLACK CURTAIN: SACRIFICIUM Wayne Kyle Spitzer PAN Connor Lougheed PHANTOMS Damir Salkovic THE TAINTED LIGHT Charles Haines THE BLACK TANGLE Bernardo Villela THE CONTRACT Marco Etheridge