Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction No. 25: February 2024 (Dark Horses Magazine)

dark horse<br/>/ˈdärk ˈˌhôrs/<br/>noun<br/>1. a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds.<br/>"a dark-horse candidate"<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>In this issue:<br/><br/>MARBLING<br/>Robert Helfst<br/><br/>CORPORATE AMERICA<br/>Richard Flores IV<br/><br/>DISH BRAIN<br/>John Andrew Karr<br/><br/>HIVE OF ASTERION<br/>Mack W. Mani and C. Clark Coslor<br/><br/>THE WINE DARK PASSAGE<br/>Wayne Kyle Spitzer<br/><br/>HOUSE OF FATHERS<br/>David Lewis<br/><br/>COLUMBIA<br/>Forest King-Wilds<br/><br/>A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY<br/>Thomas Kodnar<br/><br/>MOMMA SAID<br/>A. Elizabeth Herting<br/><br/>BONE FLUTE<br/>Stephen Thomson