dark horse /ˈdärk ˈˌhôrs/ noun 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: A+ TEETH Robert Nazar Arjoyan DACOIT, SON OF A NOBLE Ronit J. ERASURE (GOING NUCLEAR) Sylvia Woodham LAST RIDE ON THE NIGHT TRAIN Anthony Ferguson DEATH GRADER Wayne Kyle Spitzer NECROPOLIS John K. Peck THE AIR, BUT WITH HANDS Jake Williams MYGALOMORPHAE Clay Waters THE DROWNING POOL Vonnie Winslow Crist WOUNDS ARE LIPS WAITING TO BE KISSED Eric Nash