Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction No. 50: March 2026

dark horse
/'därk '?hôrs/
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: ABEDNEGO WEPT
Cy HillDEVOUR
Alyssa WallinderTHE TALE OF THE THREE SAGES (METAMORPHOSIS)
John RandolphTHE TOKYO TANGO
Wayne Kyle SpitzerA MORE PERFECT UNION
Edward AhernCAPTURE THE MAGIC PRESS
G. W. McClary EVIDENCE
Ty CronkhiteENCOUNTER
Nick YoungNIGHT VISITS
Matt FoxGRASSHOPPERS
Theodora Sterling