About Dark Horses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction No. 31 / August 2024
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:
I’M FINE I’M FINE I’M FINE
Jen Farr
MEL’S TOURS
Robert Walton
PONY EXPRESS
Vonnie Winslow Crist
REAPER
H.K. Slade
BAD DAY AT THE CATHODE RAY CAFE
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
GHOST STORY
Gavin Kayner
TAGS
J. Scott King
THE TALL POPPY
Dann Wonser
THE WASTING
Ron Boyer
A CHANGE OF HEART
Wendy Maxon
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Author Bio:
Wayne Kyle Spitzer is an American writer, illustrator, and filmmaker. He is the author of countless books, stories and other works, including a film (Shadows in the Garden), a screenplay (Algernon Blackwood’s The Willows), and a memoir (X-Ray Rider). His work has appeared in MetaStellar—Speculative fiction and beyond, subTerrain Magazine: Strong Words for a Polite Nation and Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Eastern Washington University, a B.A. from Gonzaga University, and an A.A.S. from Spokane Falls Community College. His recent fiction includes The Man/Woman War cycle of stories as well as the Dinosaur Apocalypse Saga. He lives with his sweetheart Ngoc Trinh Ho in the Spokane Valley.