Dark Horses - The Magazine of Weird Fiction No. 45

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: THE TWISTED TALE OF PRANCESS: A MODERN FAIRY TALE Jennifer Foxhoven ONE LAST TIME FOR MARTI Steven Roisum SAY ALL BEFORE Mack W. Mani THE SWAMP DEVIL Jim Wright THE DEVIL DRIVES A '66 Wayne Kyle Spitzer SWARM David Castlewitz THE GRAM DIRECTIVE Mike Scofield THE INVALID AND THE CAVE Ginevra House THE POISON DWARF'S COMEUPPANCE George Larson THE HIGHEST COURT Jarek Tomszak