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 bi-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/>"The Burning Cathedral of Summer" by Wayne Kyle Spitzer<br/><br/>"The Hornet Priest" by Kurt Newton<br/><br/>"The Silhouette Shop" by M. Kari Barr<br/><br/>"Growing Season" by Davin Ireland<br/><br/>"A Whisperer Among the Graves" by Bill Link