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

ark 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:

ABEDNEGO WEPT
Cy Hill

DEVOUR
Alyssa Wallinder

THE TALE OF THE THREE SAGES (METAMORPHOSIS)
John Randolph

THE TOKYO TANGO
Wayne Kyle Spitzer

A MORE PERFECT UNION
Edward Ahern

CAPTURE THE MAGIC PRESS
G. W. McClary 

EVIDENCE
Ty Cronkhite

ENCOUNTER
Nick Young

NIGHT VISITS
Matt Fox

GRASSHOPPERS
Theodora Sterling