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"
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In this issue:
THE DEAD WORLD
Donald McCarthy
THE WHEEL
Sam Fletcher
RED'S PLACE
Douglas Young
NIGHT OF THE TRELLIS
Arthur Davis
THE DEVIL DRIVES A '66
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
THE SLIDE
Michael Balletti
DOORS BEST LEFT CLOSED
Bill Link
EXODUS
John Andrew Karr
A MIMICRY OF NIGHT
Jon Michael Kelly
DESCENT
Nick Young