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:
QUESTIONS A MAN OUGHT NOT TO ASK
Elizabeth Broadbent
STRANGE WATER
Steve Carr
HOLY MOUNTAIN
C.J. Scuffins
THE DEVIL'S TRIANGLE
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
MAKE IT A DOUBLE
Warren Benedetto
THE UNSCARED CROW
Cody Nowack
STRONGMAN SAFARI
Mark Mellon
THE GECKO KING
Sam Fletcher
BIRTH STORY
Taryn Martinez