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:
MOTHER STORY
Lee Landey
LIGHTSIREN
Tim McHugh
MEN'S HELL CLUB
Fred Nolan
ONE OF THESE NIGHTS
H. Thomas
SHADOWS IN THE LIGHT
Todd Sullivan
SOMEWHERE ANYWHERE
Kevin Brown
THE HAUNTING OF THE HAUNTED HOUSE
K. Danckert
THE NEW NORMAL
Matthew McAyeal
BEER AND TENTACLES
Bill Link
THE GHOSTS IN THEIR BOROUGHS
Wayne Kyle Spitzer