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:
CLARITY
Mark J. Schultis
CONSUMED
Ophelia Vang
THE MIRROR
Angelisa Fontaine-Wood
ALUKA OF THE WITCH DOCTORS
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
MY FEELINGS ARE PLOTTING AGAINST ME
Sabina Malik
PUMP AND GO
Caitlyn Pace
SPLENDID ISOLATION
Peter Emmett Naughton
THE NIGHT WITCH
Robert John Jenson
UNINVITED GUESTS
Adam Newnham
VISITOR
Jeremy Schnee