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:
DEAD AIR
Ronnie Cassano
BLOTTER ACID
Devin James Leonard
DISPLACEMENT
Peter Emmett Naughton
JUKAI
Dante Bilec
BEYOND THE BLACK CURTAIN: SACRIFICIUM
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
PAN
Connor Lougheed
PHANTOMS
Damir Salkovic
THE TAINTED LIGHT
Charles Haines
THE BLACK TANGLE
Bernardo Villela
THE CONTRACT
Marco Etheridge