Warhammer: New Horrors Loom For 40K And The Mortal Realms
Warhammer Horror is a sprawling collection of chilling tales from the worlds of Warhammer. And this new batch is full of horrors fantastic and futuristic. Come take a look…if you dare!
Behold the latest coming to you from the Warhammer Horror line…these spine tingling tales are aimed at a more mature audience, one prepared to deal with the cosmic horror that lurks in their words. These books take a walk on the darker side, finding the macabre and disturbing and focusing entirely on the consequences of the foreboding parts of the mortal realms, and the creeping abominations of the 41st millennium.
With Spooktober around the corner, and Frightvember not long after, the curtain has gone up on the latest stories coming soon from the Black Library. Consider yourself warned as we dive into the thrills, chills, and frightful spills of what lies ahead.
via The Black Library
The House of Night and Chain
An Astra Militarum colonel, broken by war and loss, returns to his childhood home to take up the mantle of Planetary Governor – but horrors await in the House of Malveil that will make his experiences of war seem like child’s play…
This story, by David Annandale tackles the fact that the horrors that haunt the galaxy, however cosmic in scale, are intimately grounded in human fears and desires.
The Way Out
A ship becalmed in space needs repairs. Fortunately, a nearby watch station offers refuge… The crew board, hoping for the answers to their woes. After all, surely nothing else can go wrong for the crew of the Fortune’s Favour?
This audio drama is sure to be just fine–as they say nothing else could possibly go wrong for this hapless crew.
Castle of Blood
Seven families arrive at an ancient castle, expecting a grand feast – but each guest brings the weight of their own expectations as well, not to mention hidden agendas and a thirst for revenge that will push them into darkness as evil approaches.
The Watcher in the Rain
As citizens flee from a drowning city, a sadistic Imperial interrogator seeks a lowly data-drone with a terrible secret. But when disaster strikes, the pair must rely on each other for survival as the Watcher in the Rain awaits them.
Dark Harvest
When an old friend asks for help, disgraced warrior-priest Harran Blackwood is drawn to an isolated farming community in the wilds of Ghyran to investigate. But what he finds there threatens more than just his life – it threatens his very soul…
Invocations
An Imperial Priest extracts a monstrous confession. A widower embarks on a doomed pilgrimage. A witch hunter returns to the place of his nightmares. These are just a few of the chills that await you in a new short story anthology packed with frightening tales.
Darkly Dreaming
When ambitious poet Melinno receives an invitation to a masquerade ball thrown by a local nobleman, she thinks her dreams of seeing her work admired across the Mortal Realms are becoming reality – until the dark nightmare at the heart of the party becomes all too clear.
The Oubliette
Ashielle Matkosen, new Lord Governor of Ceocan, discovers a horrific secret in a vault beneath her father’s palace – a blasphemous living weapon. Forming an ancient pact with it may avenge her father’s death – but at the cost of her soul.
Sepulturm
Morgravia Sanctus is being hunted. Hiding in the low-hive of Blackgeist, she pieces together the fragments of her broken memory, trying to regain her past even as a hideous plague sweeps the hive, turning men into monsters…
Anathemas
Unexplained deaths terrify the crew of an ancient Astra Militarum tank. A strange instrument beguiles its audience with a deadly melody. A man fears for his sanity within a plague-riddled hive. This grim collection of unspeakable cosmic horrors and arcane menaces unveils the subtle darkness that lurks within the souls of mankind and the sinister forces tormenting them.
All of these are due to release over the next few months, starting in October, which is an appropriate month for horror. If you can’t get enough grim darkness in your grim, dark fantasy/future, then these are well worth checking out.
Are you a Warhammer Horror fan? What do you think of the latest releases? Let us know in the comments!
