Warhammer Horror – The Range So Far

Since its launch in 2019, Black Library’s Warhammer Horror imprint has grown in fits and starts into quite a considerable range spanning novels (and one novella), audio dramas and short stories across both the Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar settings. Having already published something similar for Warhammer Crime, I thought it was about time I put together an article gathering all of the Warhammer Horror range in one place with the publisher’s synopsis for each title along with links to my reviews and author interviews where available. As the range continues to grow, I’ll try to keep this updated so that it remains an accurate and useful hub for anyone interested in Black Library’s horror-focused offering.

Latest update: October 2022 (added Briardark, Black-Eyed Saint, The Resting Places, Unholy: Tales of Horror and Woe from the Imperium, and some more e-shorts)

Interestingly, unlike Warhammer Crime and a lot of the main-range Black Library series, the Warhammer Horror range is largely made up of standalone stories – with a few exceptions, you can dip in and out of these stories without any thought to continuity. Two of the novels do link (to different degrees) to stories set outside of the Warhammer Horror range, and I’ll point those out below. I can also think of a couple of short stories which relate to one of the novels, but I’ll have to go back through them to remind myself where the connections are. If I can, I’ll add those in as an update somewhere down the road.

List of releases
If you’re just looking for the names of the main Warhammer Horror releases and/or which setting each one features, here’s a list in publication order (bear in mind all of the anthologies feature both 40k and Age of Sigmar stories, though):

  • The Wicked and the Damned (portmanteau novel – 40k)
  • Maledictions (anthology)
  • Perdition’s Flame (audio drama – 40k)
  • The Way Out (audio drama – 40k)
  • The House of Night and Chain (novel – 40k)
  • The Watcher in the Rain (audio drama – 40k)
  • The Colonel’s Monograph (novella – 40k)
  • Castle of Blood (novel – AoS)
  • Invocations (anthology)
  • Dark Harvest (novel – AoS)
  • Darkly Dreaming (audio drama – AoS)
  • The Oubliette (novel – 40k)
  • Sepulturum (novel – 40k)
  • Anathemas (anthology)
  • The Reverie (novel – 40k)
  • The Deacon of Wounds (novel – 40k)
  • The Harrowed Paths (anthology)
  • The Accursed (anthology)
  • The Bookkeeper’s Skull (novel – 40k)
  • Gothghul Hollow (novel – AoS)
  • Briardark (novel – AoS)
  • Black-Eyed Saint (novel – AoS – coming in 2023)
  • The Resting Places (anthology – coming in 2023)

I haven’t included them in that list because they’re a bit different, but there are also four reprinted Warhammer classics (and an omnibus), all now published under Kim Newman’s real name rather than the Jack Yeovil pseudonym he originally used when these were first published way back when. Here’s the publication order for those:

  • Drachenfels
  • Genevieve Undead
  • Beasts in Velvet
  • Silver Nails
  • The Vampire Genevieve Omnibus

Valgaast and Murghast
Before I get onto the main part of the article, I want to quickly mention a couple of words you’ll see pop up to varying extents in a lot of Warhammer Horror stories: Valgaast and Mhurghast. Both of these refer to places, one in the Imperium (Valgaast) and one in the Mortal Realms (Mhurghast), and while – unlike Warhammer Crime, in which every story takes place in one vast city – the Warhammer Horror range includes stories set all over the two settings, these two place names keep cropping up. Sometimes they’re the main location for a story, other times they’re just throwaway references (like “poisonous mhurghast root” in Jake Ozga’s Skull Throne).

Overall it’s not entirely clear whether there’s a specific plan for why these names keep coming up, but it’s a nice little way of tying things together a bit – I’ve quite enjoyed looking out for passing references. On the Age of Sigmar front though, it looks like Anna Stephens’ novel Gothghul Hollow is in fact the first in a four-part series (called ‘Tales of Mhurghast’, judging by the title page, even though that name isn’t mentioned anywhere on the online products pages for the book), so as this series continues (with CL Werner’s Briardark and Dale Lucas’ upcoming Black-Eyed Saint) we might learn more.

Novels (and one novella)

At the time of writing there are ten Warhammer Horror novels (with another one coming in 2023) plus two novellas (one of which – Jake Ozga’s Into Dark Water – is only available in the anthology The Harrowed Paths). Well, technically nine novels plus one portmanteau, which if you’re not familiar is a collection of three novellas in one book, connected by a broader narrative which loosely ties them together. I’ve included the portmanteau as a novel, for the sake of ease. I’ve split the novels out by setting, with the 40k novels first and the Age of Sigmar novels afterwards.

A note on formats and book length
One interesting thing to note about the Warhammer Horror novels is that while they all get the ebook treatment, some of them have been released as paperbacks while others came out as hardbacks. Loosely speaking, I think that’s down to the length of each book – in general, the shorter 50-70k word novels are in hardback (the smaller format HBs, like the Primarchs or Beast Arises series), while the longer 80k+ word novels are in paperback. I’ll leave you to make your own mind up on the business rationale for doing this, but it’s worth knowing that the shorter novels which come out in hardback don’t seem to be subsequently released in paperback (unlike the main BL ranges, which tend to follow the usual hardback-followed-by-paperback release schedule). For those who are interested, I’ve included the word count for each book (cribbed from the Kobo website).

Oh, and all of the novels are available as audiobooks too!

Warhammer 40k

Perhaps unsurprisingly, there are far more Warhammer Horror novels set in the 40k universe than in the Age of Sigmar – including the portmanteau and one novella, there are seven for 40k.

The Wicked and the Damned by David Annandale, Phil Kelly and Josh Reynolds (paperback – 94k words)

On a misty cemetery world, three strangers are drawn together through mysterious circumstances. Each of them has a tale to tell of a narrow escape from death. Amid the toll of funerary bells and the creep and click of mortuary-servitors, the truth is confessed. But whose story can be trusted? Whose recollection is warped, even unto themselves? For these are strange stories of the uncanny, the irrational and the spine-chillingly frightening, where horrors abound and the dark depths of the human psyche is unearthed.

Read my review of The Wicked and the Damned.

The House of Night and Chain by David Annandale (paperback – 83k words)

In a bleak corner of the city of Valgaast, the House of Malveil awaits. A place of darkness, its halls throb with a sinister history. Its rooms are filled with malice. Its walls echo with pain. Now it stirs eagerly with the approach of an old heir – Colonel Maeson Strock of the Astra Militarum has returned home to his ancestral mansion. He is a man broken, both by the horrors of war and by personal loss, and he has come home to take up the mantle of Planetary Governor. He hopes he can purge his home world of political corruption, and reforge connections with his estranged children. He hopes he can rebuild his life. Malveil will feast on these dreams. Strock believes he has seen the worst of the galaxy’s horrors. Malveil will show him how wrong he is.

Read my interview with David Annandale discussing The House of Night and Chain.

Read my review of The House of Night and Chain.

The Colonel’s Monograph by Graham McNeill (Novella)

When invited to catalogue the antiquarian book collection of the late Colonel Grayloc – a celebrated hero of the Imperium – former archivist Teresina Sullo is swift to accept. Grieving for her dead husband, she sees an opportunity for distraction and respite from her lonely days as a widow. But something forbidding lurks in the mist-shrouded marshes of Vansen Falls, casting a shadow over Grayloc Manor and veiling the land with ill intent. A missing piece of the colonel’s collection holds the answer to this darkness: a monograph rumoured to contain a detailed account of the infamous ‘Dawn of the Dark Suns’. Obsessed with seeking out this singular tome, Teresina delves deeper and deeper into the mystery at the heart of manor, little realising the true evil which resides there…

Read my review of The Colonel’s Monograph.

The Oubliette by JC Stearns (hardback – 76k words)

With the death of Ruprekt Matkosen, his daughter, Ashielle, is now the Lord Governor of Ceocan. Her father’s murderers still lurk in the shadows, threatening not only her rule but every mortal soul under her protection. Even her own people cannot be trusted – any one of them may be part of the poisonous plot to destroy her bloodline. Deep beneath the palace, locked away from all human contact, Ashielle finds a weapon unlike any other: a monster, more adept at hunting in the darkness than any assassin. Allying with such a horror is surely blasphemy, but with doom skulking around every corner, Ashielle is forced to revive an ancient pact with the beast. Yet she soon discovers that her family’s mortal enemies are not the only evil that hungers to consume her.

Read my interview with JC Stearns discussing The Oubliette.

Read my review of The Oubliette.

Sepulturum by Nick Kyme (hardback – 59k words)

Morgravia Sanctus is being hunted; why or by whom she doesn’t know. Something terrible has happened to her, a profound trauma that has left behind ‘red dreams’ and a physical agony that can strike at any moment. Her life in danger and her memory fragmented, she arrives in the low-hive of Blackgheist to escape her pursuers and search for ‘the Broker’ – a trafficker in memories and psychic mind manipulation. Soon after, a plague sweeps the city, turning its citizens into blood-hungry monsters. Order collapses, death and slaughter are rampant. Caught up in the carnage, Morgravia must flee once more. But as the ravening spreads, is there any hope of stopping this contagion?

Read my interview with Nick Kyme discussing Sepulturum.

Read my review of Sepulturum.

The Reverie by Peter Fehervari (paperback – 92k words)

Exalting war and art in harmony, the warrior-artisans of the Angels Resplendent have forged a radiant haven amidst a blighted galaxy. But an ancient sin stains their honour – a wound in their world that will never heal. Ignorant souls would call it a forest, but those who watch over it know better. Nothing natural grows in the Reverie’s snow-swept glades or wanders amongst the unnatural things that do, save for the intruders who trespass on its pain. Some seek revelation or redemption, others dream of winning a place amongst the Resplendent, but all come because they must.

Three travellers are drawn into the conspiracy that wards the wound – a knight haunted by his lost humanity, an ageing poet who refuses to go gently into the night, and a scholar who yearns to redeem mankind. All must face their shadows in the Reverie, but only one shall gaze upon its heart, where a deeper darkness beats.

For some reason this isn’t listed on the Warhammer Horror page of the Black Library website. It definitely is part of this range, though! Of all the books in the range, as part of Fehervari’s Dark Coil this has the most links with other BL stories, even though most of the other Dark Coil stories are main-range BL titles (they probably fit better in the horror genre than anywhere else, but Fehervari was writing Warhammer horror stories before Warhammer Horror was a thing).

To find out more about those connections, read my ‘Traveller’s Guide to Peter Fehervari’s Dark Coil‘ article.

Read my review of The Reverie.

The Deacon of Wounds by David Annandale (hardback – 52k words)

The planet of Theotokos is dying. Drought has wiped out all but the capital city of Magerit. Worse, an outbreak of a terrible plague, known as the Grey Tears, ravages its populace. Only the charismatic Arch-Deacon Ambrose stands in the way of desperation and anarchy. But as the plague rampages through the streets, murdering its victims with unnatural symptoms, Ambrose struggles to confront the appalling measures he must take to save his people.

Read my interview with David Annandale discussing The Deacon of Wounds.

The Bookkeeper’s Skull by Justin D. Hill (hardback – 45k words)

On the capital world of Potence, young enforcer cadet Rudgard Howe is caught up in a bitter internecine feud to inherit his father’s position of Chief Enforcer. As the tithe fleets approach, he is sent on his first mission to ensure that the planet’s distant agri-facilities fulfil their quotas to the God-Emperor. Farmed with serfs and managed by ex-Militarum soldiers, the agri-facilities are places of shocking brutality and hopelessness. But when he is sent to the outlying farmstead of Thorsarbour, Rudgard discovers a community where the crops are left to rot as the inhabitants indulge in the bloody ecstasy of a sanguinary cult. As Rudgard imposes the strict Lex Imperialis upon the farmstead, he begins to uncover a place where sanity is rapidly slipping. Just a single step into his nightmarish mission though, a series of cruel deaths threatens to dismantle everything he has ever known about the Imperium, his faith in the Emperor, and the strength of his very soul.

This one also has connections to a non-Warhammer Horror story, in this case Justin’s main-range 40k novel Cadian Honour. You can find out more about what those connections are (TL;DR: a planet and a character) by checking out the interview below.

Read my interview with Justin D. Hill discussing The Bookkeeper’s Skull.

Omnibus – Unholy: Tales of Horror and Woe from the Imperium featuring David Annandale, Justin D. Hill, Nick Kyme and JC Stearns (coming in 2023)

Amid the bloody wars, cults and tyrants of the Imperium, a far quieter horror lurks. Valgaast is an entity that compels and corrupts. Darker than the pits of hell, incomprehensible as death, it seeps into the hearts and minds of those weakened by misfortune. A premature heiress grieving the loss of her family. A bleak man of faith with unquenchable desires. A woman whose broken memories replay terrible violence. A little town left to rot in a sun-scorched wasteland. In this chilling collection of Warhammer Horror fiction, Valgaast claims the victims of this vast and lonely universe, and, with malicious intent, pushes them to their limits.

I’ve included this omnibus here because while it isn’t a novel itself, it does appear to contain four of the existing 40k ‘short novels’ already mentioned (i.e. those previously released as hardbacks). The contents haven’t been confirmed, but based on the synopsis I’d assume we’re talking The Deacon of Wounds by David Annandale, The Bookkeeper’s Skull by Justin D. Hill, Sepulturum by Nick Kyme and The Oubliette by JC Stearns.

Age of Sigmar

There are far fewer AoS horror novels, which is about what you’d expect considering how few AoS books are released compared to 40k books. Still, quality over quantity and all that…

Castle of Blood by CL Werner (hardback – 66k words)

Guests are arriving at the ancient castle of Mhurghast, summoned by the reclusive Count von Koeterberg. They expect a grand feast, and something more… The ambitious Baron expects to inherit the Count’s wealth; the wife of a broken swordsmith hopes to revisit happier times; the fallen priest prays for a chance of recovering his faith. Seven families, each with their own dark secrets. Each with their own hidden agenda. Each marked for revenge. Doomed to discover the depths of horror and despair, it is not a night of revelry that awaits them, but a night of unprecedented terror. Son will turn against father and daughter against mother, as daemonic evil descends upon Mhurghast.

Read my interview with CL Werner discussing Castle of Blood.

Read my review of Castle of Blood.

Dark Harvest by Josh Reynolds (paperback – 85k words)

Harran Blackwood was a Warrior-Priest of ruthless virtue. Now he’s a man with a scorched reputation, prowling the back alleys of Greywater Fastness, content to fight the petty wars of racketeers for survival. But when a desperate message arrives from an old friend, Blackwood is forced to confront a past he thought long buried. Summoned to the isolated village of Wald, Blackwood sets off on a perilous trek to ensure the sins of his former life remain forgotten. He soon discovers that Wald is a hostile, secretive place with sins of its own. Deep in the murky marshes, where the cruel chants of village folk echo and the stink of death hovers low, Blackwood must channel his bitterness and rage to defy the ancient darkness that now hunts him before he is devoured, body and soul.

Read my review of Dark Harvest.

Gothghul Hollow by Anna Stephens (paperback – 86k words)

The Hollow. A lonely Shyishan town, obscured amongst wild moorland, inhabited by folk of vigilant routine. What remains of the once illustrious Gothghul family endures season upon season of monastic isolation in their castle on the hill. Aaric Gothghul, made callous by loss, shuts himself in his study and broods over arcane texts, while his strange and formidable daughter wanders the forests alone. But when the town is threatened by a spate of sinister manifestations, the quiet formality of their days end. Worse still, the upheaval disturbs a terrible family secret – a chilling memory that Aaric has kept buried for twenty-five years. Now, father and daughter must set aside their differences and search for answers to an ancient curse that is somehow linked to their past. Aided by a straight-talking sharpshooter and a shrewd man of faith, they seek to fathom the forces that assail the Hollow.

Briardark by CL Werner (paperback – 89k words)

Evil stirs in Briardark, an ancient forest that looms over the Shyishan village of Felstein, where whispers abound of the spectres and brutes that lurk amongst the trees. One man keeps these perils at bay – Samuel Helmgaart, the revered beasthunter of Felstein – but when tragedy strikes his family, an unknowable foe is unleashed, one that stalks the villagers and turns neighbour against neighbour. Soon, a witch hunt ensues, and in the midst of his own sorrow Samuel’s daughter, Cicely, struggles with grief that has twisted into something dark. To save her, the beasthunter must track down the entity in the forest, and the evil that beckons to his daughter from beyond a most hostile grave.

Black-Eyed Saint by Dale Lucas (Paperback – coming in 2023)

A girl stumbles across the moors, death hard on her heels. To her saviours, she speaks of Calignius – a smog-shrouded mining town deep in the mountains that has been gripped by a strange epidemic. Now, Runar Skoldofr and Tiberius Grim must lead a small expedition into the haunted vales of the Blood-Rock Peaks to answer the girl’s pleas for aid. There, the hunter and the veteran priest of Sigmar will uncover the enigma of a forlorn-looking statue and its curious sway over the town – a place ruled by ancient fear and phobia, zealotry and madness. Separated and isolated, Runar and Tiberius will learn there are far worse fates than death, for in Calignius friendships turn sour, faith boils into anguish and long-buried nightmares rise up from the shadows. If they are to survive, they will need to find a way to unite against the daemons that divide them.

Anthologies

All of the Warhammer Horror anthologies feature combinations of 40k and AoS stories, and while 40k still dominates there’s a much better balance between the two settings in the shorter format. With the exception of Maledictions, the anthologies also feature a mixture of brand new stories and stories previously released as e-shorts (or occasionally, in White Dwarf) – just worth knowing if you want to avoid duplicates. While none of the anthologies have had the audiobook treatment they were all originally released in paperback, and the covers of the first three look amazing if you line them all up together!

For each anthology I’ve included the contents list, and marked which stories are 40k and which are Age of Sigmar.

Maledictions (paperback – 99k words)

Horror is no stranger to the dark worlds of Warhammer. Its very fabric is infested with the arcane, the strange and the downright terrifying. From the cold vastness of the 41st Millennium to the creeping evil at large in the Mortal Realms, this anthology of short stories explores the sinister side of Warhammer in a way it never has been before. Psychological torment, visceral horrors, harrowing tales of the supernatural and the nightmares buried within, this collection brings together a grim host of tales to chill the very blood…

  • Nepenthe by Cassandra Khaw (40k)
  • The Widow Tide by Richard Strachan (AoS)
  • No Good Deed by Graham McNeill (40k)
  • Crimson Snow by Lora Gray (AoS)
  • Last of the Blood by C L Werner (AoS)
  • Predation of the Eagle by Peter McLean (40k)
  • The Last Ascension of Dominic Seroff by David Annandale (40k)
  • Triggers by Paul Kane (40k)
  • A Darksome Place by Josh Reynolds (AoS)
  • The Marauder Lives by J.C. Stearns (40k)
  • The Nothings by Alec Worley (40k)

Read my review of Maledictions.

Invocations (paperback – 88k words)

An Imperial Priest extracts a monstrous confession; a widower embarks on a doomed pilgrimage; a witch hunter returns to the place of his nightmares… Invocations is Black Library’s second Warhammer Horror anthology, featuring more short stories set in the chilling hellscape of the 41st Millennium and the arcane gloom of the Mortal Realms. From the whispering corridors of an abandoned medicae facility to the shrieking dungeons of ghostly castles, this collection of sinister stories further explores the unspeakable evil haunting in the worlds of Warhammer.

  • The Hunt by David Annandale (AoS)
  • The Confession of Convict Kline by Justin D Hill (40k)
  • He Feasts Forever by Lora Gray (AoS)
  • Stitches by Nick Kyme (40k)
  • The Healer by Steven Sheil (AoS)
  • Blood Sacrifice by Peter McLean (40k)
  • The Growing Seasons by Richard Strachan (AoS)
  • Supplication by Jake Ozga (AoS)
  • From the Halls, the Silence by David Annandale (40k)
  • A Sending from the Grave by C L Werner (AoS)
  • Flesh and Blood by Ray Cluley (AoS)
  • The Summons of Shadows by David Annandale (40k)

Read my review of Invocations.

Anathemas (paperback – 100k words)

A bitter sacrifice haunts the forest of a backwater planet; in a plague-riddled hive, a man faces a harrowing choice; an instrument of singular beauty beguiles a failing musician…There is darkness within the beleaguered souls of those who suffer the worlds of Warhammer. Whether it’s the arcane menaces of the Mortal Realms, or the cosmic nightmares of the 41st Millennium, none are immune to the evil that preys upon the desperate, exploits the cruel and seduces the unfulfilled.

  • Hab Fever Lockdown by Justin D Hill (40k)
  • Suffer the Vision by Jake Ozga (AoS)
  • A Threnody for Kolchev by Darius Hinks (40k)
  • These Hands, These Wings by Lora Gray (AoS)
  • Vox Daemonicus by James Forster (40k)
  • Skin Man by Tim Waggoner (40k)
  • A Deep and Steady Tread by David Annandale (AoS)
  • The Thing in the Woods by Paul Kearney (40k)
  • Mud and Mist by John Goodrich (40k)
  • The Shadow Crown by C L Werner (AoS)
  • Runner by Alan Bao (40k)
  • Miracles by Nicholas Wolf (40k)
  • Voices in the Glass by Richard Strachan (AoS)
  • The Funeral by Darius Hinks (40k)

Read my review of Anathemas.

The Harrowed Paths (paperback – 95k words)

An arcane evil has awoken in these worlds defiled by endless war. Perhaps it was born from the madness of violence. Or else it has always existed, hiding among restless shadows with eyes half-closed. But now, it slithers and creeps into the wreckage of people’s lives, those who have already survived the unthinkable. It covets the lost, the lonely, and the hopeless, pushing them down their fateful paths — a reclusive historian, searching for a ghostly ship; the crew of a ruined craft who must brave a slow, inevitable death; an old woman seeking redemption in a hostile wasteland. For these are the stories of journeys taken, choices made, and the power of the human spirit when dark forces come hunting.

  • The Colonel’s Monograph by Graham McNeill (40k)
  • Five Candles by Lora Gray (AoS)
  • Tesserae by Richard Strachan (AoS)
  • Ghost Planet by Steven Sheil (40k)
  • Pentimento by Nick Kyme (40k)
  • Bone Cutter by Darius Hinks (40k)
  • Into Dark Water by Jake Ozga (AoS – novella)

The Accursed (paperback – 93k words)

Sentient darkness presses against the inhabitants of the Mortal Realms and the Imperium of Man. In dystopian streets, anarchic desires surface, and the impressionable and malcontent find distraction in the wrong places. Lone families in heathen wastes risk their sanity to survive, and hardened souls inured by long wars face their greatest trials yet as evil seeks to weaken their resolve. What will these people do when horror is upon them? What violence will they incite? What anguish shall they endure? And will they shoulder their fate like heroes or drag others down in their storm? Either way, the darkness cares not, for all cries of the accursed lend it strength…

  • Skull Throne by Jake Ozga (AoS)
  • The Child Foretold by Nicholas Kaufmann (40k)
  • Tithemarked by Steven Sheil (AoS)
  • Imperator Gladio by Richard Strachan (40k)
  • The Terminus by David Annandale (40k)
  • Nightbleed by Peter Fehervari (40k)
  • A Moment of Cruelty by Phil Kelly (AoS)
  • The Reaper’s Gift by Ray Cluley (AoS)
  • The Way of All Flesh by Jude Reid (40k)
  • Elloth IX by Justin D Hill (40k)
  • The Cache by James Brogden (40k)
  • The Bloody Kiss by Darius Hinks (AoS)

The Resting Places (paperback – coming in 2023)

An irascible veteran conceals a monstrous secret. A young victim of tragedy seeks the protection of their mysterious lord. On a feudal world, two men plot against a governor suspected of heresy. And in the pitch-dark skies, a malign entity preys upon a Navigator. From the slaughterhouses of Imperial hive cities to the war-torn streets of the Mortal Realms, superstition and deceit runs rampant. Twisted sacrifices, beguiling foes, the lies we tell ourselves – these horrors drag their victims, blind or screaming, down sinister paths to a final place of rest.

Contents list TBC.

Audio dramas

There were quite a few audio dramas in the early days of the Warhammer Horror range but – as with BL’s main ranges – this format seems to have dried up as late, which is a shame.

Perdition’s Flame by Alec Worley

The wind screams. The dark night is freezing. Vossk, a Vostroyan Firstborn, shrinks into a rock against a howl of memories. Having disgraced himself by deserting his post during a terrifying encounter, Vossk had resigned himself to penal servitude, though yearned for the chance to redeem himself. But in the 41st Millennium, such dreams are hollow when a man’s reality has been shaken to his core. Found in the shadows of a pitiless cave, Vossk relives his tale to his rescuer. But trauma stalks the weary, and in the face of an even greater horror, it grins at those whose courage has failed them once before…

Read my interview with Alec Worley discussing Perdition’s Flame.

Read my review of Perdition’s Flame.

The Way Out by Rachel Harrison

In the midst of a vast gas nebula lies a remote watch-station, hanging silently against a tapestry of dying stars. It sits alone, patiently awaiting lost travellers adrift in the freezing vastness of the void. To such souls it appears as a blessing, a safe haven from the warp storms that wrack the immaterium and destroy the ships of those foolish enough to test the tides. To Captain Arq and her crew, it is one thing – refuge. But things are never so simple…

While you can buy this as a single MP3 as usual, it was in fact originally released in three parts – these are still available on the BL website, but financially it makes more sense to buy the single, consolidated version.

Read my review of The Way Out.

The Watcher in the Rain by Alec Worley

In the far reaches of Imperial space, a ferocious warp storm approaches an Administratum world, cutting off the entire planet from the rest of the Imperium. As their towering grey spires are punished by endless rain, countless administrators, tithe-masters, and book-keepers are forced to evacuate. Among them is Greta, a lowly data-drone with a terrible secret, wanted for questioning by the sadistic Imperial interrogator Stefan Crucius. As disaster strikes and the pair are left stranded in the depths of the drowning city, captor and captive must co-operate to stand any chance of escaping. But a mysterious presence stalks them through the abandoned, flooded towers, a dread entity each must confront but which neither dare acknowledge, a Watcher in the Rain.

Read my interview with Alec Worley discussing The Watcher in the Rain.

Darkly Dreaming by Josh Reynolds

Her exile ended, Melinno Vaasa, poet and troublemaker, returns to the city of Thurn seeking to repair the shattered pieces of her life. In need of a powerful patron, she attends a masked ball hosted by High Magister Oswal, the infamous Headsman of Thurn. But Melinno finds more than she bargained for as the evening’s revels take on an unsettling air and an ancient nightmare threatens to swallow her whole.

E-shorts

The last format to mention is the individual e-short, which you can pick up either on Kindle or via the Black Library website. Most of these short stories have subsequently been included in anthologies, and those remaining will probably be included in future anthologies, but it can be worth picking some of them up individually if you want to just get a taste for things. Bizarrely, at least a couple of these are not listed when you look at the Warhammer Horror page on the BL website (I think I’ve found all of these, but it’s possible I’ve missed some). If you look at the individual product pages though, you can see that they’re definitely part of the range.

I haven’t included synopses of these, as this article is long enough as it is, but I’ve linked out to my reviews where available (the underlined stories have links). I’ve listed these in release order.

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If you’ve got this far in the article, thank you for sticking with me! That’s a full (I think) rundown of every title in the Warhammer Horror range up to this point, and as I said earlier I’ll do my best to keep this page up to date. Hopefully this is useful if you’re interested in making a start with – or keeping up with – the Warhammer Horror range. If you haven’t already, make sure you check out some of the reviews and interviews I’ve published for these stories!

If there’s anything else you would like to see in this article, or if you’d like to see similar articles for other parts of the Black Library range, please do let me know in the comments below or over on Twitter.

See also: Warhammer Crime – The Range So Far

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