Warhammer Horror Books

A Warhammer Horror omnibus Genevieve Dieudonné is a vampire – but that doesn't make her evil. Follow her adventures across three novels and an anthology as she battles the darkness across the Old World with an unlikely collection of allies. READ IT BECAUSE Experience the entire classic saga of Genevieve in one volume. From her battles against the Great Enchanter to a sinister murder mystery and beyond, it's packed with fantasy adventure. DESCRIPTION Evil has a new enemy… one of its own. Meet Genevieve Dieudonné. She’s beautiful, powerful, resourceful, and courageous – and she's over four hundred years old. In the crowded cities and dark forests of the Warhammer world, Genevieve and her unlikely companions battle the forces of malevolence and insanity. However, the vampire blood running through Genevieve’s veins means she must constantly fight the urge to surrender to the evil within. The Vampire Genevieve collects together all the tales of Genevieve and her unusual allies into one packed volume. Written by Kim Newman (writing as Jack Yeovil) CONTENTS Drachenfels Genevieve Undead Beasts in Velvet Silver Nails

A Warhammer Horror portmanteau Drawn together by mysterious circumstances, three strangers meet in the mists of a desolate cemetery world. As they relate their stories, the threads of fate are drawn around them, and destiny awaits… READ IT BECAUSE It's a classic horror portmanteau comprising three Warhammer 40,000 novellas, each with its own distinct feel – a ghost story, a monster saga and a psychological horror tale – that all draw together through the terrifying linking story. THE STORY 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. Written by Josh Reynolds, David Annandale and Phil Kelly This title will be available to order from the 23rd March 2019 as a Paperback.

Warhammer Horror Week: Day One When witch hunter Bered Davan sets out on the trail of a vile contagion that plagues Ghyran, he discovers something altogether deeper, darker and more terrifying… READ IT BECAUSE Explore how Chaos continues to thrive in the shadows cast by the light of Sigmar's heroes, and how the heroes who seek it out face horrors untold… THE STORY For many long years through the Age of Chaos, the lands of Ghyran suffered under the yoke of the servants of Nurgle. Disease wracked the lands, and life became an unending cycle of horror and misery. Then came light, in the form of the Stormcast Eternals, Sigmar's celestial heroes. Yet light cannot destroy darkness, as Bered Davan has learned. A witch hunter, he is no stranger to the vile things that lurk in the Mortal Realms, but as he hunts the source of a contagion, he will be tested as never before… Written by David Annandale

Warhammer Horror Week: Day Three Hope often comes to those who need it most… but when Medicae Bucher discovers his new hope in a most unusual way, it bodes ill for him and all around him. READ IT BECAUSE The lures of the Dark Gods are many and varied, and this exploration of one way they worm into the souls of men is disturbingly delightful. THE STORY In the aftermath of battle, Bucher, a medicae of the Astra Militarum, tends to the victims of war. Grievous wounds, vile contagions and more come his way, and he is ground down by his inability to save young Guardsmen from the horrors of battle. So when a miracle occurs, surely a gift from the Emperor Himself, Bucher grabs it… but what if the incredible events that occur are the work of other powers entirely, leading Bucher into a darkness from which he can never escape? Written by Nick Kyme

Warhammer Horror Week: Day Seven An unsanctioned mission into a seemingly abandoned medicae facility seems simple… but for Corporal Cully, it could lead to a night of terror and horror that will scar him forever. READ IT BECAUSE After the spine-chilling terrors of his previous story, 'Baphomet by Night', Peter McLean sends Corporal Cully through more horrors, which have to be read to be believed… THE STORY Corporal Cully of the Reslian 45th is bored. Three months on the hive world of Voltoth, waiting for an enemy to fight, have shredded his nerves. Little does he know that what is to come will make him crave those times… After two decades of battle and facing horrors that would leave many minds broken, Cully thinks he's seen it all – but an unsanctioned mission into a seemingly abandoned medicae facility will test him to his very limits… and beyond. Written by Peter McLean

A Warhammer Horror audio drama. A ship becalmed in space needs repairs. Fortunately, a nearby watch station offers refuge. Surely nothing can go wrong for the crew of the Fortune's Favour ? Listen to it because: Atmospheric, tense, terrifying...it's an audio experience tailor-made to chill you, and from the opening drama to the tense conclusion, you'll be on the edge of your seat. The story: 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. Written by Rachel Harrison. Running time approx. 77 minutes. Performed by Grace Andrews, Steve Conlin, Matthew Hunt, Jonathan Keeble, Carla Mendonca, Colleen Prendergast, David Seddon and David Sibley.

A Warhammer Horror novel 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… READ IT BECAUSE Haunted house stories are a staple of the horror genre. In a grim, dark future where much worse things than ghosts can anchor themselves to reality, a haunted house can do more than just scare you… THE STORY 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. Written by David Annandale.

A Warhammer Horror novel A disgraced warrior-priest who prowls the Greywater Fastness is forced to confront his past when a message from an old friend sends him on a perilous quest. In an isolated village full of untrusting souls, his darkest secrets threaten to come to light. READ IT BECAUSE Explore a corner of the Mortal Realms full of dangerous characters and dark secrets in a novel by Josh Reynolds, master of the sinister. THE STORY 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. Written by Josh Reynolds

A Warhammer Horror anthology Discover tales of terror from the nightmare hellscape of the 41st Millennium and the darkest corners of the Mortal Realms. From doomed pilgrimages to monstrous confessions, this collection will chill your soul and leave you quaking in fear… READ IT BECAUSE Return to the dark places of the worlds of Warhammer for a new anthology of sinister stories that dive into the arcane, the unexpected and the downright terrifying. DESCRIPTION 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. CONTENTS The Hunt by David Annandale The Confession of Convict Kline by Justin D Hill He Feasts Forever by Lora Gray Stitches by Nick Kyme The Healer by Steven Shiel Blood Sacrifice by Peter McLean The Growing Seasons by Richard Strachan Supplcication by Jake Ozga From the Halls, the Silence by David Annandale A Sending from the Grave by C L Werner Flesh and Blood by Ray Cluley The Summons of Shadows by David Annandale

A Warhammer Horror story A chance encounter sets a farmer on the path to destruction on a world being slowly choked by alien flora. READ IT BECAUSE Experience a tight, gripping thriller in which you won't be sure where the true threat lies until the final revelation… THE STORY On the agri world of Ballard's Run, an invasive alien weed is killing the crops and blighting the farmers who have dedicated their lives to working the land. Kavel is one such labourer. A former member of the planet's militia, he lost his family fighting the orks a decade ago. Now the so-called 'warrior weed' threatens to take all that he has left. But fate has other plans for him… A chance encounter with a wounded woman sets him on a collision course with a group that plans to bring destruction to Ballard's Run – and nothing will stand in their way. Written by Nicholas Kaufmann

A Warhammer Horror story A resident of the Realm of Death faces horror when Chaos raiders come to their home – can they survive and turn the tables on their foes? READ IT BECAUSE Discover a twisted and twisting tale of existential crisis in Shyish, where nothing is as it seems. THE STORY Life in the wild places of Shyish is not as life elsewhere in the Mortal Realms. How could it be, when Shyish is the Realm of Death itself? For one inhabitant of that benighted land, the dream of life within death becomes a nightmare when dark invaders come to Shyish and takes their skull for the pleasure of a dark god. Yet even death isn't always permanent in Nagash's domain, and the sole warrior has the chance to fight again and avenge themselves on their foes… Written by Jake Ozga

A chilling Warhammer Horror novel set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Do you dare cross the threshold of The Oubliette? 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 family. 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 lurking around every corner, Ashielle is forced to revive an ancient pact with the beast. But she soon discovers that her family’s mortal enemies are not the only evil that hungers to consume her.

A Warhammer Horror audio drama. A masked ball could prove to be the inroads poet and agitator Melinno Vaasa needs to get back into the high society of Thurn. But what awaits her when the party begins is beyond her wildest nightmares…. Listen to it because: Discover a world beyond the front lines of the war for the Mortal Realms, where conflict is considerably more subtle and sinister… The story: 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. Written by Josh Reynolds. Performed by Phillipe Bosher, Steve Conlin, Sean Connolly, Eva Feiler and Genevieve Swallow.

A Warhammer Horror novel Morgravia Sanctus is being hunted. Hiding in the low-hive of Blackgheist, 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… READ IT BECAUSE Take a nightmare journey into a plague-wracked city where monsters stalk the streets and nothing can be trusted… including the memories of the protagonist. THE STORY 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? Written by Nick Kyme

A Warhammer Horror story Havisa's fire is fading… but a mysterious stranger stokes the flames and sends her on one last quest. But all is not as it seems, and her candle may soon be snuffed out forever. READ IT BECAUSE In the Mortal Realms, nothing is as simple as it seems – especially the metaphysical existence of Death. Discover how this darkness can manifest across the realms in this devilishly delightful tale. THE STORY Age dims all fires – even in the burning realm of Aqshy. Havisa is the last of her people, the final fading ember of a once-raging inferno. In the wake of the necroquake, as death rises across the realm, Havisa meets a stranger who draws her into his quest to warn the people of Aqshy about a horror that stalks them. Yet can she truly trust this mysterious figure and his tales of distant Shyish? Or is the herald of a darkness that will extinguish her flame forever? Written by Lora Gray

A Warhammer Horror story Two disturbed souls are linked by a chain of events that can end only in blood, death, and terror… READ IT BECAUSE Read a new tale of darkness from Peter Fehervari, where no one is quite who they appear, and nothing is as it seems… and the darkness awaits. THE STORY In a dark and desolate city, Chel, a disgraced former medicae works by night, and by day the horrors she witnesses seep into her dreams. Down on the streets, Skreech plies his bloody trade, bringing revelation about True Night to those he chooses to receive the truth. When Chel steps into his sights, their fates are entwined in ways neither of them could imagine – for True Night draws ever closer, and all will be held in its dark embrace… Written by Peter Fehervari

A Warhammer Horror story A noble in Shyish, whose ambition exceeds his ability, finds his fortunes changed by a mysterious mirror. READ IT BECAUSE In the Realm of Death, nobility means something very different to elsewhere. Get an insight into the excess and madness of the lords of Mhurghast in this chilling tale. THE STORY Mhurghast, a great city in the Realm of Death, is a study in contrasts. On the mist-shrouded streets, twisted beggars and broken war veterans scrape out a tortured existence in the chill, while nobles from distant Azyr live in decadence and excess. Alabastian is one such noble, whose ambition and desire to enhance his status is not matched by his skill – until a chance encounter with a mysterious mirror alters his fate forever. Written by Phil Kelly

A Warhammer Horror story Investigating a series of gruesome murders, Mabeth is sure that the killer sees themself as an artist – and will pursue that theory to the very ends of her life and sanity. READ IT BECAUSE Experience a slice of life – and the slicing knife of death – on a world isolated by the Great Rift. You thought the Imperium was grim and dark before? Wait until you see what horrors have been unleashed… THE STORY Death stalks the streets of Durgov. A killer is at large in the city, dissecting and arranging their victims in a grotesque display of their madness… if indeed it is madness. Mabeth, tasked with tracking the perpetrator, is not so sure. She thinks this murderer is something more, something above the common herd of killers. She thinks she seeks an artist, and will stop at nothing to find them… even if it costs her life, soul, and sanity. Written by Nick Kyme

A Warhammer Horror story A chance discovery sets Lyse on a new path that will expand her view of her world – in dark and dangerous ways. READ IT BECAUSE Unravel a mystery amidst the darkness of the sinister Spike, in a twisted tale that gets to the heart of the 41st Millennium's primal horror. THE STORY Lyse of the Clan Urretzi is one of the guardians of the Spike, a jumble of dead technologies and dangerous secrets that has been home to her people since time immemorial. When she discovers a strange medallion hanging from a brutalised corpse, her fate is altered. Accused of stealing it by the rival clan she is to married into in order to cement an alliance, she goes on the run and discovers secrets about her home that will change her life forever. Written by James Brogden

A Warhammer Horror novel Three travellers are drawn to the Reverie, the wound in the world of the Angels Resplendent. Knight, poet, scholar, each will face their shadows amidst a deeper darkness… READ IT BECAUSE Peter Fehervari's novels always have a rich vein of dark terror – now he's been unleashed in a Warhammer Horror novel that will take the sinister side of the 41st Millennium and turn it into nightmare fuel for you… THE STORY 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 aging 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. Written by Peter Fehervari

A Warhammer Horror novel In the harshest of times, even the most faithful can walk in dark places – as Arch-Deacon Ambrose discovers when drought and plague sweep through his city. READ IT BECAUSE In the grim darkness of the far future, gods are real and faith is rewarded. Discover what happens when that faith is misplaced and light becomes darkness. THE STORY 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. Written by David Annandale

A Warhammer Horror anthology In the grim worlds of Warhammer, death is always near, and unspeakable horror awaits the lost, lonely, and hopeless. Experience tales of dark journeys, ill tidings, and doomed souls in this Warhammer Horror anthology. READ IT BECAUSE The uncanny, the strange and the downright terrifying await you in this thrilling anthology packed full of darkness and horror. DESCRIPTION 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 journey taken, choices made and the power of the human spirit when dark forces come hunting. CONTENTS The Colonel's Monograph by Graham McNeill Five Candles by Lora Gray Tesserae by Richard Strachan Ghost Planet by Steven Sheil Pentimento by Nick Kyme Bone Cutter by Darius Hinks Into Dark Water by Jake Ozga

An Anasta Malkorion Story A lowly warrior recounts the tale of his childhood run-in with a vampire who haunts his dreams to this day. READ IT BECAUSE It’s a great way to learn more about the Vampire Lord Anasta Malkorion – from a mortal’s perspective. THE STORY A traumatised Freeguild Soldier stationed in a lonely stronghold remembers how he suffered as a child under the tyranny of Anasta Malkorion, dreading the day she returns to claim the blood she was denied. Written by David Annandale

Warhammer Horror Week 2021: Day Two A pair of Imperial citizens run afoul of a mythical creature they thought was just a legend. READ IT BECAUSE Vampires aren’t just for fantasy. The galaxy is vast, and untold nightmares lurk within it. THE STORY Set on a feudal planet in the Imperium, two men meet in secret at a ruined cathedral to discuss a plot to assassinate the world's Imperial Governor. The cathedral is rumoured to be the hunting grounds of a mythical beast – the so-called Isenbrach Horror. They soon discover the apocryphal stories just might bear a kernel of truth...Written by Darius Hinks

Warhammer Horror Week 2021: Day Three A Vyrkos vampire attempts to persuade a mortal guest to join them in the darkness for all eternity. READ IT BECAUSE Learn how seductive the power of vampires can be for the average citizen of the Mortal Realms. THE STORY A young woman finds herself the guest of a vampire from the Vyrkos Dynasty bloodline. Will her dark romance lead her to take the Blood Kiss? Or will she resist her host’s supernatural attraction? Written by Jake Ozga

Warhammer Horror Week 2021: Day Four When a Space Marine loses their mind, the crew of a starship suffer from his rampage. READ IT BECAUSE You don’t often see Space Marines as the antagonist in a horror story – but once you read this, you’ll understand just how frightening they can be. THE STORY Lost to the Black Rage, an Adeptus Astartes warrior of the Blood Drinkers Chapter runs rampant on a drifting spacecraft. An unlikely duo team up to try to subdue the soldier by attempting to help him tackle the visions that have driven him mad. Written by James Brogdan

Warhammer Horror Week 2021: Day Five A child was meant to be sacrificed in the name of the Dark Gods but ends up confronting a very different form of evil – using their wits in lieu of weapons. READ IT BECAUSE Take a rare glimpse into the madness of life – and death – in the Mortal Realms, and discover the dark nature of the bestial vampires that succumb to their hunger. THE STORY A community of Tzeentch cultists binds a youth to a tree to be sacrificed to the 'Bird of Change', an annual practice that they believe has granted them the favour of their Dark God. As it turns out, the 'bird' isn’t what they think it is, and the youth is forced to confront the terror directly. Written by Richard Strachan

A Warhammer Horror anthology Do you love Warhammer and hate getting a good night’s sleep without the promise of nightmares? These 12 stories will batter your psyche with some of the most chilling places, people, and creatures in the Mortal Realms and the 41st Millennium. READ IT BECAUSE This collection of terrifying tales will show you how menacing life in the worlds of Warhammer can be. The horrors of the battlefield pale next to what lurks in the darkness. DESCRIPTION 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... CONTENTS Nightbleed by Peter Fehervari The Terminus by David Annandale The Reaper's Gift by Ray Cluley The Cache by James Brogden Skull Throne by Jake Ozga The Child Foretold by Nicholas Kaufmann Tithemarked by Steven Sheil Imperator Gladio by Richard Strachan A Moment of Cruelty by Phil Kelly The Way of All Flesh by Jude Reid Elloth IX by Justin D Hill The Bloody Kiss by Darius Hinks

A Warhammer Horror Story Follow in the footsteps of Rudgard Howe, an enforcer cadet who, while on their first mission, and embroiled in an embittered succession battle back home, uncovers a heinous sanguinary cult... READ IT BECAUSE In the grim darkness of the far future, horror lies in the most unlikely of places, as a routine investigation becomes something all the more sinister. THE STORY On the captital 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. Written by Justin D Hill

A Warhammer Horror Novel Scholar. Sorceress. Killer. Priest. Four people divided by their secrets and lies, bound together by horror, must unite their strengths to unpick a diabolical mystery to which they have but one incomprehensible clue – a single word: Mhurghast. READ IT BECAUSE Glimpse what life looks like in Shyish, the Realm of Death, as an ancient family struggles with their place in the Mortal Realms. As it turns out, sometimes you must save yourselves. THE STORY 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. Written by Anna Stephens.

Black Library Horror Week 2022 – Day 2 READ IT BECAUSE The will of the Inquisition comes above all else. THESTORY The Inquisition tasks an archivist to find a lost tome – but can she retain her sanity as she executes her duty? Written by Chris Winterton.

Black Library Horror Week 2022 – Day 3 READ IT BECAUSE Witness the fall of a hive city from the inside. THE STORY A hive city falls to the predations of the forces of Chaos. The diary of a slaughterhouse worker offers a glimpse into the madness. Written by J H Archer.

Black Library Horror Week 2022 – Day 4 READ IT BECAUSE Grief can be a weakness and a weapon. THE STORY A lowly innkeeper channels her grief and the weight of her trauma into a mysterious mirror. Written by Jeremy Lambert.

Black Library Horror Week 2022 – Day 5 READ IT BECAUSE The most unlikely collections can have terrifying effects. THE STORY When his master brings the desiccated husk of a Spite Revenant to his manor in Shyish, a native of Ghyran begins to witness bizarre phenomena. Written by Jamie Mistry-Evans.

Black Library Horror Week 2022 – Day 6 READ IT BECAUSE Even the most deranged artist requires quality tools. THE STORY A drukhari haemonculus searches for the unusual pain engine of a renowned master. Written by Chris Thurston.

Book Three in the Tales of Mhurghast Series A young girl begs the aid of the faithful to rescue a city beleaguered by a sinister malaise. READ IT BECAUSE It's a fascinating glimpse into the bizarre and deadly situations that plague the citizens of the Mortal Realms, as dark magic and twisted schemes lurk around every corner. THE STORY 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 Skoldolfr 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. Written by Dale Lucas

A Warhammer Horror Anthology The Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar settings are rife with danger, both immediate and subtle. These stories take you to dark places, where citizens and soldiers must confront their fears to survive. READ IT BECAUSE This anthology compiles two years of Horror Week eShorts, along with two new stories written for this volume. If you like your Warhammer stories dark and twisted, strap in for a wild ride. THE STORY 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 The following short stories were originally published digitally in the 2021 Horror Week eShort bundle: – The Vintage, by David Annandale – The Isenbrach Horror, by Darius Hinks – Aberration, by Jake Ozga – Blood Drinker, by James Brogden – Bird of Change, by Richard Strachan The following short stories were originally published digitally in the 2022 Horror Week eShort bundle: – The Pharisene Paradox, by R S Wilt – The Stacks, by Chris Winterton – King of Pigs, by J H Archer – The Somewhere Sister, by Jeremy Lambert – The Gnarled Bough, by Jamie Mistry-Evans – Pain Engine, by Chris Thursten The following two short stories are brand new for this volume: – Collapse, by J H Archer – Old Soldiers, by Richard Strachan

A Warhammer Horror Audio Collection Meet Genevieve Dieudonné. She’s beautiful, powerful, resourceful, courageous, and over four hundred years old. In the crowded cities and dark forests of the Warhammer world, Genevieve and her unlikely companions battle the forces of malevolence and insanity. However, the vampire blood running through Genevieve’s veins means she must constantly fight the urge to surrender to the evil within. LISTEN TO IT BECAUSE Explore the Old World through the twisted imagination of a master of horror as he takes established fantasy tropes and turns them into terrors in this incredible audiobook collection. THE STORIES Drachenfels Detlef Sierck, the self-proclaimed greatest playwright in the world, has declared that his next production will be a recreation of the end of the Great Enchanter Drachenfels – to be staged at the very site of his death, the Fortress of Drachenfels itself. But the castle's dark walls still hide a terrible secret which may make the opening night an evening to remember! Written by Kim Newman. Narrated by Antonia Beamish. Runtime 7 hours and 52 minutes approx. Genevieve Undead (Anthology) There are many secrets in the dark places of the Old World. From the cities of the Empire, where men huddle together in defiance of the darkness that sweeps across the land, to the vast, savage forests that house all manner of terrible beasts, everywhere you look, a dark tale or ancient legend is waiting to be unearthed. For the vampire Genevieve Dieudonné, several of these ancient horrors and blood-soaked nightmares are about to come to light as she is plunged into battles for her life and soul across three linked novellas. Embarking on an odyssey of self-discovery, she must face monsters and magicians, intrigue and evil. Her journey takes her from the depths of an old theatre to an accursed mansion under a deadly gothic spell and on the hunt for a savage unicorn mare through haunted forests. Written by Kim Newman. Narrated by Antonia Beamish. Runtime 8 hours and 41 minutes approx. Beasts in Velvet On the mean streets of Altdorf, guard captain 'Filthy' Harald Kleindeinst investigates a series of gruesome murders committed by a killer nicknamed ‘The Beast’ by those who have witnessed the aftermath of his crimes. When all evidence points to the haughty members of the Imperial court, Harald is forced into conflict with the wealthy and privileged, who believe themselves far above the law's reach. Written by Kim Newman. Narrated by Antonia Beamish. Runtime 8 hours and 57 minutes approx. Silver Nails (Anthology) In the dark and dangerous Warhammer world, the desperate and the depraved live hand in glove. In this anthology of stories, reacquaint yourself with some of its more morally ambiguous denizens, including ‘Filthy’ Harald Kleindeinst and the scryer Rosanna Ophuls, Baron Johann von Mecklenberg, playwright and self-confessed genius Detlef Sierck, and of course, the vampire Genevieve. Please note that this is a very large file. Ensure that your operating system is up to date, you have sufficient space on your storage device, and you have a stable Internet connection before commencing download.