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The Wicked and the Damned

By: Josh Reynolds, David Annandale, Phil Kelly
Narrated by: Doug Bradley, Richard Reed, Emma Gregory, John Banks
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Summary

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.

©2019 Games Workshop Limited (P)2019 Games Workshop Limited

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“Warhammer horror” was something I saw on a Warhammer community post a while back that really caught my eye. As a huge horror book fan, and an avid Warhammer 40k player the concept excited me. The two world mesh so perfectly together when you consider how truest terrifying the 41st millennium truly is.

My recommendation is only pick this one up if you’re a true 40k fan who just loves being immersed in the world. It’s got some rough edges and a lot of stuff i’d change but it’s a true promising start to the venture that’ll hopefully lead to some really impressive stuff down the line. A successful step into the world of 40k horror from black library.

It took me a while to get into, I’m so used to the scale of 40k being focused on such big characters, battles, unbelievable numbers, sizes and scope that it was difficult, but refreshing to be given the perspective of some (relatively) inconsequential mortals. However I feel like this is also where it slipped up. It fell too easily (on the last story in particular) to the trope of this supposedly helpless and weak characters overcoming unbelievable odds in the face of horror. In a world where ridiculous 8ft tall power armoured supergene monster soldiers and regularly munched down by nasty space critters without so much as a second to swallow, it all felt a bit too forced to me. However this all makes sense come the end (no spoilers don’t worry), but it’s just odd that a setting that coins the term “grim dark” and consistently likes to show us how ultimately f**ked humanity is when facing the terrible things out there in the universe, and yet rarely shows it on an individual level.

The sense of TRUE horror just wasn’t there. It was too optimistic, had some lovely lovecraftian elements and often reminded me of something from a Blackwell or James if you’re a fan of horror, but didn’t have enough of that special depressiveness that I love about the 40k setting.

I did enjoy the listen but I’m more excited about what’s to come in the future.

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simply amazing

interesting take on the grimdark universe that is actually grim and dark. audio is not well levelled in the interludes, but performance in the main chapters are captivating.

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Interesting start

I enjoyed the three short stories though they didn't quite hit the 'horror' mark. The stories had a nice Lovecraftian horror style to them which is a very fitting style for the 40k universe. Though the stories where a bit to on the nose to really pull of the style. In all they are good stories and an interesting start to the 40k horror setting.

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A genuinely good psychological horror collection

I initially thought that a 40k horror story collection would be a bit bonk considering we all know what's behind the curtain regarding lore and the grimdark genre. It was pleasantly surprising to experience some more cerebral takes on horror however - the first two stories really convey a great sense of paranoia in their characters and while not set in combat as per the typical 40k narratives, they manage to bring the inner turmoil and motives of the characters to bare.

Overall a nice change from the typical bolter porn of the black library.

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3 stories of horror and psychology and the first two are exciting the last one is more lackluster and brings down the overall experience

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great performance

over arching story was predictable, but when doing a classic genre/setup thats to be expected (camp fire horror) however the VA's were very good and the invidual stories were interesting.

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Overall solid writing , despite some cliche

horror cliché is unavoidable sadly, but it was good stories, particularly enjoyed Valemar adventures in insanity. Despite very obvious ending, I enjoyed fully, the ending for damned and Sinners is the same.

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brilliant!

I fully enjoyed each of the stories, each an interesting twisted on the typical horror character prospective dynamic.

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absolutely phenomenal

I was completely enthralled, love this book, the writing, the narration, everything! Recommended to any one, you don't even have to like Warhammer to enjoy this book!

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Fantastic story telling!

Horror in the 40k universe has never been told so well. 3 fantastic stories with a chilling end. loved every minute of it and having 3 superb voice actors made all the difference. Congratulations on a job well done!

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