This was my first venture into the Black Library collection and I think a good one to ease people in especially if they're already fans of horror both phgsical or psychological.In my opinion for anyone wanting to read this it would really help to already have at least a base knowledge of the general lore surrounding the 40k universe or Age of Sigmar as some of the twists and reveals probably won't have as much impact if you don't. I feel like the collection as a whole was very well written, I ce...

An excellent collection, I immediately went and bought the next two volumes. Some of these are more memorable than others (and some may scare you more or less depending on your own personal frights) but they're very well written and I loved finding out how each one ended. A good mix of 40k (sci-fi) and Fantasy, and a great read for anybody interested in the Warhammer universes.

only read the Marauder Lives as per my sons recommendation

Having struggled to get into some of the Black Library books that are suggested as good introductions to the genre, I found this book far more engaging and accessible. Perhaps because it doesn't try to introduce the universe(s) in which the stories are set - instead it references them without relying on them too heavily. A week or two after reading a few of the stories stick in the mind: the haunting Widow Tide and tragic Crimson Snow bring to life aspects of the budding Age of Sigmar universe t...

This is a really good collection of horror stories. There are 11 stories in total. Unfortunately, there were some stories that I just couldn't connect to. Some were very scifi and fantasy based, which if that's your kind of thing I think you will really but I prefer my classic horrorMy favourite story was the widow tide. Some of these stories relate to the Warmharmer 40,000 universe, which I haven't read so some elements of the story were lost on me. However, there was still enough horror to see...

I don't know if I will make a full length review but I must tell you that there were good stories and some that were not that good. One of two were pretty out there that could be easily be printed in another universe. Per example C L Werner story I really couldn't connect to the Sigmar universe. IT could be easily set in his own japanese universe (he has some stories in it). The mention of nagash by the end tied it but...The Nothings I Thought the story was set in the sigmar universe then it mad...

Although these stories are classified as Warhammer Horror, I didn't find them any more terrifying or horrific than the standard Warhammer 40k books I've read so far. It's not necessarily a complaint, but more of an observation of the typical grim, dark nature of these books. Of the 11 stories in this book, 7 are based in the 40k universe, 3 are from Age of Sigmar, and 1 is a Japanese-themed story that seems to be misplaced 🤨. I read this as a short detour to learn more about the 40k universe aft...

It has been a point on this website for years that I will not review collection books. Short stories are essential to Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar, and I have tried to point out a fair few of the great ones in the past. However, when it came to these, I just ended up avoiding them. Part of it was due to sheer laziness, as there were often a dozen titles to cover rather than just one. Part of it was, however, also due to a concern that I wouldn't give the book a proper treatment. Unless the...

Some very good stories in here. Favourites were those by C L Werner (interesting Japanese-inspired undead story), Peter McLean (more on-the-ground Imperial Guard dealing with horrors in The Suck), David Annandale (some nice nods to earlier stories and series). Some of the others didn't quite land as they could have, but were still good and interesting.The setting lends itself to darker stories, certainly, and the collection contains a bit of body horror (for example, in Khaw's opener, which is a...

Overall, I felt like the collection was really strong, the stories stacked well against each other, and none of them had a relative newbie to the 40k universe like me totally confused. I especially enjoyed Widow Tide, Predation of the Eagle, and A Darksome Place. Those three stories really did a great job of capturing the dark, vile atmosphere of their respective plots. I especially liked Predation of the Eagle; the horrors of war and the fears of the guardmen were richly realized, as was the sw...

Actual rating - 3.5/5

Since I was in the mood for some more Games Workshop content in my life I picked up this little book. Horror in the warhammer universe is a little experimental as a genre but very suiting, after all with the amount of demons, monsters and aliens it surprises me that they haven’t done something like this earlier.Overall it’s a fun read. I found some of the stories to be very immersive and managed to gain my interest in warhammer subjects I simply haven’t thought about like dark eldar, age of sigm...

Good collection of short stories set in both the 40k universe and the fantasy/AoS settings. Loved the variety of writers on this, great sampling of work here! Several stories felt a bit "rushed" to wrap up and could've done well with a few extra pages each, but given it is a Short story book, hard to fault them for that. Nepenthe - 2/5The Widow Tide - 3/5No Good Deeds - 3.5/5Crimson Snow - 3.5/5Last of the Blood - 5/5Predation of the Eagle - 5/5The Last Ascension of Dominic Seroff - 5/5Triggers

A mostly good collection of reads set in the two Warhammer franchise settings. The main issue is that at times it felt like a pastiche of horror fiction rather than an attempt at anything truly scary or disturbing. "Predation of the Eagle" by Peter McLean being a notable exception; that story was gruesome, haunting and I really felt for its protagonists, those poor troopers! It's the only one that felt unrestrained, in that I genuinely had no idea how far the author would go and he made full use...

A decent read, though some things that I mark it down for:- As mentioned by other reviewers, not all stories in the book need to be Warhammer specific. Some feel like just "regular" short stories. - the stories do not indicate which Warhammer Age they are from. So the reader will have to piece together whether they are in age of Sigmar or 40k. Not particularly great for budding Warhammer readers like myself. - I think the term "horror" is used very loosely with these stories. Many don't feel par...

This was really a great read. The stories are from both fantasy andd 40k setting and although they vary i quality I highly recommend it.

One of the first releases for Black Library’s brand new Warhammer Horror imprint, Maledictions features eleven stories across both Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar which dig a little deeper than usual beneath the surface of the settings. From dense jungles to rural communities, enginseers to dryads, it’s a characterful and wide-ranging anthology packed full of strange, unsettling stories.Readers hoping for outright jump scares or brutal gore-fests might not find what they’re after here, as the...

This Warhammer horror collection contains eleven short stories by different authors. The stories vary in their quality and level of horror, although all of them were enjoyable. Some of the stories might require a little bit of pre-existing Warhammer knowledge to understand the locations, species and terminology, but generally these are really accessible and could quite easily be read by someone with no prior Warhammer experience. I was impressed by each of the authors abilities to develop rich w...

Context: this book is a horror story anthology, set in two different settings: the gothic space-fantasy of Warhammer 40k, and the extra-high fantasy of the Age of Sigmar. There are 11 stories total.Most of the stories are tidy and interesting. The 40k ones tend to be overall more solid, largely because the setting is far more established. This type of franchise fiction tends to hedge on you being previously invested in the parties involved (i.e. 'oh yay genestealers i know what those are'), and

I was a little surprised when this volume appeared in my feed: a horror anthology set in the Warhammer 40K universe. The concept was a little daunting. I mean, what is the meaning of horror in the "grim dark future" where there is only war and "the laughter of thirsting gods"? That said, I decided to try it out.There are eleven stories here, ranging from a ghost ship story (Nepenthe) to tales of ordinary people confronting the Ruinous Powers of Chaos. There are plenty of monsters here: dark Elda...