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The House of Night and Chain

Warhammer Horror

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The House of Night and Chain

By: David Annandale
Narrated by: Dugald Bruce-Lockhart
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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....

Listen to 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.

Running Time 7 hours 51 minutes.

Narrated by Dugald Bruce-Lockhart.

©2019 Games Workshop Limited (P)2019 Games Workshop Limited
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It’s a decent story but it is not exiting or scary. The book is too long and repetitive. In my opinion it should have been much more distilled.

The way it is read is often confusing, the narrator does not make any distinction when jumping from one plot line to the next so as a listener you often don’t know who’s perspective you are listening to.

Too long?

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We all know the warp and it’s denizens are demonic monsters but they are tangible fears this book is about fears the warp plays with the mind and the evils it forces upon you, excellent book

Horror even in the Imperium!

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'The House of Night and Chain' is another fine cut of cloth from the Warhammer Horror tapestry. David Annandale truly shines when given free-reign over the gothic and eerie. This novel felt atmospheric, tense, and was easy to read. The setting of a seemingly haunted house with equally haunting residents in 40k is a concept which found its footing perfectly in the Warhammer Horror range of publications. For those fans of the works of M. R. James, Algernon Blackwood, and other writers within the genre of hauntings and psychological horror, 'The House of Night and Chain' is a must-read.

Universal House of Horrors

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Its a good enough tale, but feels a bit drawn out. I usually don't mind a long tale, but this one started overstaying its welcome towards the end. Still worth the listen though!

A good tale that is just a bit too long.

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Though well read and performed, the story was confusing (maybe a tad boring) , not really 40k flavoured and Henry James did it better I feel - slight spoiler there. I doff my cap to Mr Bruce-Lockart for his energetic performances though. Not a bad read but if you want to delve into the Imperium these are not the haunted, forsaken doors i would walk through to get there.

A turn of a screw too far.

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