Nice story

Having listened to a few 40k horror stories by now, I think this is one of the best. Annandale is an experienced 40k writer who constructs a vaguely Victorian haunting story tied in with the grimdark world.
Sadly, there is however something about the 40k horror genre that just doesn't add up, by no fault of the individual authors: to have a gripping horror story, you build up a sense of normality that gets shattered by horrible events, and the longer the true scope of these events remains mysterious and unknown, the better - maybe you never even get a full explanation at all and that leaves you with a chilling uncertainty.
Now in 40k there is none of this: the Galaxy is literally defined as being grim and dark, so there is no normality to begin with; and unlike the protagonist who usually flails about cluelessly, the reader knows exactly that the Chaos gods are somewhere in it. This goes so far that the moment you hear a fly being mentioned, you know that Nurgle is just around the corner. The dark, mysterious, unspeakable rituals that Lovecraft couldn't get enough of become a bit plain once you know how everything ties together.
And that is why, in my opinion, 40k horror doesn't really work - because 40k is already its own genre.

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Ein spannender und unerwarteter Abstieg in den Wahnsinn und das Chaos. Brauchte aber seine Zeit.

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Enter Malveil, You'll Only Be Here Forever

An excellent tale of madness, growing paranoia and occult powers unfolding. Annandale has crafted a wonderful first person narrative whose unreliable narrator spins his circles like a maelstrom drawing the reader deeper into the mysteries of the haunted mansion. What is real, what a fantasy? As dream and reality blur together, the book becomes ever harder to put aside.

Dugald Bruce-Lockhart does an exceptional job narrating the audiobook. His tone and pace perfectly encapsulate the protagonist's emotional and mental state - from strong confidence over growing unease up to stark fear - and further contribute to the horror.I

David Annnadale has long been one of my favorite authors of horror in Black Library's stable, and you'll certainly find familiar themes of faith and madness here. The Warhammer Horror imprint appears to finally let him spread his wings to their full potential. The House of Night and Chain proves his talents yet again, and I'll eagerly anticipate his next Horror outing.

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If you like Horror, you will love this!

I was sceptical at first, my previouse experiences with Warhammer Horror were disapointing, but this was great. It had me hooked the entire time. The story takes its time to introduce the charackters and this is so important, we get to know the protagonist and want him to succeed. The story is told from his point of view. So when the story and the horror start to ramp up we are invested. And once it gets going it isn't slowing down again. The Speaker does a great job here, he gives the story an ever increasing sense of urgency and tension while never going to far.
The Warhammer Elements put a refreshing Spin on the classic haunted House Story and this Book does the "Grimdark" Nature of the 40k Setting justice.

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