The Watcher in the Rain

Warhammer Horror

By: Alec Worley

Narrated by: Matthew Hunt, Deeivya Meir, Melvin Rawlinson, Richard Reed, Toby Longworth, Andrew Wincott

Length: 1 hr and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

A Warhammer Horror audio drama.

On a world cut off from the Imperium, towering spires are lashed by endless rain. As citizens flee from the drowning city, a sadistic Imperial interrogator seeks a lowly data-drone with a terrible secret. But when disaster strikes, the pair must rely on each other for survival as the Watcher in the Rain awaits them.

Listen to it because: Hear a world in peril, with a magnificent soundscape acting as the backdrop to a thoroughly frightening tale of two enemies forced to work together against a darkness that will consume them both.

The story: In the far reaches of Imperial space, a ferocious warp storm approaches an Administratum world, cutting off the entire planet from the rest of the Imperium. As their towering grey spires are punished by endless rain, countless administrators, tithe-masters, and book-keepers are forced to evacuate. Among them is Greta, a lowly data-drone with a terrible secret, wanted for questioning by the sadistic Imperial interrogator Stefan Crucius. As disaster strikes and the pair are left stranded in the depths of the drowning city, captor and captive must cooperate to stand any chance of escaping. But a mysterious presence stalks them through the abandoned, flooded towers, a dread entity each must confront but which neither dare acknowledge, a Watcher in the Rain.

Written by Alec Worley. Running time 74 minutes. Performed by Matthew Hunt, Deeivya Meir, Melvin Rawlinson and Richard Reed.

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

Amazing

The ending was so perfect, the acting was magnificent. Easily one of my favorite.

Please any 40k fan should read

A great warhammer 40k book, narration was great, story was great, I loved everything about this.

Immersive Warhammer

Incredible sound design meets a short but succinct story! A must listen for all Warhammer fans

Woah

Gripping story and voice work :D a real work of grimdark. I highly recommend.

Deeply Immersive

This is just wonderful. Of course, I guessed right off the bat what was *really* going on. But still extremely enjoyable.

It's as much horror as sci-fi. But it's 40k so it's in equal parts ridiculous, grim, dark.

Genuinely funny if you like dark comedy.

Absolutely stunning

I love what they did in this audiodrama, from the voice acting to the sound effects. This has definitely turned into one of my favorites.

I wish I could hear it for the first time, again

I truly hope the narrators see this, as they are the first I want to point out. Absolutely incredible job from all of the performers! This was a first for me in terms of both Warhammer in audio format and in terms of it being a short story. They did an amazing job from start to finish, and I hope to see their names again in other works.
The story? Excellent. It had me gripped from the onset, with the starkly contrasting characters and the dreary setting, not to mention the impending disaster taking center stage. All culminating in more than one twist I did not see coming. I couldn't have asked for more, except perhaps for a longer book!
Lastly, the sound production added in could not have been a better companion to the story. It truly was a delight. Rarely have I been pulled into the world of a book so completely, and I am convinced those extra touches were part of the reason why.

Admittedly I am already a big fan of the Warhammer 40K setting, so for me a tale like this is an easy recommendation. I will say however, that this is one of those stories I could easily recommend to someone that has not had any prior exposure to the setting of any kind and I still think they would enjoy it. Better yet, it may pique their interest and want to learn more of it!

Absolute 5/5, again amazing job to everyone involved.

Fire story

What an incredible ride this story was. Masterful roller coaster of suspense followed by an unforgettable audio performance.

Now this is a story

I do not like horror stuff but this one is such a great story and extremely believable as something that could definitely have happened in the war hammer universe!

Definitely a new favorite

I’m very new to the whole concept of audio dramas and I was delighted to find out there’s multiple written in the Warhammer 40k universe. This story had me captivated the whole time and felt longer throughout. The themes exploring guilt and what the Imperium turns people into climaxes amazingly at the end. Was not disappointed in the least, going to go through the rest of the catalog now.