The Way Out

Warhammer Horror

By: Rachel Harrison

Narrated by: Grace Andrews, Steve Conlin, Matthew Hunt, Jonathan Keeble, Carla Mendonca, Colleen Prendergast, David Seddon, David Sibley

Length: 1 hr and 16 mins

Publisher's Summary

A Warhammer Horror audio drama.  

A ship becalmed in space needs repairs. Fortunately, a nearby watch station offers refuge. Surely nothing can go wrong for the crew of the Fortune's Favour?  

Listen to it because: Atmospheric, tense, terrifying...it's an audio experience tailor-made to chill you, and from the opening drama to the tense conclusion, you'll be on the edge of your seat. 

The story: In the midst of a vast gas nebula lies a remote watch-station, hanging silently against a tapestry of dying stars. It sits alone, patiently awaiting lost travellers adrift in the freezing vastness of the void. To such souls it appears as a blessing, a safe haven from the warp storms that wrack the immaterium and destroy the ships of those foolish enough to test the tides. 

To Captain Arq and her crew, it is one thing - refuge. But things are never so simple.

Written by Rachel Harrison. Running time approx. 77 minutes. Performed by Grace Andrews, Steve Conlin, Matthew Hunt, Jonathan Keeble, Carla Mendonca, Colleen Prendergast, David Seddon and David Sibley.

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

Great story yet it has a familiar vibe

There is no way around it "Event Horizon" comes to mind in this story. Wether it served as inspiration for this or not, it does not matter. It has that feel and its not bad. I love it it and hope to hear more similar stories to this. I got this to play in the background as I was painting some of my 40K miniatures and had low expectations. I started hearing late at night and it was pretty creepy at times. Definitely well made, the voice actors where awesome and I was able to visualize what was going on. I ended up taking a break from my painting in various moments. Real entertaining and awesome. Again it does have similarities to Event Horizon aka Haunted House in Space vibe but its perfect for this setting.Everyone has there opinions and different tastes, I enjoyed this for sure.

Good Horror

I love the full casting, sound effects, and music. Wish it was longer, but 'oh well'.

Best Warhammer Horror story so far

Very well done audio drama. Excellent pacing, interesting and nuanced characters, and a creepy plot that you would expect from a horror short story.

This is by far the best of the Warhammer horror stories.

not a bad listen

a decent sci fi horror even if you aren't a fan of Warhammer. has a definitive "Event Horizon" feel to it. not terribly innovative but well written. the cast do a brilliant job of bringing these relatively one dimensional characters to life. the biggest negative is the sound design, the music and sound effects sometimes drown out what the characters or narrator are saying, making it difficult to hear what's going on.

the tale

great atmosphere, great dialogue, great short story. I had alot of fun with this one. I recommend it to all

Nice story and voice acting

Needed a few more chills in my opinion. Feel like more could be explained or done but still if was a great listen.

event horizon 40k

the story is almost identical to event horizon. great audio drama and creepy. good 40k story and feel but nothing new if you've seen event horizon

awesome story

I already heard 3 times and every time I love it more it got a pretty fantastic story and really good voice acting

Basically a fun mini Event Horizon…

This was a fun title. You know what you are getting going in on this one… The story line is basically the movie Event Horizon if it took place on Deep Space 9.

As a short story there are a couple small character arcs, but the thing I most liked about it was that you still get the feel for the scale of 40k despite the timeline and setting.

The production is great and you really wish there was a video to go along with it all. This would have been an even better mini film.

Fantastically Crafted Audio Drama

A creepy atmospheric audio drama that is a good representation of the horror that can witness in the Warhammer universe. Great performances from the actors, excellent narration, and fantastic sound design. Highly recommend it and you don’t need to know much about Warhammer in order to enjoy it.

damn good

if you like dead space you will like this very dead space horror like .

Dead in Space...ahem, like...you know...???

The usual high quality of acting, though I wish the use of modern day regional accents which are becoming more common in 40K dramas could be toned down. There's no need for representation of Planet Scotland, Planet Cockney or Planet Geordie-it doesn't make it all more inclusive for listeners in those places, just a bit cringey and daft. Other than that the voice acting is good.

The story itself is very reminiscent of certain aspects of Dead Space-even the voices of one of the characters is close enough to think the producers of this had used the same filter. Still, it rolls along at a good old pace and I never once found myself loosing interest. The sound effects are good and help build the world, as does the occasional snippet of music. It's all very Grim Dark without a single space marine in sight-sort of Hammer House actually.

Well worth the price.

RACHEL HARRISON and cast at their very Best !!

As a set of 3 chapters combined. It makes one hell of a book overall. It is well written and just as well performed.
Worthy of your time and money easily and then some. With twists and turns a maze would be proud of.
It's only a short story but is worth your time and investment.
Sorry if this review is a little vague I really do not want to give any spoilers whatsoever out,
just trust me and the Emperor...all will be well.
Just switch on your audio device in a dim room with some snacks and a warm drink, then ENJOY ! 🤗.
REMEMBER THE EMPEROR PROTECTS...HAVE FAITH.

10/10 I just wish it was longer.

I’d rate this a 10/10, the performances were fantastic, which is what I expected from a cast such as this, everyone of them gave an amazing performance. The story was great, hooked me from the very beginning and gave me chills the entire way through. I would thoroughly recommend this to anyone who loves Warhammer 40K or horror.

Short but Sweet, just a tad too short

The production value and voice acting is great, also, as a short, self contained story it runs its course very smoothly.
I think a tad more time to flesh out the ship would have been nice, allowing us to get a feel for the crew on board.
The Deadspace comparisons are well founded, especially since the Enginseer's voice was practically the voice of the Ishimura control systems.

Blakes 7 meets event horizon

Brilliant performances from all the cast, great sound design and story was engaging enough.

Emperor be praised it has a narrator!

A nice spooky tale that's well performed and features a Narrator, which means the dialogue isn't just characters explaining what their seeing.

Wish this was more common in Black Library audio books.

For one instant, it looked to be different

...but it ended up predictable, in every way. A pity, as there was a prime opportunity for one of the protagonists to do something positive. The voices were, occasionally, over sampled and the sound effects drowned the actors’ words now and again. Worth a listen, but disappointing.

really is the dark dark future

great book that makes you wonder about what's lurking in the dark. some really good atmospheric ambient sounds makes you feel like you are there tagging along.
My only complaint is i wish it was longer, could have listened to a few more chapters easily enough

a spook but no scare.

great story and performance. introduces great lore but only spooky not very scary. still good.