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The Watcher in the Rain

Warhammer Horror

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The Watcher in the Rain

By: Alec Worley
Narrated by: Matthew Hunt, Deeivya Meir, Melvin Rawlinson, Richard Reed, Toby Longworth, Andrew Wincott
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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
Science Fiction Scary Horror Thriller
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Overall came for the fascinating story and listened to it in entirety due to the excellent Voice acting truly something to witness much like the watcher in the rain. 10/10

The amazing voice acting

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I've been a long time since I've read or listened to a good 40K book. The fact that it is solely done through dialogue and sounds rather than narration is an amazing touch. At times it was hard to make out some of what they said due to background sounds, but it didn't happen very often.

An enjoyable story

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First time trying out a short story horror like this one, and it was captivating. Great recommendation from the Poorhammer podcast!

Excellent

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Absolutely amazing story! Really enjoyed listening to it with my wife who loves horror stories but doesn't like Warhammer and we both really enjoyed it.

The main characters are perfect, you genuinely hate Crucius right up to the end and you really love Greta right until the end. The scene in the administratum building is probably the worst and genuinely scary and the voice cast were so talented.

Absolutely recommend to anyone that likes horror, just arrange it for a day where you know it isn't going to rain literally the second you finish the story.

Amazing even if you don't like Warhammer

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Generally well produced as far as audio dramas go; short, but tight with a lore-building narrative that unfortunately lacks some deeper characterisation. One voice actor was a little wanting.

Mostly Very Good

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