Cold Open Stories

The lost and the damned – this is the name given to souls who shun the Holy Light of the Emperor. Among them are Rudolf Nusz, a ‘golden-boy’ guardsman who hid his sadism before turning against the Imperium. When a mutiny goes wrong, he attempts to flee the powers of Chaos but is dragged back in by former ally Sebastian Kent. Together, the two men embark on a path of violence to save a traitor ’s s...

The award-nominated production team Cold Open Stories has released its immersive, unofficial, collaborative writing game “Inquisitor: Doctrina Malum”. Assume the role of an Inquisitorial Agent searching for threats to the Imperium, earning achievements, and building a catalog of the galaxy’s terrors in an experience described as “SCP Foundation meet Black Library”. We’d like to thank all of you fo...

On a savage jungle world, the Eldar Bonesinger Benneruin and her warrior companion Gontelar survey a seawall interwoven with wraithbone and volcanic stone. The structure is silent, save for a strange choral hum, and as the pair enter it to collect a legendary prize, their journey will tap into a story crossing time and space with the mythic War in Heaven. ----- This audio drama is 100% unofficial...

On a savage jungle world, the Eldar Bonesinger Benneruin and her warrior companion Gontelar survey a seawall interwoven with wraithbone and volcanic stone. The structure is silent, save for a strange choral hum, and as the pair enter it to collect a legendary prize, their journey will tap into a story crossing time and space with the mythic War in Heaven. ----- This audio drama is 100% unofficial...

On a savage jungle world, the Eldar Bonesinger Benneruin and her warrior companion Gontelar survey a seawall interwoven with wraithbone and volcanic stone. The structure is silent, save for a strange choral hum, and as the pair enter it to collect a legendary prize, their journey will tap into a story crossing time and space with the mythic War in Heaven. ----- This audio drama is 100% unofficial...

When a massive Tyranid fleet appears in orbit, Connor Daly and his son Jatrus must escape the global cataclysm by fleeing into the tunnels beneath their Imperial hive city. Trapped miles below ground, what they find is a Genestealer uprising of monstrous proportions and the spectres of their own family trauma. ----- This audio drama is 100% unofficial and in no way endorsed or supported by Games W...

Inquisitor: Doctrina Malum is an unofficial, immersive, collaborative-fiction project set in the universe of Warhammer 40,000.  Participants assume the role of an aspiring Inquisitor, interact with members of their Ordo, and catalog their activities as mission logs within the community. As a community, participants help fill out the story by submitting creative writing briefs and engaging in fan-m...

When a massive Tyranid fleet appears in orbit, Connor Daly and his son Jatrus must escape the global cataclysm by fleeing into the tunnels beneath their Imperial hive city. Trapped miles below ground, what they find is a Genestealer uprising of monstrous proportions and the spectres of their own family trauma. ----- This audio drama is 100% unofficial and in no way endorsed or supported by Games W...

When a massive Tyranid fleet appears in orbit, Connor Daly and his son Jatrus must escape the global cataclysm by fleeing into the tunnels beneath their Imperial hive city. Trapped miles below ground, what they find is a Genestealer uprising of monstrous proportions and the spectres of their own family trauma. ----- This audio drama is 100% unofficial and in no way endorsed or supported by Games W...

Embroiled in a campaign of war profiteering, the pirate Theolen Al-Amir encounters a sect of machine-venerating cultists led by the priestess Heironomyia Bosch. The pair are at first fascinated by each others’ motivations, but ideological differences will test their alliance as the cultists’ pilgrimage draws closer to their promised land – the holy forge world of Mars. ----- This audio drama is 10...

Embroiled in a campaign of war profiteering, the pirate Theolen Al-Amir encounters a sect of machine-venerating cultists led by the priestess Heironomyia Bosch. The pair are at first fascinated by each others’ motivations, but ideological differences will test their alliance as the cultists’ pilgrimage draws closer to their promised land – the holy forge world of Mars. ----- This audio drama is 10...

Embroiled in a campaign of war profiteering, the pirate Theolen Al-Amir encounters a sect of machine-venerating cultists led by the priestess Heironomyia Bosch. The pair are at first fascinated by each others’ motivations, but ideological differences will test their alliance as the cultists’ pilgrimage draws closer to their promised land – the holy forge world of Mars. ----- This audio drama is 10...

Embroiled in a campaign of war profiteering, the pirate Theolen Al-Amir encounters a sect of machine-venerating cultists led by the priestess Heironomyia Bosch. The pair are at first fascinated by each others’ motivations, but ideological differences will test their alliance as the cultists’ pilgrimage draws closer to their promised land – the holy forge world of Mars. ----- This audio drama is 10...

Embroiled in a campaign of war profiteering, the pirate Theolen Al-Amir encounters a sect of machine-venerating cultists led by the priestess Heironomyia Bosch. The pair are at first fascinated by each others’ motivations, but ideological differences will test their alliance as the cultists’ pilgrimage draws closer to their promised land – the holy forge world of Mars. ----- This audio drama is 10...

M36/M37. The Adepta Sororitas are an all-female division of the Imperial Cult, a galaxy-spanning faith which has held humanity together for thousands of years. As the Cult pivots with poltical turmoil, four new Sororitas arrive on the shrine world of Antiqua Resolve where they discover the city’s history, sparking a tense manhunt across the city and a battle of faith versus nihilism. ---- This aud...

A ravenous alien swarm known as the Tyranids are closing in on an Imperial outpost, leaving it up to three Imperial Knights to escort a convoy of dropships by land when anti-air makes lift-off impossible. Big freaking robots square off against implacable swarms of insectoid horrors as the personalities of the three knights bristle against – and work with – each other. ---- This audio drama is 100%...

 “Echo” is an Imperial Navy echographer, a technician who helps ships detect threats before they arise using spaceborn electronic acoustics. When war breaks out, he hopes to use his skills to help in the navy, but is assigned to a dead-end forensic mission – and a mystery which will damn him forever. ---- This Warhammer 40,000 audio drama is 100% unofficial and in no way endorsed or supported by G...