Under the Hive of Madness - A Warhammer Lore Podcast

Need more Spooky Dookie in your life?  The Under the Hive of Madness crew has you covered this week!  Join us as we cover the UK and US Lore, Myths and Legends of White Lady or Lady in White.  Before taking a dive into some of our own spooky experiences, and covering a tale of schemes, plots, and changes from deep within Innsmouth Hive.  Find out if our boys survive their encou...

Join the Under the Hive of Madness crew this week as we wade a bit deeper into creative writing, specifically where to start and how to avoid some of the pitfalls that can stall out the creative process before it even gets off the ground.  Just like hobbying, painting, or kitbashing sometimes it can be best to just set aside dedicated time to work on creative writing goals and projects. &nbsp...

It is finally time to share some of the Lore that our Listeners have worked on and shared with us here at Under the Hive of Madness!  As we get deeper into our Lore Stories series of bonus episodes, we wanted to launch our Tales from the Hive continuing series, where we will feature the short fiction and lore written by our listeners.  Come with us on these first two tales, first, we hav...

The Under the Hive of Madness Boys are back with another Hobby Episode!  This time we take a dive into Garage Leagues and Gaming Groups, with explorations of how we all got into our first groups as well as how Gymdark Gaming came together.  We also dip a toe into Dungeons and Dragons games, how to set up and run groups, as well as how to invite new people, and tips on how to meet players...

Join in all our Madness as we once again let Kevin lead a descent into the twisting underhive pathways of Warhammer Video Games!  We are back this week covering the games of the Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Age of Sigmar worlds.  Follow along to find out how many of these games Marky has actually played, as well as getting a deeper understanding of just how much Age of Sigmar confuses us...

Descend with us once again into the twisting and turning Labyrinthine Madness of the Underhive, as we take a look into the Video Games that have been made under the Warhammer 40k license.  We explore Nostligia Titles, Newer Titles, and some of the less than exciting Card Games and Mobile Ports that have been released over the last few years while letting Kevin educate us on the ins and outs o...

The Under the Hive of Madness boys are back!  With more spooky stories, meandering ideas on a few cryptids, and an urban legend from the depths of Innsmount Hive itself!  This may not be an episode to listen to late at night, right before bed!  Join us as we dive a bit more into the legends of the Dark Watchers, share a few tales about creepy clowns, leprechauns, and the Lady in Whi...

Get a little deeper into the Lore behind Under the Hive of Madness with us this week, as we take some time to explain all our radio station/DJ style into and outro bumpers!  We cover topics from what a Hive city is to how Innsmouth got to have so many four-armed rats!  Plus brief outlines on Murderball, our own Hive Gangs, and the larger Hive Project we run with our Discord itself! &nbsp...

Lore Stories Episode 2!!!! Let's GO!  On this episode of Under the Hive of Madness, Lore Stories, we take a look at brainstorming starting with just a few concepts and story bits!  Marky lays out all the themes, design kernels, and nuggets that he and the Wife want to work into their Homebrew Ork Lore, starting off with treating us to some of his existing short stories and then working t...

Join us this week on Under the Hive of Madness as we set out to define some of the basics that separate Lore from Story Telling.  We cover some of the basic types of lore you can find in video games, books, games, and even movies; while bringing up some of our favorite examples.  Goblin King also drops the first official tease of his own Sub-Sector World Building, by going into detail on...

ORKISDOES Part 2!!  We are continuing our overview of Orks this week, diving into the Clans, the types of boys, and gods Gork and Mork.  Follow us as we get to know these Fun Gis a bit more!  As a bonus Beast comes up with some pretty epic and side-splitting names!   As always we drop a few more hints on the evolution of Innsmouth Hive and our Hive Project!  We are a...

It is finally here, the first of two ORKISDOES!!  This week we start our overview of the Orks, looking at their roots as fungi, and how all that craziness works. Listen as we wax philosophical about Squigs, Grots, Nobs, and da biggest unz!  As a bonus Beast comes up with some pretty epic and side-splitting names!   As always we drop a few more hints on the evolution of Innsmout...

Welcome to our first Lorus Obscurus Episode!  As horror and Grimdark fans Under the Hive of Madness crew is always ready to tell a few creepy stories inspired by our own personal paranormal experiences or in the 40k Universe!  With Episode 1 we each share one of our spooky experiences before taking a look at the horror of a Gene Stealer Patriarch!  We are a Horror and Grimdark Podca...

Welcome back all my little ChemRats!  This week we take a break from Lore to talk about how to engage with Warhammer 40k as a Hobbyist.  How we all got into the hobby side, and some of the tips and tricks we use to craft, build and paint!  Hear us argue over the best ways to apprach things, as well as get a glimpse into our ongoing Hive Project!  We are a Grimdark and Horror Po...

Part 3 Is Here!  Join us here at ChemRat Radio, as we wrap up the last bit of our brief summary of Damn NEAR All of it.  The Under the Hive of Madness tried to work on the best Summary we could think of in order to give you guys a solid base before we expand into the weirder dark corners of the Lore.   We will keep diving deeper into worlds of pure madness, wait we mean Imagina...

Part 2 of our coverage of everything that has happened in the 40k Timeline... This is the best Summary we could think of, before we expand on some of the lore, how to write your own lore, and our favorite juicy horror tidbits.  Come with us on a trip into pure madness, I mean Imagination... as we recount events from The Wanning in M38 up to the Necron Awakening of M41.   If you are...

Figured it was about time we ran down the Faction list and gave some insight into how we make suggestions to new players or returning players.  Now that you know a little about us, where we came from, and what armies we enjoy playing it was time for a deeper look into the Game/Hobby side of getting started.  As Grimdark and Horror Podcast, largely focused on Warhammer 40k, expect some ad...

Before we dive super deep into obscure lore, our favorite juicy horror tidbits or more arguments over who wrote what first, it was about time that we gave a brief summary of EVERYTHING!  Come with us on a trip into pure madness, I mean Imagination... as we recount events from the War in Heaven to the early parts of the 39th Millennium.   If you are new to 40k, this is a good primer,...

Join us for our first Lore Stories episode,  where Beast shares his own homebrew lore, in the 40k Universe.  Come along and listen as he lays out how he designed his Disney Inspired Knight Household, all while enduring our questions!  Beast Talks us through how he built the details of his army and the Lore Behind them!  Keep in mind Under the Hive of Madness is a Grimdark and H...

Who wants Lore in a Lore and Hobby Podcast?!?  We finally dip a toe into the ocean of GW Lore by talking about some of our favorite factions.  While also addressing important world issues...  Come with us as we give some brief overviews on Deathwatch, the Farsight Enclaves, the Imperial Gaurd, and the Aeldrai.   As Grimdark and Horror Podcast, largely focused on Warhammer...

In this episode, we talk about some of our best games, some of our bad experiences, and just some of the weird and funny stories in between!   We unpack some of the issues that might be encountered in Garage Leagues, Convention Tournaments, or in the local Game Store scene; before talking about how we like to approach these things.  As Grimdark and Horror Podcast, largely focused on...

In this episode, we take some time to talk about the History of Wargaming as well as do a brief explanation of what Warhammer 40k is and how it is played on the tabletop.   Come with us as we wade into the shallow end of history, exploring Wargaming covering some of the early games that led to the more modern genre.  We even talk about some of the Video Games that have a very simila...

Welcome to Under the Hive of Madness!  In this episode, we spend some extra time letting you guys know who we are, how we approach the Warhammer40k hobby, and what armies we are currently focused on.  Listen to us dive into Previous Warhammer Editions, Magic the Gathering, Video Games, Old Movies, and then somehow connect it all back to our shared Hobby.   We are a Horror and G...