The Way Out Is HORRIFYING! | Warhammer 40K Lore

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Welcome to another installment of the grim dark story horror, its still spooky month so were diving in to another classic piece of warhammer 40k horror stories. no space marines to be found here, just a crew who have become becalmed in space and forced to dock at the station of refuge, a station that hides a horrific statement! gather round my friends and lets dive into the story, " The Way Out". Since the story was presented as an audio drama, I have had to re word most of the story to make it fit into a youtube video format. I have tried to preserve as many of Rachel Harrison's descriptions as possible as her writing is phenomenal and riping with atmosphere! If you enjoy this video please support the original release by purchasing it on audible.

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time stamps
0:00 Intro
0:57 Sponsored segment
2:15 Part 1. The Song Of The Warp
11:28 Part 2 Refuge
25:07 Part 3 A Call For Help
34:30 Part 4 The Thing In The Mirror
42:37 Part 5 The Core
48:43 Part 6 The Way Out

[c.shannon]

After the watcher in the rain video, im super excited for Wes to give us another horror based 40k story.

[thelessons]

The daemon infesting the station might be of Tzeentch. It messes with their minds, hopes, guilt, ect...it also has 9 eyes; the sacred number of the Changer.

[nathanrawling]

This lore/story reminds of the film Event Horizon where the crew of the ghost ship became insane and started killing each other after they successfully traveled at the speed of light to an unknown dimension on the first day.

[LordBloodraven]

I don't think that was a regular nebula they were traveling through, but a low-grade warp storm. Not strong enough for a ton of daemons to manifest, just enough for one powerful daemon get a foothold. All he needed was a proper host to possess. Lacking that, he just has to wait until another vessel approaches.

The second I didn't get a welcoming party at the umbilical dock, I'd be raising the Gellar fields and pushing off to report the station to the Imperial Navy. Let them send a taskforce and an Inquisitor to deal solve that riddle.

[dreadqueenpersephone]

The creature itself is likely some kind of psyker/warp spawn, seeing as it primarily used psychological warfare and took immense interest in the navigator. Fucking terrifying, I love it

[handir]

The ending feels like a sort of loop. Ships are forcefully thrown out of the warp near the station, the crew going mad and destroying the ship so survivors are stranded onboard and eventually end up alone, only call for help with the same words they heard before and to not "stray from the path I have given you". The way Havots words just "tumble out of his mouth" like he has no control, like when he couldn't run from his vision.

It makes you wonder if Farah really did work on the station or if she was lying and the story of working there, and the crew butchering each other, was passed down survivor to survivor who came aboard only to end up alone in the dark, and now Havots might just repeat those same stories in a twisted cycle until the entity can escape. Perhaps the hastily sealed bulkhead was done by a prior ship before the story, only for the crew to get back and slaughter each other and destroy the ship. Merely a fun theory mind you.

[zhelurix]

Always love how Wes gives me this story told by the campfire vibe. Works extremely well with the spooky content. ❤

[sithdragon]

I appreciate that the Captain was able to conquer her fears and weaknesses and energe triumphant in will over the likely Tzeentch Daemon. She doesn’t let her fears manipulate her because she’s honest about her guilt.

Unfortunately, Post Tyrannid Stress Disorder over there really had a weak mind. Man was so convinced there were nids, even after all of the obvious signs of mind fuckery, that he fucked over his captain and the rest.

The Navigator’s weakness wasn’t guilt or self denial, it was pride and ego. He really thought he was special, and he sacrificed everyone in a chance to prove it.

The poor mechanicus girl’s weakness was her innate love of truth. “Every question has an answer” was a mindset that doomed her. If she’d ignored the core, ignored the mystery or the lack of sense present, she could have finished boosting the signal and then they could have waited out the madness in that room. But alas.

[thebestofesss]

These are so good, the voice acting, the sound effects, 10/10. I would love to hear Wes to a full 40k audio book in this style

[digishade]

I’ve noticed a trend between at least these two 40K horror stories (this one and the rain stalker) guilt seems to be something that gets preyed on by the horrors of the warp quite often

[thecheesygentleman]

This is probably the most chilling 40k story I've ever heard, really shows that those massive large scale wars don't do the nids justice in just how terrifying they are even from the ptsd perspective of a soldier

[ryansauchuk]

The most unrealistic part was the crew threatening and sassing a Navigator. Those guys can vaporize you with one glare from their third eye

[alpang]

I love these videos. They're like condensed versions of audio books but with so much more atmosphere and visuals to help entrench you into the story. I would love more of these! Perfect for the spooky season

[laxdoom]

This is quite frankly the first time I have been properly shaken by a horror story, you have a real talent for storytelling and narration and I hope you never stop

[bighex]

I love the grand overarching narratives with all the badass/grimdark stuff, but these small personal stories really drive home how messed up things can be for individuals. Like I understand that stuffs BAD but you don't really feel just how bad things are until you read/listen to small contained stories like this

As always, great narration Wes :)

[cryo]

This monster seems like it's probably some sort of Tseentch spawn.

[RiRi]

I've been waiting for another horror story from you Wes. They are awesome please keep it up

[coeal]

I love that this is a never ending, repeating story.
Thats my favorite horror trope.
And a grim dark one? Magnificent

[TDFMonsterK]

I can't be the only one that'd love to hear Wes read the 40k books (audio books)

[russgyuras]

I want weshammer as the reader for these books on audible. His telling of the stories and the voices is incredibly gripping. I feel like I’m in the story he’s reading. Amazing orater who can definitely captivate an audience.