Cold Open Stories

Hollow Men [40K Fast Fiction]

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Hollow Men 🔥 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/hollow-men/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written b...

The Sun Is A Dish Best Served Cold - Original Worlds Audiobook

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

🍽️ The Sun Is A Dish Best Served Cold. Read the full story at https://www.coldopenstories.com/the-sun-is-a-dish-best-served-cold/ Presented by C...

Cold Blooded - Original Worlds Audiobook

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

🦟 Cold Blooded. Read the full story at https://www.coldopenstories.com/cold-blooded/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Writt...

40K SEASON FINALE: Sub Divo [Fast Fiction]

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sub Divo 🦅 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/sub-divo/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by T...

Divine Intervention [Fast Fiction]

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Divine Intervention ☀️ Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/divine-intervention/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopens...

Assistance Required [Fast Fiction]

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Assistance Required ⛓️‍💥 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/assistance-required/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.c...

Password123 [Fast Fiction]

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Password123 🔐 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/password123/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Writte...

Traitor's Sight [Fast Fiction]

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Traitor's Sight 🙈 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/traitors-sight/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.co...

Good Business [Fast Fiction]

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Good Business ⚖️ Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/good-business/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com W...

The Good Soldier - Original Worlds Audiobook

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

🔫 The Good Soldier. Read the full story at https://www.coldopenstories.com/the-good-soldier/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories....

Parasomnia - Original Worlds Audiobook

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

📺 Parasomnia. Read the full story at https://www.coldopenstories.com/parasomnia/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written ...

Through The Eyes Of The Machine God [Fast Fiction]

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Through The Eyes Of The Machine God 🧿 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/through-the-eyes-of-the-machine-god/ Presented by Cold...

Lights In The Sky - Original Worlds Audiobook

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

🛸 Lights In The Sky. Read the full story at https://www.coldopenstories.com/lights-in-the-sky/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories...

Unnatural Selection [Fast Fiction]

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Unnatural Selection 🧬 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/unnatural-selection/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstor...

Eldritch Park - Original Worlds Audiobook

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

🎡 Eldritch Park. Read the full story at https://www.coldopenstories.com/eldritch-park/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com W...

The Witch Of Rig 7 [Fast Fiction]

11 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Witch Of Rig 7 🧙‍♀️ Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-witch-of-rig-7/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.cold...

No Longer - Original Worlds Audiobook

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

🛻 No Longer. Read the full story at https://www.coldopenstories.com/no-longer/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written b...

A Traitor Twice Over [Fast Fiction]

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A Traitor Twice Over 🦷 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/a-traitor-twice-over/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenst...

Nightbound - Original Worlds Audiobook

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

🐺 Nightbound. Read the full story at https://www.coldopenstories.com/nightbound/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written b...

From A Moment Of Weakness [Fast Fiction]

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From A Moment Of Weakness 🍗 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/from-a-moment-of-weakness/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www....

Dead Language [Fast Fiction]

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dead Language 🗣️ Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/dead-language/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com ...

Trials Of A Sister [Fast Fiction]

14 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Trials Of A Sister 🔥 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/trials-of-a-sister/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstori...

Monachopsis [Fast Fiction]

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Monachopsis 🙌 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/monachopsis/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written ...

Spore [Fast Fiction]

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Spore 🦠 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/spore/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by James M...

Risk In Reward [Fast Fiction]

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Risk In Reward 🎱 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/risk-in-reward/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com W...

Fame Cimex [Fast Fiction]

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Fame Cimex 🧠 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/fame-cimex/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written b...

Her Cold Smile [Fast Fiction]

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Her Cold Smile 🙃 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/her-cold-smile/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com ...

My Name Is Roboute [Fast Fiction]

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

My Name Is Roboute 😔 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/my-name-is-roboute/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstori...

The Voyage [Fast Fiction]

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Voyage 🚀 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-voyage/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Writte...

The Avenger [Fast Fiction]

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Avenger ✊ Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-avenger/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Writte...

Invasive Affairs: Altissima - Original Worlds Audio Drama

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

🌿 When his estranged ex-wife Amelia is found near-dead in South America, the conflicted botanist Cooper travels to repatriate her. Scarred by their...

Invasive Affairs: Belladonna - Original Worlds Audio Drama

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

🪴 Meriza has no love for Belladonna, her brother Santino’s manipulative fiancé. The bride-to-be has sowed seeds of doubt, and Meriza’s once cl...

Invasive Affairs: Oleander - Original Worlds Audio Drama

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

🐆 The ‘Santiago Jaguar Sanctuary’ is little more than a filthy roadside zoo. Despite the limited space and resources, day-attendant Diego does ...

Imperium Eternal [Fast Fiction]

05 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Imperium Eternal ♾️ Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/imperium-eternal/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstorie...

The Handover [Fast Fiction]

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Handover 🤝 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-handover/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Writ...

Happy Birthday, Sergeant Corde! [Fast Fiction]

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Birthday, Sergeant Corde! 🍰 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/happy-birthday-sergeant-corde/ Presented by Cold Open Stor...

The Bond [Fast Fiction]

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Bond 🦖 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-bond/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by A...

The Driver [Fast Fiction]

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Driver 🛞 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-driver/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written ...

Heart Of The Tomb [Fast Fiction]

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Heart Of The Tomb 🪦 Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/heart-of-the-tomb/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories....

Osparama - Original Worlds Audiobook

23 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Osparama Read the full story at https://www.coldopenstories.com/osparama/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Geneviè...

Invasive Affairs [Voice Acting Casting Call]

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

🎙️Audition NOW: https://originals.coldopenstories.com/invasive-affairs/ --------- Cold Open Stories has opened its voice acting casting call for...

Reversing Fate [Fast Fiction]

09 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Reversing Fate. Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/reversing-fate/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Writt...

Our Flag Means Deff [Fast Fiction]

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our Flag Means Deff. Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/ice-and-starlight/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.co...

Ice And Starlight [Fast Fiction]

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ice And Starlight. Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/ice-and-starlight/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com ...

Ascend [Fast Fiction]

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ascend. Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/ascend/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Noah Mille...

The Last One Hundred Lasguns [Fast Fiction]

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Last One Hundred Lasguns. Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-last-one-hundred-lasguns/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - ...

Her Name [Fast Fiction]

21 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Her Name Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/hername/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Delio Pe...

The Deep Halls [Fast Fiction]

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Deep Halls. Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-deep-halls/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Wri...

The King’s Muse [Fast Fiction]

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The King's Muse Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-kings-muse/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Wri...

Efficiency [Fast Fiction]

31 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Efficiency. Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/efficiency/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by J...

Reaping Agony [Fast Fiction]

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Reaping Agony. Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/reaping-agony/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Writte...

The Lone Ranger [Fast Fiction]

17 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Lone Ranger. Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-lone-ranger/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Wr...

Red Lines [Fast Fiction]

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Red Lines. Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/red-lines/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by Ha...

Reminiscing [Fast Fiction]

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Reminiscing Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/reminiscing/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by ...

You Will Never Be A Knight [Fast Fiction]

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You Will Never Be A Knight Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/you-will-never-be-a-knight/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www....

The Chronomancer’s Apprentice [Fast Fiction]

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Chronomancer's Apprentice Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-chronomancers-apprentice/ Presented by Cold Open Stories -...

The Summons [Fast Fiction]

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Summons Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-summons/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written b...

Twenty Seconds Of His Wrath [Fast Fiction]

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Twenty Seconds Of His Wrath Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/twenty-seconds-of-his-wrath/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - w...

Sal Of The Hive [Fast Fiction]

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sal Of The Hive Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/sal-of-the-hive/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com ...

Lux In Tenebris [Fast Fiction]

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lux In Tenebris Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/lux-in-tenebris/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com W...

The True Lords Of Entropy [Fast Fiction]

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The True Lords Of Entropy Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-true-lords-of-entropy/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.c...

You Don’t Dogfight [Fast Fiction]

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You Don't Dogfight Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/you-dont-dogfight/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.co...

The Black Collection

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A profane dinner party that feeds on pain... Cultish mercenaries obsessed with numbers... A highway detour past Area 51... Travel into each of these w...

Three Chances - Part 3

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

SUMMARY: Ever since he and his older sister were wrenched from their royal home in the Dark City, IZENZON has suffered a lifetime of indignity. Doomed...

Three Chances - Part 2

13 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

SUMMARY: Ever since he and his older sister were wrenched from their royal home in the Dark City, IZENZON has suffered a lifetime of indignity. Doomed...

Three Chances - Part 1

31 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

SUMMARY: Ever since he and his older sister were wrenched from their royal home in the Dark City, IZENZON has suffered a lifetime of indignity. Doomed...

On The Hunter‘s Watch - Part 3

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Summary: Once a primitive, plains-dwelling race, The T’au have formed a spacefaring empire by bringing together several intelligent alien races t...

On The Hunter‘s Watch - Part 2

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Summary: Once a primitive, plains-dwelling race, The T’au have formed a spacefaring empire by bringing together several intelligent alien races t...

On The Hunter‘s Watch - Part 1

11 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Summary: Once a primitive, plains-dwelling race, The T’au have formed a spacefaring empire by bringing together several intelligent alien races t...

2 Year Anniversary - Special Episode

14 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This month, Cold Open Stories is celebrating its 2 year anniversary. To commemorate this, we’re sharing some words from the cast and collaborators b...

Yesterday's News

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Living in the dilapidation and overcrowding of the hive slums, opportunities for KATYA TSALPAROV have been few and far between. Making it through the ...

Hounds of Bedlam - Part 5

06 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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’ gu...

Hounds of Bedlam - Part 4

06 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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’ gu...

Hounds of Bedlam - Part 3

06 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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’ gu...

Hounds of Bedlam - Part 2

06 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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’ gu...

Hounds of Bedlam - Part 1

06 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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’ gu...

NEWS: Inquisitor: Doctrina Malum - Now Available!

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The award-nominated production team Cold Open Stories has released its immersive, unofficial, collaborative writing game “Inquisitor: Doctrina Mal...

Agtrill, The Counterfeit Blade - Part 3

26 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On a savage jungle world, the Eldar Bonesinger Benneruin and her warrior companion Gontelar survey a seawall interwoven with wraithbone and volcanic s...

Agtrill, The Counterfeit Blade - Part 2

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On a savage jungle world, the Eldar Bonesinger Benneruin and her warrior companion Gontelar survey a seawall interwoven with wraithbone and volcanic s...

Agtrill, The Counterfeit Blade - Part 1

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On a savage jungle world, the Eldar Bonesinger Benneruin and her warrior companion Gontelar survey a seawall interwoven with wraithbone and volcanic s...

However Small, However Hidden - Part 3

20 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 the...

Inquisitor: Doctrina Malum [Announcement]

13 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Inquisitor: Doctrina Malum is an unofficial, immersive, collaborative-fiction project set in the universe of Warhammer 40,000. Participants assum...

However Small, However Hidden - Part 2

06 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 the...

However Small, However Hidden - Part 1

27 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 the...