“The ambition of Caesar and of Napoleon pales before that which could not rest until it had seized the minds of men and controlled even their unborn thoughts...”Perfect for fans of H.P. Lovecraft. In Chambers' influential work of weird and unnerving Victorian-gothic horror, ten interconnected stories reveal the horrors that come to anyone who reads a word of the cursed fictitious play, The King in Yellow. An influential work, this cult classic inspired the first season of ...

The collection is named after a fictional play mentioned throughout the stories called "The King in Yellow." It is said that anyone who reads or watches the play is driven to madness and despair. The stories themselves are interconnected by thematic elements, often revolving around the themes of art, madness, and the supernatural."The King in Yellow" consists of ten stories, including the most famous ones such as "The Repairer of Reputations," "The Mask," "In the Court of the Dragon," and ...

One of the leading examples of Victorian-gothic horror, The King in Yellow is a collection of ten inter-related stories that explore the despair and madness that affect characters that come into contact with the forbidden play, The King in Yellow.Since its publication in 1895, The King in Yellow has inspired other horror-genre writers including H. P. Lovecraft, and the text is referenced by many works of fiction, in music, and by the hit television series...

The King in Yellow is a book of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers, first published by F. Tennyson Neely in 1895.The book is named after a play with the same title which recurs as a motif through some of the stories. The first half of the book features highly esteemed weird stories, and the book has been described by critics such as E. F. Bleiler, S. T. Joshi and T. E. D. Klein as a classic in the field of the supernatural. There are ten stories, th...

–Professional formatting, giving you full control over fonts, font sizes, and line spacing–Active table of contents–Bonus short story included: 'An Inhabitant of Carcosa' by Ambrose Bierce, featuring the very first mention of Carcosa in a published work.As seen on HBO's new hit series 'True Detective' !THE KING IN YELLOW is a 'weird fiction' collection of ten short stories written by Robert W. Chambers. The King in Yellow is the title of a fictional play that ...

The King in Yellow is a book of short stories by Robert W. Chambers, first published by F. Tennyson Neely in 1895. The book is named after a fictional play with the same title which recurs as a motif through some of the stories.

Ten twisted tales that have haunted generations of readers and writers from H. P. Lovecraft to the creators of the hit TV series True DetectiveNightmare imagery courses through these stories like blood through the veins. In "The Repairer of Reputations," a Lethal Chamber stands at the edge of Washington Square Park, open to all who can no longer bear the sorrows of life. A Parisian sculptor discovers a liquid solution that can turn any living thing—a lily, ...

The King in Yellow, a haunting collection of short stories by Robert W. Chambers, plunges readers into a world where madness and artistry intertwine. The book opens with a series of interconnected tales, all linked by the mysterious and malevolent play titled "The King in Yellow," which drives its readers to despair and insanity. This enigmatic work serves as a central motif, reflecting the themes of obsession, desire, and the fragility of sanity.Set against a back...

This book contains Robert W. Chambers' 1895 collection of short stories, "The King in Yellow". The first half of this volume contains a number of well-received stories of the weird and strange, and the volume has been hailed as a milestone in the field of the supernatural. The stories of this collection include: "The Repairer of Reputations", "The Mask", "In the Court of the Dragon", "The Yellow Sign", "The Demoiselle D'Ys", "The Prophet's Paradise", "The Streets of the Four Winds", "The S...

Who dares to read The King in Yellow?A man pursued by a church organist who wants his soul. An artist plagued by repeated sightings of a watchman who looks like a coffin worm. Ghosts, wayward cats, and scientific dabblings with dire consequences. Each of these ten tales is chilling in its own right, but taken together, they weave a wickedly eerie spell that is sure to enthrall.United by vague references to a play with the same name, which never appears in t...

Penguin Weird Fiction: a celebration of the very best of the weird, a store of novels and tales that for generations have delighted and horrified.Shot through with an unutterable sense of mystery, paranoia and dread, the King in Yellow is a linked collection of tales that swirl around a single motif: a terrible book that prompts an obsessive madness in all who look upon its pages. From a dystopian New York to the streets of Paris, these narratives...

The King in Yellow is a book of short stories by Robert W. Chambers. The book is named after a fictional play with the same title which recurs as a motif through some of the stories. The first half of the book features highly esteemed weird stories, and the book has been described by critics such as E. F. Bleiler, S. T. Joshi and T. E. D. Klein as a classic in the field of the supernatural. There are ten stories, the first four of which ("The Repairer of Reputations", "The Mask", "In the C...