“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 ...

Robert William Chambers (1865-1933) nació en Brooklyn en una familia de terratenientes de origen escocés. Estudió en el New York Art Student’s League y en 1886 se trasladó a París, donde convivió con la bohemia artística del fin de siglo. Cuando Chambers regresa a Nueva York, su vocación de ilustrador cede a su pasión por contar historias y publica un primer libro, «In the Quarter» (1894), sobre sus experiencias en París. Le seguirá un año después una colección de relatos, «El Rey de Amari...

Il libro che ha ispirato la serie TV True Detective! Il misterioso regno di Carcosa, l'enigmatica figura di Cassilda, il lago di Hali... Quale inumana follia si nasconde dietro il Re in Giallo? "Il Re in Giallo", scritto da Robert W. Chambers nel 1895, ispirò H.P. Lovecraft per il suo Necronomicon. Il volume comprende, oltre all'intera raccolta "Il Re in Giallo", anche i romanzi brevi "Il fabbricante di Lune" e "Una piacevole serata".

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...

Datant de 1895, Le Roi en jaune est un recueil américain de dix nouvelles mêlant fantastique, horreur et roman policier. Les quatre premières nouvelles du recueil font référence à une mystérieuse pièce de théâtre qui crée un tel choc esthétique aux yeux des spectateurs qu'ils deviennent fous et se suicident. Atmosphère oppressante, personnages étranges, spectres inquiétants, chaque nouvelle offre son lot d’effroi et de mystère. Ce texte aussi troublant qu'étonnant de modernité, dans la dro...

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...

In una realtà alternativa, dove la libertà individuale è solo un pallido ricordo e il suicidio è istituzionalizzato, personaggi tormentati e artisti visionari si muovono tra ossessioni, amori impossibili e libri proibiti. Il misterioso «Re Giallo», un antico e sinistro volume, minaccia di distruggere ogni certezza in chi lo legge, spalancandogli le porte dell'ineffabile. Cosa siamo disposti a rischiare per salvaguardare la nostra umanità?Sullo sfondo di una New York distopica e una ...

–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. 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...

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...

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, ...