The King in Yellow

Name: The King in Yellow
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4.3 (2168 reviews)
Author: Robert W. Chambers

by Robert W. Chambers

Horror Classics

4.3 (2,168)

4.3 stars from 2,168 reviews. Top 78% of Horror books we track.

228 pages~3.8 hr readPublished by The Perfect LibraryPublished 1895-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're drawn to cosmic horror and weird fiction that feels genuinely unsettling rather than just gory.
You've watched True Detective season one and want to understand the literary roots of Carcosa and the Yellow Sign.
You appreciate dense, atmospheric short stories where the real terror lives in what's implied rather than spelled out.

Maybe not for you if...

You want straightforward plots with clear resolutions. These stories end in madness, transformation, and dread.
You prefer fast-paced narratives. Chambers builds mood through description and psychological unease, not action.
You're new to classic horror and need contemporary prose. The 1890s style will feel slow if you're expecting modern pacing.

About this book

This collection contains ten stories that have influenced readers and writers including H. P. Lovecraft and the creators of the HBO series True Detective. The tales feature disturbing imagery: in "The Repairer of Reputations," a Lethal Chamber operates near Washington Square Park for those seeking to end their suffering. A Parisian sculptor in "The Mask" develops a liquid that petrifies living things. The narrator of "In the Court of the Dragon" enters a church and is driven mad by organ music only he can hear. These stories are connected by The King in Yellow, a play said to cause insanity and despair in those who read it. Little is known about the play itself, but those who have encountered it speak of Carcosa, black stars, twin suns setting into the Lake of Hali, the Yellow Sign, the Pallid Mask, and the King in Yellow himself. The play links these tales to a larger fictional universe that includes the ghost stories of Ambrose Bierce, the cosmic horror of H. P. Lovecraft, and the first season of True Detective.

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Currently 4.3★ from 2,168 reviews

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