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H. P. Lovecraft read The King in Yellow in early 1927 and included passing references to various things and places from the book—such as the Lake of Hali and the Yellow Sign—in "The Whisperer in Darkness" (1931), one of his main Cthulhu Mythos stories.
- Robert W. Chambers, E. F. Bleiler
- 1895
Jul 1, 2005 · A collection of horror stories set in a fictional city inspired by the play The King in Yellow. Download or read online for free in various formats, including EPUB, Kindle, and HTML.
- Robert W. Chambers, E. F. Bleiler
- English
- 1895
- The King in Yellow
The King in Yellow is a collection of horror stories by Robert W. Chambers, featuring a cursed play that drives people insane. Read reviews, ratings, and quotes from this classic work of weird fiction, and learn about its influence on other writers and media.
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Aug 22, 2023 · The King in Yellow is a classic collection of supernatural horror stories, featuring a forbidden play that drives people mad. Read or download the book for free from Internet Archive.
I thought, too, of the King in Yellow wrapped in the fantastic colours of his tattered mantle, and that bitter cry of Cassilda, "Not upon us, oh King, not upon us!" Feverishly I struggled to put it from me, but I saw the lake of Hali, thin and blank, without a ripple or wind to stir it, and I saw the towers of Carcosa behind the moon.
Feb 27, 2018 · The King in Yellow is a "must-read" for connoisseurs of the genre, highly recommended." —Midwest Book Review "Lovecraft fans and connoisseurs of the weird will enjoy discovering this pioneering author." — Booklist "A fantastic classic horror novel... written by a master hand."
The King In Yellow is the dread play at the heart of the stories that form the book of the same name by Robert W. Chambers. As first described, in "The Repairer of Reputations": "When the French government seized the translated copies which had just arrived in Paris, London, of course, became...
