The King in Yellow

"This is the thing that troubles me, for I cannot forget Carcosa, where black stars hang in the heavens, where the shadows of men's thoughts lengthen in the afternoon whenthe twin suns sink into the Lake of Hali; and my mind will bear forever the memory of thePallid Mask."

Reader, have you ever wondered who struck fear into the heart of H. P. Lovecraft? It was Robert Chambers. Now, the terror visits you.

A wicked link in a terrifying lineage, the tales contained in The King in Yellow have inspired generations of American horror writers. Look toward unspeakable Hastur and tell yourself these are only tales. Behold the Yellow Sign and convince yourself that, after all--it's only a book.

Welcome, dear reader, to Carcosa.

Edited with notes and introduction by John Edgar Browning.

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186 pages

Average rating: 7.1

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KBenoit
May 17, 2024
8/10 stars
Only read the first 5 stories as that was what I was looking for. The rest don’t reference the play.
oh_let3
May 16, 2023
8/10 stars
4.5 -- still effective, and in some ways clearer and superior to the lovecraft who took a lot from chambers.

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