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With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies.

'I read it and reread it, and wept and laughed and trembled with horror which at all times assails me yet'.

With its strange, imaginative blend of horror, science fiction, romance and lyrical prose,... Read Full Overview

"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."

Robert W. Chambers's classic collection of supernatural and influential short stories, including:The Repairer of Reputations, The Mask, In the Court of the Dragon, The Yellow Sign, The Demoiselle d'Ys, The Prophets' Paradise, The Street of the Four Winds, The Street of the First... Read Full Overview

Have you found the Yellow Sign?

It is whispered in the decadent caf s of Paris and in the drawing rooms of a strange, uneasy New York. They speak of a play-an infamous text, bound in sickly yellow, that draws in artists, dreamers, and lost souls.

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The King in Yellow is a collection of ten short stories, four them tales of supernatural horror that are connected by the theme of a fictitious drama of the same title. The play within the stories drives those who read it to illness and possible insanity and leaves them in a... Read Full Overview

Robert William Chambers (1865-1933) was an American illustrator and writer, best known for The King in Yellow, his influential and odd collection of ten macabre and French short stories first published in 1895. The title refers to a fictional play featured... Read Full Overview

This fully annotated edition of "The King in Yellow" includes: Author Biography Study guide for chapter analyses Themed discussion questions Reveal a world of cosmic horror and psychological suspense in "The King in Yellow" by Robert W. Chambers. This haunting collection of short... Read Full Overview

The King in Yellow is a book of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers, first published 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,... Read Full Overview

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.

Robert William Chambers (1865-1933) was an American illustrator and writer, best known for The King in Yellow, his influential and odd collection of ten macabre and French short stories first published in 1895. The title refers to a fictional... Read Full Overview

A stunning new paperback edition of the supernatural horror cult classic of weird fiction that inspired H.P. Lovecraft and HBO's True Detective--featuring gorgeous sprayed edges and an art deco design.