The King in Yellow (Heathen Edition)

<p><strong>Robert William Chambers</strong> (1865-1933) was an American illustrator and writer best known for <em>The King in Yellow</em> his influential and odd collection of ten macabre and French short stories first published in 1895. The title refers to a fictional play featured in four of the stories and to a mysterious and malevolent supernatural entity within that play who may very well exist outside of it . . . It is whispered that the play leaves only insanity and sorrow in its wake; it tempts those who read it bringing upon them hallucinations and madness . . .</p><p>Influencing the works of H.P. Lovecraft Raymond Chandler George R.R. Martin Neil Gaiman and Nic Pizzolato (creator of HBO's <em>True Detective</em>) and described by critics as a classic in the field of the supernatural <em>The King in Yellow</em> - with its dashes of fantasy mystery mythology romance and science fiction - is a staple of the early gothic and Victorian horror genres.</p>