The King in Yellow

As all those addicted to weird tales have known for years, The King in Yellow is one of the seminal books of modern horror fiction. It inspires, and continues to inspire. It prompted H.P. Lovecraft to create the Cthulhu mythos almost ninety years ago, and a mere five years ago it became a major refe......more

" Esto es lo que me perturba, porque no puedo olvidar Carcosa, donde estrellas negras flotan en los cielos; donde las sombras de los pensamientos de los hombres se alargan al atardecer, cuando los soles gemelos se hunden en el lago Hali, y mi mente sufrirá para siempre el recuerdo de la Máscara Páli......more

Maybe 3.5 A bit of a mixed bag. The first 5 short stories were really good but I struggled to finish the last few.......more

Having been a huge fan of weird fiction and cosmic horror for years, it was more than time for me to sit down with the infamous “King in Yellow”, by Robert W. Chambers. This book is considered quite seminal for the genre, overshadowing nearly everything else the author has written in his life, and I......more

No... nope, does not work. I tried i really did and i can see why people like these tales but i seriously believe they're judging them more on potential than actuality. Look the writing isn't bad, Chambers has a decent ability to paint a scene and his characters are actually quite good, as are his i......more