The King in Yellow and An Inhabitant of Carcosa (Annotated): The Classic Collection of Cosmic Horror Tales with Historical Essay and Bonus Story by Ambrose Bierce
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Publisher
Independently published
ISBN
ISBN-13: 9798267846295Synopsis
What if a single book could drive you mad?
First published in 1895, Robert W. Chambers’ The King in Yellow is a haunting masterpiece of classic horror fiction. This legendary collection of interconnected stories introduces a forbidden play so powerful it shatters sanity and destroys all who dare read it. Its unsettling blend of gothic romance, weird fiction, and creeping dread shaped H.P. Lovecraft’s cosmic horror and even influenced HBO’s award-winning series True Detective.
Inside this edition you’ll discover:
Complete text of The King in Yellow – all ten original stories
Historical chapter – tracing the Yellow King’s influence from Chambers to Lovecraft and modern horror
Short author biography – how Chambers’ career as an artist shaped his fiction
Bonus short story by Ambrose Bierce – An Inhabitant of Carcosa, the story that inspired Chambers’ mythos
Perfect for fans of Lovecraftian horror, gothic classics, and weird fiction. More than a century after its first publication, Chambers’ unsettling vision of art, madness, and cosmic dread remains one of the most haunting works in horror literature.
Step into Carcosa and experience the horror masterpiece that has terrified and inspired readers for more than a century.
First published in 1895, Robert W. Chambers’ The King in Yellow is a haunting masterpiece of classic horror fiction. This legendary collection of interconnected stories introduces a forbidden play so powerful it shatters sanity and destroys all who dare read it. Its unsettling blend of gothic romance, weird fiction, and creeping dread shaped H.P. Lovecraft’s cosmic horror and even influenced HBO’s award-winning series True Detective.
Inside this edition you’ll discover:
Complete text of The King in Yellow – all ten original stories
Historical chapter – tracing the Yellow King’s influence from Chambers to Lovecraft and modern horror
Short author biography – how Chambers’ career as an artist shaped his fiction
Bonus short story by Ambrose Bierce – An Inhabitant of Carcosa, the story that inspired Chambers’ mythos
Perfect for fans of Lovecraftian horror, gothic classics, and weird fiction. More than a century after its first publication, Chambers’ unsettling vision of art, madness, and cosmic dread remains one of the most haunting works in horror literature.
Step into Carcosa and experience the horror masterpiece that has terrified and inspired readers for more than a century.
Dimensions
229 mm × 18 mm × 152 mm
