The King in Yellow: A Classic of Cosmic Horror, Madness, and Forbidden Art, (Hardcover)
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| Management number | 240781831 | Release Date | 2026/07/16 | List Price | US$6.80 | Model Number | 240781831 | ||
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<p>The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers is a landmark collection of weird fiction, horror, and decadent imagination. At its center is the mysterious forbidden play known as The King in Yellow, a text so disturbing that those who read it are drawn toward obsession, madness, and terror. Across the book's most famous stories, Chambers creates a world of artists, dreamers, lovers, and doomed minds haunted by symbols of the Yellow Sign, the Pallid Mask, and the strange kingdom of Carcosa.</p><p></p><p>Blending gothic atmosphere, psychological horror, romantic melancholy, and early cosmic dread, The King in Yellow helped shape the tradition of weird fiction that would later influence writers such as H. P. Lovecraft and many others. Its power lies in what it refuses to fully explain: a sense of corruption, beauty, and supernatural menace just beyond the edge of ordinary life.</p><p></p><p>This edition is prepared for clear, comfortable reading while preserving the eerie charm and historical character of the original work. For readers of classic horror, gothic fiction, decadent literature, and early cosmic horror, The King in Yellow remains one of the most haunting and influential books of the fin de siècle.</p><p></p>
- The King in Yellow: A Classic of Cosmic Horror, Madness, and Forbidden Art, (Hardcover)
- Author: Curated Collection Publishing
- ISBN: 9798295851827
- Format: Hardcover
- Publication Date: 2026-05-01
- Page Count: 228
| Book format | Hardcover |
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| Fiction/nonfiction | Fiction |
| Genre | Literature & Fiction |
| Publication date | May, 2026 |
| Pages | 228 |
| Subgenre | Gothic |
| Series title | No Series |
| Number in series | 0 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | Curated Collection Publishing |
| Language | English |
| Is collectible | N |
| Binding type | Case Binding |
| Recording time | 0 min |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) | 5.50 x 0.69 x 8.50 in |
| Assembled product weight | 0.91 lb |
| Bisac subject heading | Fiction |
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