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Review
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Interesting ReadBy Erika FisnarI purchased this book after learning about it from some articles about the TV seriesTrue Detective. I have read other older horror/mystery stories before. This collection is similiar to the style of H.P. Lovecraft in that it is haunting...and also leaves a lot up to the reader to imagine. It is an interesting read for anyone who enjoys this genre but somehow never stumbled upon this book. It does not follow the TV series beyond the reference to the King in Yellow; as well as the theme of madness. If you are looking for something similiar to the series; this isnt it. However; if you enjoy odd stories with strange endings...this is a your book.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The key to what came afterBy FredReadItI read this book because I saw an article that mentioned it as a source material for the HBO series True Detective. And yes there are parts that might have been pulled from this book; but they arent the only source for the show. I found this book pretty interesting from a historical perspective because it was very influential to many horror authors who came afterwards; very specifically HP Lovecraft. Now Ive always loved HP Lovecraft and i could see where he might have found inspiration in The King in Yellow. The book is a collection of 10 short stories broken into three subjects; The Weird Tales; A Ghost Story; and The Artistes. The first two section are pretty cool; not over the top King/Lovecraft cool; but the kind of stories that can stick in your mind. The basic premise being that the people who read the book "The King in Yellow" (which is a play according to the stories) go crazy. The King starts ok in the first act; but then the second tears off the wrapper of the craziness and seeps into the readers brain like a cancer that consumes them with delusions that tear apart their view of reality. But then we get to the Artistes stories which were ok from the perspective of historically seeing what Paris was like at the time this book was written in 1895; but other than that they really dont go anywhere and strike me more as filler than a continuation of the wonderment that started off the first half of the book. All in all the first part is worth checking out; but the back half leaves a lot to be desired.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. not another King In Yellow review!!!!By bOoKwOrMWell; I wont give too much of a plot away; except to say that Robert Chamberss book follows an anthology-type format and involves a mysterious play which has a horrible effect on any who dare to read it. Many people probably were tempted to read the book after the "True Detective" tv show.Everyone should know that this book is in the public domain; meaning that anyone can put out a printing. Meaning the quality will vary wildly from one edition to another. The version I recommend that readers get is the hardcover; yellow cloth-bound version from Buccaneer Press. The binding is very solid(sewn!) and the wonderful yellow cover is very....yellow? :)