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The King in Yellow Robert W. Chambers With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies I read it and reread it, and wept and laughed and trembled with horror which at all times assails me yet. With its strange, imaginative blend of horror, science fiction, romance and lyrical prose, Robert W. Chambers The King in Yellow is a classic masterpiece of weird fiction. This series of vaguely connected stories is linked by the presence of a monstrous and suppressed book which brings fright, madness and spectral tragedy to all those who read it. An air of futility and doom pervade these pages like a sweet insidious poison. Dare you read it? This collection has been called the most important book in American supernatural fiction between Poe and the moderns. H. P. Lovecraft, creator of the famed Cthulu mythos, whose own fiction was greatly influenced by this book stated that The King in Yellow achieves notable heights of cosmic fear.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Masterpiece and mediocrity,
By Good Book Fan (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The King in Yellow (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) (Paperback)
The Repairer of Reputations- an essential masterpiece, one that must be read by anyone who loves the weird, horror and the bizarre. A work of imagination, unlike any other. Buy the book for this five star story alone. This tale has enough ideas for a whole novel.
The next three stories- The Mask, The Court of the Dragon and The Yellow Sign- all worth the effort, all feature in some way The King in Yellow. (Four stars) Demoielle D'Ys- a unoriginal but not unpleasant little ghost story (Three stars) The Prophets Paradise- meaningless rubbish or work of genius? I go for the former (One star) Street of the Four Winds- a sinister tale about a cat (Three stars). Street of the First Shell- kind of sums up the collection- passages of fine writing mixed with tedium (more of the latter). Three stars. Street of Our Lady of the Fields and Rue Barrie- unreadable sentimental tosh. One star each (And I'm being generous). This book is definitely worth buying, particularly at this price, but don't feel you have to read all the stories, especially the last two.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Worth the pennies just for the taste of it!,
By FullovStars (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The King in Yellow (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) (Paperback)
One hopes that you will be buying this little collection of stories so that you can take a snifter and get a taste of Robert W Chambers work, as in its own right its not especially a very good collection of work. From here though, you can see what kind of work Lovecraft built upon and improved immensely. The stories are pretty poor stuff on their own and not exactly that weird. But for the price this is a good insight into a foundation if not the building.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review) 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent collection...,
By Preston Halcomb "Silver Fox" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The King in Yellow (Tales of Mystery & the Supernatural) (Paperback)
This collection of stories by Robert Chambers is an excellent companion to anyone who enjoys the Cthulhu Mythos and wants to delve into some of the inspiration for Lovecraft's fiction. Reading these stories was very much like stepping through a doorway into another dimension. The characters were well written and the plot was filled with madness and lurking horror. I would highly recommend this book to anyone.
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