The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers

The original stories were never truly intended as sequential chapters in a longer narrative, through there are threads of recurring characters and places, but Ians taken exactly the right approach by weaving them into one sinister longer-form story. I had a little chat with him recently and he mentioned hed only had to invent one brief bridging scene from scratch. So, what of this adaptation? Well, I know I have made this very point regarding at least one of Ians brilliant Lovecraft adaptations (AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS / THE CASE OF CHARLES DEXTER WARD / THE SHADOW OUT OF TIME / THE DREAM-QUEST OF UNKNOWN KADATH, plus two more to come later this year!!!) but yet again hes done a superb job of deconstructing fairly nebulous material content-wise, in this case four short stories, and re-crafting it into a seamless, brilliantly engaging yarn. I dont know about that, but I do know the first few truly spooky stories from The King In Yellow collection which Ian has gently reworked here to form this adaption (the latter stories being more of the romantic fiction ilk that Chambers plied through the remainder of his writing career) are rightly regarded as true classics in the genre of supernatural fiction. Others suggest the style of these stories influenced some of his storytelling techniques to a considerable degree. Lovecraft read these stories, first published in 1895, in 1927, and they almost certainly influenced his writing to some degree, not least because he references some elements in passing in a couple of his subsequent stories, so he was at least impressed enough to tip his hat in acknowledgement. Though perhaps that is not entirely true for all To fall into his purview is to begin a journey that will surely lead one to a state of utter desolation. The idea that there is a play, the titular King In Yellow, which in book form can cause a reader to begin to lose their mental coherence and thus become at risk from indeed subjugated to mysterious sinister forces lurking at the edge of our reality, including a mysterious godlike being known also as the King In Yellow. Chambers interconnected short stories is precisely that. Joking aside, the primary conceit of some of Robert W. Well not until youve signed up for a standing order with us and then its too late, we got you MWAH HA HA HA HA!!! But I dont believe they have power to drive you insane and into the clutches of evil supernatural beings.

They can make money disappear from your pocket and into the till just like that *adjusts fez*. ∻ut its just a book! Now whos being silly? What was it you said to me yesterday about dreams?

The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers