He wrote a series of short stories that presumably worked at the time, and which influenced the likes of Lovecraft. Chambers have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? Based on that, The King in Yellow is not a classic. I once read that a classic is a work that has stood the test of time. Somebody who was around at the time it came out. If this book wasn’t for you, who do you think might enjoy it more? The actual stories around the fictional play of the King in Yellow were intriguing, but the rest was a waste of time What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?ĭisappointment. Gabrielle de Cuir only performed the occasional snippet of poetry at the beginning of a story. Rudnicki's monotone performance with little distinction between characters means I am unlikely to listen to something by him again. Would you be willing to try another one of Stefan Rudnicki and Gabrielle de Cuir ’s performances? I kept waiting for the stories to take a turn but they just continued to prattle on about pots of pansies and the inane interactions between the artists and their various crushes. The first half of the book is a series of macabre short stories in the vein of Poe, but then the second half turns into a series of pointless romantic blathering about American artists in Paris' Latin Quarter at the close of the 19th century.

The complete shift of story type in the second half. What disappointed you about The King in Yellow? With all that said, I'd ultimately recommend this as worth a credit. Also, while I really enjoyed Stefan Rudnicki's very deep, baritone voice it may turn some off. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but just know what you're buying.

Around the last three hours, the stories shift from supernatural horror to love stories set in Paris. And as many have already noted, only around the first half of this edition contains Chambers' horror stories. That edition didn't contain the complete Carcossa mythos since Chambers hadn't written it yet. First of all, this is a recording of the original 1895 edition of the King in Yellow. Also, Chamber's most famous horror creation, the titular King in Yellow, has recently been resurrected in True Detective. Lovecraft, who actually incorporated them directly into his own Cthulhu mythos. These incredibly creepy stories were favorites of later horror authors like H. Chambers is primarily famous for his supernatural horror stories, collectively known as the Carcossa mythos or Yellow mythos.

The king in yellow by robert w chambers