![]() 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. ![]()
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