The King in Yellow is a collection of ten short stories, four them tales of supernatural horror that are connected by the theme of a fictitious drama of the same title. The play within the stories drives those who read it to illness and possible insanity and leaves them in a dazed state, speaking about unexplained mythological terms. The first season of True Detective frequently alluded to The King in Yellow, spurring renewed interest in this touchstone paragon of the genre.

This Warbler Classics edition includes an excerpt from H. P. Lovecraft's critical study Supernatural Horror in Literature in which he comments on this enduring work of imagination, as well as a detailed biographical note.

Contents

The Repairer of Reputations1

The Mask30

In the Court of the Dragon45

The Yellow Sign53

The Demoiselle d'Ys70

The Prophets' Paradise84

The Street of the Four Winds88

The Street of the First Shell94

The Street of Our Lady of the Fields125

Rue Barrée159

Supernatural Horror in Literature by H. P. Lovecraft179

About the Author184