The King in Yellow
- First published
- 1895
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The King in Yellow" by Robert W. Chambers is a collection of short stories published in 1895. The book opens with supernatural horror tales connected by a forbidden play that drives readers to madness. A mysterious entity called the King in Yellow, an eerie Yellow Sign, and the cursed play itself haunt the first four stories, set in a future 1920s America and Paris. The collection gradually shifts tone, ending with romantic tales, but the opening horror stories have earned acclaim as classics of weird fiction.
- Short stories, American
- Horror tales, American
- United States
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #8492. The King in Yellow on Wikipedia.
