The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers

The King in Yellow’ is a collection of short stories by American writer Robert W. Chambers. It was first published in 1895. The first half of the book features highly esteemed weird stories, and the book has been described by critics as a classic in the field of the supernatural. There are ten stories, the first four of which mention ‘The King in Yellow’, a forbidden play which induces despair or madness in those who read it.