Master of modern occultism, Lon Milo DuQuette, (author of Enochian Vision Magick and The Magick of Aleister Crowley) introduces the newest Weiser Books Collection—The Magical Antiquarian Curiosity Shoppe. Culled from material long unavailable to the general public, DuQuette curates this essential new digital library with the eye of a scholar and the insight of an initiate. The fourth and most darkly romantic offering from the 19th century horror classic, The King in Yellow.
Toward the end of the year 1920 the Government of the United States had practically completed the programme, adopted during the last months of President Winthrop's administration.
Master of modern occultism, Lon Milo DuQuette, (author of Enochian Vision Magick and The Magick of Aleister Crowley) introduces the newest Weiser Books Collection – The Magical Antiquarian Curiosity Shoppe.
... Red Wheel/Weiser LLC. All rights reserved. Excerpted from The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, 1895. eISBN: 978-1-61940-112-9 Cover design by Jim Warner Introduction to the Fifth Installment: THE DEMOISELLE D'YS THE DEMOISELLE.
The utter desolation of the scene began to have its effect; I sat down to face the situation and, if possible, recall to mind some landmark which might aid me in extricating myself from my present position.
That evening I took my usual walk in Washington Park, pondering over the occurrences of the day.
A milestone of American supernatural fiction from the author who has been hailed as the link between Poe and Stephen King. 12 gripping stories, with an introduction by E. F. Bleiler.
The book is named after a fictional play with the same title which recurs as a motif through some of the stories.
The book is named after a fictional play with the same title which recurs as a motif through some of the stories.
It creeps in, seeps in, and lingers. These stories will take you hours to read, but they will stay with you, biting at your heels from the shadows, eternally. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
The King in Yellow is a book of short stories by the American writer Robert W. Chambers, first published by F. Tennyson Neely in 1895.