King in Yellow

I cannot forget Carcosa where black stars hang in the heavens; where the shadows of men's thoughts lengthen in the afternoon... I pray God will curse the writer, as the writer has cursed the world with the beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in its truth - a world which now trembles before the King in Yellow.

The four uncanny and terrifying tales contained between these covers are all linked by their reference to a certain notorious play, a cursed, forbidden play that has spread like a contagion across the world, a play in which the second act reveals truths so terrible, and so beautiful, that it drives all who read it to lunatic despair: The King in Yellow.

These stories are some of the most thrilling ever written in the field of weird fiction. Since their first publication in 1895 they have become cult classics, influencing many writers from the renowned master of cosmic horror H. P. Lovecraft to the creators of HBO's True Detective.

Contains: ‘The Repairer of Reputations’, ‘The Mask’, ‘In the Court of the Dragon’, ‘The Yellow Sign’

Nu pot sa uit de Carcosa unde stelele negre atarna in ceruri; unde umbrele gandurilor oamenilor se prelungesc dupa-amiaza ... Ma rog ca Dumnezeu sa-l blesteme pe scriitor, asa cum scriitorul a blestemat lumea cu creatia frumoasa, uimitoare, teribila prin simplitatea sa, irezistibila prin adevarul ei - o lume care acum tremura in fata regelui in galben. Cele patru povesti ciudate si terifiante cuprinse intre aceste coperte sunt toate legate de referinta lor la o anumita piesa notorie, o piesa blestemata, interzisa, care s-a raspandit ca o contagiune in intreaga lume, o piesa in care actul al doilea dezvaluie adevaruri atat de groaznice si atat de frumoase, incat ii determina pe toti cei care il citesc la disperarea nebuneasca: Regele in galben. Aceste povesti sunt unele dintre cele mai palpitante scrise vreodata in domeniul fictiunii ciudate.