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There is a book that is shrouded in mystery. Some even say it's a myth. Within its pages is a play - one that brings madness and despair to all who read it. It is the play of the King in Yellow, and it will haunt you for the rest of your days. The King in Yellow is a collection of stories interwoven loosely by the elements of the play, including the central figure himself.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Dive into an exceptional romantic comedy where destiny and science intersect in unpredictable ways. William Augustus Destyn is a ruined young gentleman who discovers how to use psychic currents to unite soulmates through a wireless invention. The plot...

A symbol. A warning. A descent into something far more unsettling than imagination.In The Yellow Sign, from The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, a quiet life begins to unravel under the influence of a mysterious and forbidden symbol.What starts as curiosity soon becomes dread, as reality...

“Have you seen the Yellow Sign?” mumbles a cadaverous hearse driver with a soft, squishy head. He’s been skulking about Scott’s painting studio, where he and Tessie have been developing a tangled relationship between artist and model. But as this ever-present watchman resembling a coffin worm begins to distract Scott, his portrait of Tessie takes on a deathlike pallor. How can they forever rid themselves of this hearse stalker? And what precisely does he mean by a “Yellow Sign”?

SCIENCE FICTION and FANTASY stories of STRANGEST ilk. This special Other Tales release features ten startling and terrifying stories from the golden age of pulp fiction and beyond. Horrors abound, of cosmic, romantic, metaphysical, and further varieties. Let Robert W. Chambers (The King in...

Contents: Edgar Allan Poe - The Murders in the Rue Morgue - The Gold Bug - The Black Cat - The Pit and the Pendulum - The Tell-Tale Heart - The Fall of the House of Usher - The Masque of the Red Death - The Cask of Amontillado - The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar - Hop-Frog - The RavenBram Stoker - DraculaMary Shelley - FrankensteinJoseph Sheridan Le Fanu - CarmillaRobert Louis Stevenson - The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeH.P. Lovecraft - The Alchemist - At the Mountains of Madness - Azathoth - The Beast in the Cave.

The King in Yellow is a collection of 10 short stories on supernatural subjects first published 1895. The title refers to a mysterious play which causes derangement in the minds of those who read or see it, and which is mentioned in the first four stories.

Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Now he gets his own back, introducing 16 tales of detectives whose abilities rival that of the great Sherlock Holmes.

Ghosts, ghouls, witches, and other unearthly creatures promise to chill the blood and raise the hair of even the most courageous listener. Volume Two in this series presents more classic horror to enjoy beyond the spooky season. Brought to you by the slightly unhinged Utah Audiobook Narrators...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. First published in 1895, *The King in Yellow* is a landmark collection of ten interconnected weird fiction stories by Robert W. Chambers. Centered on a forbidden play that drives all who read it to madness, the book introduced iconic horror imagery —...

The King in Yellow is a collection of short stories - mysterious, macabre, and endearing by turns. The work has been linked to H. P. Lovecraft, with the titular entity forming a part of the extended Cthulhu mythos. The first three stories are darkly suspenseful and linked by the mysterious Yellow Sign and the malevolent King in Yellow. These will please Lovecraft fans most of all, and the ghost stories will not disappoint. Also included in this collection are a war story and a strange romance, both of which intrigue and entertain.

A inspirational memoir by the beloved host of Good Morning America. "Regardless of how much money you have, your race, where you live, what religion you follow, you are going through something. Or you already have or you will. As momma always said, 'Everybody's got something.'" So begins Good...

Publishers Weekly Top 10 Horror, SciFi & Fantasy of Fall Sid Feelings, a successful children’s entertainer, is trapped in a modern nightmare. She’s canceled when a man with whom she shares a name commits a heinous crime. The trouble is only beginning when she hires a mysterious specialist to...

Verloren in den nebelverhangenen Heiden der Bretagne, ein uraltes Jagdschloss, das es nicht mehr geben dürfte, und eine Liebe, die Jahrhunderte überdauert: „Die Demoiselle d'Ys" ist Robert W. Chambers' poetischstes und unheimlichstes Meisterwerk aus dem Zyklus um „Der König in Gelb". Ein amerikanischer Jäger verirrt sich in der wilden, unwegsamen Einöde des Finistère.

Ein verbotenes Buch, das den Verstand zerrüttet, ein fahler Leichenwagenkutscher mit dem Gesicht eines Totenwurms und ein unheilvolles goldenes Symbol: „Das gelbe Zeichen" ist das unangefochtene Meisterwerk des Cosmic Horror von Robert W. Chambers. Im Herzen von New York spürt der Maler Scott ein unerklärliches Grauen, als sein Blick auf den gedunsenen Nachtwächter der benachbarten Kirche fällt – eine Kreatur wie eine aufgeschreckte Made im Fäulnisprozess.

Paris im späten 19. Jahrhundert: Ein erschöpfter Kunststudent sucht in der feierlichen Stille der Kirche St. Barnabé Zuflucht vor den geistigen Qualen, die die Lektüre des verbotenen Theaterstücks Der König in Gelb bei ihm hinterlassen hat. Doch die Dissonanzen der Orgel kündigen ein Grauen an, das ihn nicht mehr loslässt. Der blasse, hasserfüllte Organist wirft ihm einen Blick der puren Vernichtung zu.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In the sunlit ateliers and cafés of the Latin Quarter, young American art student Selby is warned about her on his very first day: the beautiful, unapproachable music student the whole quarter calls "Rue Barrée" — named for the barred street where...

First published in 1895, The King in Yellow is one of the most influential works of supernatural fiction ever written. In this haunting collection of interconnected stories, an enigmatic play known only as The King in Yellow leaves devastation in its wake, driving those who read it towards obsession, despair and terrifying revelations. Blending psychological horror, Gothic mystery and eerie cosmic imagination, Robert W. Chambers creates an atmosphere of mounting unease where reality begins to unravel and the boundaries between dream and nightmare dissolve.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Youth, art, and love among the rooftops of the Latin Quarter. Far from the cosmic dread of The King in Yellow, Chambers turns his eye to the everyday romance of Paris — American art students chasing beauty, ambition, and each other through the cafés...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. There is a book that should not be opened, a sign that should not be seen, and a king whose name turns art into madness. In *The King in Yellow*, Robert W. Chambers created one of the most haunting works of weird fiction and supernatural horror. First...