{"product_id":"the-king-in-yellow-9781840226447","title":"The King in Yellow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith an Introduction by David Stuart Davies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 'I read it and reread it, and wept and laughed and trembled with horror which at all times assails me yet'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e With its strange, imaginative blend of horror, science fiction, romance and lyrical prose, Robert W. Chambers' \u003cem\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic masterpiece of weird fiction. This series of vaguely connected stories is linked by the presence of a monstrous and suppressed book which brings fright, madness and spectral tragedy to all those who read it. An air of futility and doom pervade these pages like a sweet insidious poison. Dare you read it?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This collection has been called the most important book in American supernatural fiction between Poe and the moderns. H. P. Lovecraft, creator of the famed Cthulu mythos, whose own fiction was greatly influenced by this book stated that \u003cem\u003eThe King in Yellow\u003c\/em\u003e 'achieves notable heights of cosmic fear'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wordsworth Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610688327954,"sku":"9781840226447","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fff567db-b367-42fb-a18e-7842eadeaec8.jpg?v=1767094024","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-king-in-yellow-9781840226447","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}