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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...

HorrorBabble's complete, dramatic telling of Robert W. Chambers' classic collection, The King in Yellow. The book comprises 10 individual tales, several of which are thematically linked by a controversial play with which the novel shares its title.

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.

 The King in Yellow is a book of 10 classic short stories about the supernatural. The first four mention "The King in Yellow", a forbidden play which induces despair or madness in those exposed to it. The tales have a macabre undertone, focusing on characters that are inhabitants of the demi-monde. 

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 —...

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.

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 this beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in its truth - a world which now trembles before the King in Yellow. The weird tales in this slim volume are all linked by a play, the second act of which reveals truths so terrible and beautiful that it drives all who read it to despair: The King in Yellow .

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In the heart of Boris Yvain's mysterious studio, a haunting tale unfolds, blurring the line between life and art. Boris discovers a secret that allows him to transform living beings into marble, capturing them in eternal form beyond the reach of any...

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...

Robert W. Chambers (1865-1933) studied art in Paris in the late 80's and early 90's, where his work was displayed at the Salon. However, shortly after returning to America, he decided to spend his time in writing. He became popular as the writer of a number of romantic novels, but is now best known as the author of "The King In Yellow". This is a collection of the first half of this work of short stories which have an eerie, other-worldly feel to it; but the stories in the second half are essentially love stories, strongly coloured by the author's life as an artist in France. Only the first ...

In this series we listen to short stories that are NOT by perhaps the most well-known author of this type. But the many other rich talents in the volume may have treated the subject matter a little differently, or were perhaps just overlooked in the stampede to applaud the winner, but these authors are of equal merit.

El narrador empieza diciendo que quiere explicar todo lo que sabe de Yue-Laou y de Xin. Un poco más tarde se encuentra en una joyería con su amigo Godfrey. Mientras conversan se dan cuenta que una extraña criatura está saliendo del bolsillo de la chaqueta de Godfrey y asombrados especulan sobre su origen, pareciéndoles extraño que dios haya dado vida a un ser que parece inacabado.

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...

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.

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...

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...