The King in Yellow - Softcover

Chambers, Robert W.; Culbard, I. N. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906838925 ISBN 13: 9781906838928

Publisher: SelfMadeHero, 2015

Synopsis

"I read it and reread it, and wept and laughed and trembled with a horror which at times assails me yet."

The supernatural stories that make up Robert W. Chambers' classic piece of weird fiction are tied together by a play that brings madness to all who read it: The King in Yellow. It is a book that draws readers in with an irresistible yet innocent opening act, then drives them insane with the poisonous words of Act 2. It is a book that cannot be suppressed, spreading like a disease from city to city, continent to continent. An influence on writers from H. P. Lovecraft to Neil Gaiman, and a central reference in the hit TV show True Detective, The King in Yellow is one of the most important works of American supernatural fiction. In this dangerously unputdownable graphic novel adaptation, I. N. J. Culbard brings to life a thrilling tale of horror that will make you laugh and cry and tremble with fright... Read at your own risk.

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Review

"Essential for all readers of Lovecraft. Adults and teens who are fans of old-school horror will delight in these macabre tales."--Library Journal online "A book that's so deeply in love with language and the unseen doesn't leave very much for an illustrator to work with. Culbard's style is well-suited to this difficulty--it's defined as much by what it doesn't show as by what it does. Instead of laying on the Victorian gingerbread, Culbard creates spare, almost modernist tableaux."--NPR.org "Clean lines, bold colors, and characters that wriggle right into the readers' brain are Culbard's trademark. In the realm of The King in Yellow, those skills are put to dastardly use as what begins in intrigue ends in poisonous insanity and palpable fright."--Publishers Weekly

From the Author

I. N. J. Culbard is an award-winning artist widely known for his graphic novel adaptations of classics. He collaborated on a critically acclaimed Sherlock Holmes series with Ian Edginton, as well as adapting H. P. Lovecraft's At The Mountains of Madness, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward and The Shadow Out of Time for SelfMadeHero. He has also worked on The New Deadwardians for Vertigo, Dark Ages for Dark Horse, Brass Sun for 2000AD and Wild's End for BOOM! Studios. His first original graphic novel, Celeste, is published by SelfMadeHero.

About this edition

• Publisher: SelfMadeHero
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1906838925
• ISBN 13: 9781906838928
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144