Reader, have you ever wondered who struck fear into the heart of H.P. Lovecraft? It was Robert Chambers. Now, the terror visits you.

A wicked link in a terrifying lineage, the tales contained in The King in Yellow have inspiredgenerations of American horror writers. Look toward unspeakable Hasturand tell yourself these are only tales. Behold the Yellow Sign andconvince yourself that, after all--it's only a book. 

Welcome, dear reader, to Carcosa.

Edited with notes and introduction by John Edgar Browning.