The King in Yellow

Name: The King in Yellow
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781910593943
Price: 21.99 NZD
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Series: Weird Fiction

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The King in Yellow centres on a sinister play that drives its readers into madness. Through interlinked stories, Robert W. Chambers explores the chilling influence of this mysterious work, whose corrupting power spreads with each reading. I.N.J. Culbard’s graphic adaptation vividly captures the eerie atmosphere and growing dread surrounding the play, bringing a classic of weird fiction to life in a haunting new form.
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The King in Yellow: a play that brings madness to all who read it. Irresistible and insidious, it lures the reader with its innocence and dooms them with its corruption.

In a series of interlinked stories, Robert W. Chambers's classic work of weird fiction shows the creeping spread of the play's macabre touch. I.N.J. Culbard's deft and unsettling adaptation, newly reissued, breathes life into Chambers's influential masterpiece, expertly revealing the malice and mayhem that await those unlucky enough to turn the wrong page.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781910593943

Publisher: SelfMadeHero

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 November 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: SelfMadeHero

Contributors:

By I.N.J. Culbard
Original author Robert W. Chambers

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 217.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 144

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Fiction Graphic Novels Series: Weird Fiction

About the Author

I.N.J. Culbard is an award-winning artist and writer, who has been published by 2000 AD (Brass Sun, Brink), Vertigo (The New Deadwardians), and Dark Horse (Everything). His graphic novels for SelfMadeHero include the British Comic Award-nominated Celeste and At the Mountains of Madness, for which he won the British Fantasy Award in 2011. He lives in Nottinghamshire, England. Robert William Chambers (1865-1933) was a Brooklyn-born artist and author. After studying art in Paris, he worked as an illustrator in New York for Life, Vogue, and Truth magazines. With the immediate success of The King in Yellow, he became a full-time author, publishing more than 70 books.

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