![]() ![]() The King in Yellow and Bierce's An Inhabitant Of Carcosa are the original sources of those terms.Ĭhambers is featured in our Gothic Literature Study Guide. The stories contain elements of fantasy, the supernatural, science fiction and gothic horror tales.įans of the HBO Series True Detective will recall the terms "Carcosa" and "the yellow king" being used repeatedly throughout the first season. ![]() He is best known for his incredible short story collection The King In Yellow (1895), a volume that would influence H.P. He started out writing in the "weird" and gothic horror genres and then attempted his hand with romantic fiction and adventure novels before returning back to this original style. Chamberss classic collection of supernatural and influential short stories, including: The Repairer of Reputations, The Mask, In the Court of the Dragon, The Yellow Sign, The Demoiselle d’Ys, The Prophets’ Paradise, The Street of the Four Winds, The Street of the First Shell, The Street of Our Lady of the Fields, and Rue Barrée. Robert William Chambers (1865 - 1933) was an American artist and fiction writer. ![]()
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