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cronesh 's review for:
The King in Yellow
by Robert W. Chambers
Despite it's age, The King in Yellow is a heavy hitter. Granted, the first 4-ish stories in this collection are the only thing that really tie into the idea of The King in Yellow, but even the romance stories that come after are well crafted (even though I haven't finished them all... yet).
Not quite cosmic horror as we might expect coming from HPL, but it still holds something that feels in that vein. The similarities are very strong. Chambers has a beautiful way with words sometimes, a very poetic prose that lends itself well to these stories. I would recommend this collection but would preface it by saying that Chambers focuses more on the characters than the cosmic. I plan to finish the remaining two stories when I'm past the horror phase I'm currently in.
Not quite cosmic horror as we might expect coming from HPL, but it still holds something that feels in that vein. The similarities are very strong. Chambers has a beautiful way with words sometimes, a very poetic prose that lends itself well to these stories. I would recommend this collection but would preface it by saying that Chambers focuses more on the characters than the cosmic. I plan to finish the remaining two stories when I'm past the horror phase I'm currently in.