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The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers
3.0

This was decent though I expected something more visceral from what is routinely called a pioneering work of horror metafiction from the late nineteenth century. The premise is simple: across four tales, Chambers tells the story of a book called The Yellow King that eventually drives its reader insane. If you go for that fare in your reading you'll not be disappointed. Chambers is said to have been a significant inspiration for Lovecraft's writing and should be read for that alone.