Robert W. Chambers
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One of the leading examples of Victorian-gothic horror, <i>The King in Yellow</i> is a collection of ten inter-related stories that explore the despair and madness that affect characters that come into contact with the forbidden play, The King in Yellow. Since its publication in 1895, <i>The King in Yellow</i> has inspired other horror-genre writers including <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9494.H_P__Lovecraft" title="H.P. Lovecraft">H.P. Lovecraft</a>, and the text is referenced by many works of fiction, in music, and by the hit television series <i>True Detective</i>, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.