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Questa raccolta di dieci racconti fantastici, caratterizzati dal gusto per il soprannaturale, il mistico e il macabro, rievocano atmosfere vicine alle narrazioni di Edgar Allan Poe. Chambers ha lasciato il segno nella letteratura horror del Novecento e in particolare nel maestro del mistero e del terrore H.P. Lovecraft, che ha affermato: "Quest'opera raggiunge vertici straordinari di paura cosmica". Giustamente famosi sono i racconti che hanno come filo conduttore "Il Re Giallo", una fantomatica tragedia che induce alla pazzia tutti coloro che la leggono.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Dive into an exceptional romantic comedy where destiny and science intersect in unpredictable ways. William Augustus Destyn is a ruined young gentleman who discovers how to use psychic currents to unite soulmates through a wireless invention. The plot...

 The King in Yellow is a book of 10 classic short stories about the supernatural. The first four mention "The King in Yellow", a forbidden play which induces despair or madness in those exposed to it. The tales have a macabre undertone, focusing on characters that are inhabitants of the demi-monde. 

There is a book that is shrouded in mystery. Some even say it's a myth. Within its pages is a play - one that brings madness and despair to all who read it. It is the play of the King in Yellow, and it will haunt you for the rest of your days. The King in Yellow is a collection of stories interwoven loosely by the elements of the play, including the central figure himself.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In the sunlit ateliers and cafés of the Latin Quarter, young American art student Selby is warned about her on his very first day: the beautiful, unapproachable music student the whole quarter calls "Rue Barrée" — named for the barred street where...

First published in 1895, The King in Yellow is one of the most influential works of supernatural fiction ever written. In this haunting collection of interconnected stories, an enigmatic play known only as The King in Yellow leaves devastation in its wake, driving those who read it towards obsession, despair and terrifying revelations. Blending psychological horror, Gothic mystery and eerie cosmic imagination, Robert W. Chambers creates an atmosphere of mounting unease where reality begins to unravel and the boundaries between dream and nightmare dissolve.

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Youth, art, and love among the rooftops of the Latin Quarter. Far from the cosmic dread of The King in Yellow, Chambers turns his eye to the everyday romance of Paris — American art students chasing beauty, ambition, and each other through the cafés...

Immerse yourself in a realm where the uncanny intertwines with the ethereal, as suggested by the evocative title "Maker of Moons, and Other Short Stories." This podcast presents an eclectic collection of stories that delve into the strange and the mysterious, exploring themes of love, war, and the inexplicable forces of nature. With each episode, listeners are invited to traverse through a variety of narratives that challenge perceptions and ignite the imagination, all while highlighting the artistry of the weird tale. From hauntingly beautiful tales to whimsical explorations, this series is a...

Delve into the eerie and unsettling realms inspired by the haunting themes of "The King in Yellow," a collection that explores the thin boundary between reality and madness. This podcast invites listeners to traverse a landscape of psychological horror, existential dread, and the consequences of forbidden knowledge. With each new episode, you will encounter a complete audiobook that echoes the themes of descent into insanity and the allure of the unknown, drawing on the rich tradition of weird fiction. Each story serves as a unique exploration of characters grappling with the inexplicable, ...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Paris is starving. Through the bitter winter of 1870, as Prussian guns ring the besieged city and bohemian artists share what little they have, the American painter Jack Trent clings to one warmth the cold cannot reach — his young wife Sylvia. Then a...

Behind these doors lie romances of vanished courts, haunted studios, distant wars, and the pale, troubling light of stranger worlds. The Robert W. Chambers Library presents the works of Robert W. Chambers read in full: tales of beauty, peril, desire, and that subtle shadow which falls across even the brightest afternoon. Enter quietly; some books are best approached as one approaches a dream, or a forbidden play.

church organ plays. A shadow watches. Escape becomes impossible. In In the Court of the Dragon, Robert W. Chambers delivers one of the most haunting and psychologically unsettling stories from his legendary collection The King in Yellow. Set in Paris and steeped in dreamlike terror, the tale...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In a shabby studio above the winding streets of the Latin Quarter, a struggling young painter is adopted by a stray cat – and around its throat he finds a delicate token that could only have belonged to a woman. As he reads the secrets stitched into...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. One of the stranger pieces in landmark collection The King in Yellow, this is not a conventional story but a sequence of brief, dreamlike prose poems. Across fragments bearing titles like "The Studio," "The Phantom," "The Sacrifice," and "Destiny," a...

I cannot forget Carcosa where black stars hang in the heavens; where the shadows of men's thoughts lengthen in the afternoon... I pray God will curse the writer, as the writer has cursed the world with this beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in its truth - a world which now trembles before the King in Yellow. The weird tales in this slim volume are all linked by a play, the second act of which reveals truths so terrible and beautiful that it drives all who read it to despair: The King in Yellow .

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In the shadowy woods beneath Mount Saint Helena, Halpin Frayser awakens from a nightmare, whispering the name “Catherine LaRue.” His restless dreams entwine with haunting memories of a complex bond with his mother, leading him into a chilling past...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In the heart of Boris Yvain's mysterious studio, a haunting tale unfolds, blurring the line between life and art. Boris discovers a secret that allows him to transform living beings into marble, capturing them in eternal form beyond the reach of any...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Lost in the vast, untamed moors of Brittany, an American traveler stumbles into an eerie, forgotten world where time seems to stand still. Amidst the misty heather and haunting falcons, he encounters Jeanne, the enigmatic Demoiselle d'Ys. Her beauty is...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In a world where the line between reality and nightmare blurs in hauntingly beautiful ways, an artist stumbles upon a symbol that changes everything. When his model, Tessie, becomes entangled in the mystery of The Yellow Sign, they are both plagued by...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A man seeking peace in a Parisian church encounters something far more sinister. During the service, he notices a mysterious, pale figure with a dark, menacing gaze that seems to be following him. Soon, reality begins to blur as he’s drawn into a...