HBO's 'True Detective' re-introduced the world to the disturbing vision of Robert W. Chambers' classic story collection, 'The King in Yellow'. A set of linked tales that includes excerpts from the fictional play "The Yellow King" — which purports to drive mad anyone who reads it—the stories also describe the malevolent "Yellow King" and a strange symbol called "The Yellow Sign," all of which have eerie echoes in the twisting plot of 'True Detective." To understand the scope of the show's themes, true fans should read the original collection. In this specially formatted ebook version, we've also included two additional stories that relate to the pre-occupations of Rust Cohle and the killer(s) he stalks—Ambrose Bierce's "An Inhabitant of Carcosa," and H.P. Lovecraft's terrifying "The Call of Cthulu." Each of these stories expands or reflects some dark aspect of Chambers' vision and gives us hints about the true nature of labyrinthine world of 'True Detective.'
