King in Yellow

Book • 1895

Mentioned by

Mentioned by Lex as the influence that induces paranoia and seeing danger all around.

Mentioned by Nathan and Lex as the foundational source of the Carcosa/King in Yellow mythos and recommended reading for campaign inspiration.

Discussed by

Phil Ford

and

J.F. Martel

as the 1895 short-story collection whose titular play spreads cosmic horror throughout four linked tales.

Mentioned by

Jon Hook

as a game based on the Gumshoe system with a quick shock gumshoe version.

Mentioned by

Brent Gaysford

as a recommended comparison for its influential weird-fiction play-within-a-play and descent into madness.

Mentioned by

William Ramsey

as an occult/elite-themed work connected to elite networks and referenced in culture like True Detective.

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