This collection of stories read very much like old folklore or myths. I really enjoyed reading these. There's also just such a sense of accomplishment while finishing short stories. If you like tales that leave you wanting more and asking questions, these were almost like poetry.
My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Part of a series or standalone: A collection of short stories
Genre: Horror Fiction, Short Stories
Tropes: Artifact of Doom, Maybe Magic Maybe Mundane, Eldritch Location, Bilingual Bonus, Mad God
Things I liked: My favorite of the short stories was "The Mask" it was a good combination of weird stuff going down while also having some romance in there. I also really loved that the book referenced itself, though in the book the King in Yellow was a play written by the King in Yellow, whos an eldritch being of some sort. It was the perfect amount of confusing I even had to look up if this play was real or not since I wanted to read it as well.
Things I disliked: The stories at the end had more romance than anything weird happening, I wanted more weird stuff to happen. More people driven mad and what not.
Audiobook or Physical? I had the Kindle version of the book. It was pretty short, so it was a nice read. I do wanna listen to the audiobook in the future and see how that affects my experience.
If any animals are abused, die, or are killed in this book: In the first story there is a cat that is killed by being stabbed with a knife the owner would also provoke the cat into attacking him.
Extras: These stories actually inspired H.P Lovecraft himself!
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