The book is named after a fictional play with the same title which recurs as a motif through some of the stories. The first half of the book features highly esteemed weird stories, and the book is described by S.T. Joshi as a classic in the field of the supernatural. There are 10 stories, the first four of which, "The Repairer of Reputations", "The Mask", "In the Court of the Dragon" and "The Yellow Sign", mention The King in Yellow, a forbidden play which induces
- ISBN10 1495994759
- ISBN13 9781495994753
- Publish Date 19 February 2014 (first published 1 January 2006)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Createspace
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 238
- Language English