"The King in Yellow" by Robert Chambers is a collection of four extremely complex and scary stories that first saw the light of day in 1895. These stories take the reader into the mystical world of the long-lost fifth act of The King in Yellow, which, according to legend, causes insanity and death to anyone who opens it and reads it aloud. The author demonstrates the art of creating an atmosphere of mystery and horror, which is intertwined with the mundaneness of life, evoking exciting feelings and amazing emotions in his readers. "The King in Yellow" is a classic of the genre, which remains eternally relevant and fascinating for connoisseurs of the mystical and mysterious.