Halloween Reading: "The Yellow Sign" by Robert W. Chambers
Added 2025-10-30 23:09:10 +0000 UTCWay back in 2016, I started this yearly Halloween Reading tradition by performing "The Repairer of Reputations" by Robert W. Chambers, the first story from The King in Yellow. Now, all of these years later, I bring you the final of the four horror stories that open that book.
An aloof painter has a grudge against a nightwatchman at the church across from his studio, a strange man who disturbs anyone who sees him or interacts with him. This includes his favorite model, Tessie. As he learns more about his and Tessie's dream regarding the man, they discover that they've long been doomed by the Yellow Sign and the grim omens it portends.
Music used: "Varklärte Nacht, Op. 4 - Boulez" by Aldan Schoenberg, and "An Ending (Ascent)" by Brian Eno.
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Comments
Fantastic! I need to go back and listen to the rest of these now!
Taylor Clarke
2025-11-03 03:12:57 +0000 UTCthis isn't showing up on my rss feed?
Ben Harvey
2025-11-02 18:43:02 +0000 UTC
