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** ''{{VideoGame/Signalis}}'' has The King In Yellow as a book some of the characters own and have read - it's unclear if this is Chambers' book or the madness-inducing text it describes, but the latter interpretation ''would'' fit with some of the MindScrew in the game.

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** ''{{VideoGame/Signalis}}'' has The ''The King In Yellow Yellow'' as a book some of the characters own and have read - it's unclear if this is Chambers' book or the madness-inducing text it describes, ArtifactOfDoom itself, but the latter interpretation ''would'' fit with some of the MindScrew in the game.game. Numerous plot elements and dialogue lines directly reference text from Chamber's stories.
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* TheWikiRule: [[http://kinginyellow.wikia.com/wiki/Have_You_Seen_The_Yellow_Sign%3F Here]]. Actually non limited to be a Wiki about Chamber's book, it is about the whole mythos created around ''The King in Yellow'' and its setting.
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* TheWikiRule: [[http://kinginyellow.wikia.com/wiki/Have_You_Seen_The_Yellow_Sign%3F Here]]. Actually non limited to be a Wiki about Chamber's book, it is about the whole mythos created around ''The King in Yellow'' and its setting.

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* TheWikiRule: [[http://kinginyellow.wikia.com/wiki/Have_You_Seen_The_Yellow_Sign%3F Here]]. Actually non limited to be a Wiki about Chamber's book, it is about the whole mythos created around ''The King in Yellow'' and its setting.setting.
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** ''VideoGame/Signalis'' has The King In Yellow as a book some of the characters own and have read - it's unclear if this is Chambers' book or the madness-inducing text it describes, but the latter interpretation ''would'' fit with some of the MindScrew in the game.

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** ''VideoGame/Signalis'' ''{{VideoGame/Signalis}}'' has The King In Yellow as a book some of the characters own and have read - it's unclear if this is Chambers' book or the madness-inducing text it describes, but the latter interpretation ''would'' fit with some of the MindScrew in the game.
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** ''VideoGame/Signalis'' has The King In Yellow as a book some of the characters own and have read - it's unclear if this is Chambers' book or the madness-inducing text it describes, but the latter interpretation ''would'' fit with some of the MindScrew in the game.
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** The Wiki/SCPFoundation has a subtle one in SCP-701, the Hanged King's Tragedy - a play that, in a percentage of attempted productions, deviates over rehearsal into a BrownNote that causes the deaths of all performers and most of the audience on opening night. WordOfGod confirms The King in Yellow as an inspiration, and the title as an intentional nod to the work- it also loosely suggests that The King In Yellow might be one of the derivatives.

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** The Wiki/SCPFoundation Website/SCPFoundation has a subtle one in SCP-701, the Hanged King's Tragedy - a play that, in a percentage of attempted productions, deviates over rehearsal into a BrownNote that causes the deaths of all performers and most of the audience on opening night. WordOfGod confirms The King in Yellow as an inspiration, and the title as an intentional nod to the work- it also loosely suggests that The King In Yellow might be one of the derivatives.
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** ''VideoGame/{{Icey}}'' makes subtle allusions to the story with The Yellow King being an encounterable character.

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** ''VideoGame/{{Icey}}'' makes subtle allusions to the story with The In ''VideoGame/{{Icey}}'', [[spoiler:the Yellow King being an is the GreaterScopeVillain who BigBad Judas worships, is hinted to be connected to [=FantaBlade=]'s experiments, and is encounterable character.in one ending]].
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** ''VisualNovel/SuckerForLove'' features the King in Yellow as one of the two main love interests. {{She|IsTheKing}} is called Estir here, orders the player character to perform the play for her as a pledge of loyalty, and has an Earthly disguise named Missy.
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** Creator/MarionZimmerBradley's ''Literature/{{Darkover}}'' series uses ''lots'' of the names from the book -- mostly for Darkovan mythical/historical characters, occasionally for places.
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** The Wiki/SCPFoundation has a subtle one in SCP-701, the Hanged King's Tragedy - a play that, in a percentage of attempted productions, acts a BrownNote causing the deaths of all performers and most of the audience. WordOfGod confirms The King in Yellow as an inspiration, and the title as an intentional nod to the work.

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** The Wiki/SCPFoundation has a subtle one in SCP-701, the Hanged King's Tragedy - a play that, in a percentage of attempted productions, acts deviates over rehearsal into a BrownNote causing that causes the deaths of all performers and most of the audience. audience on opening night. WordOfGod confirms The King in Yellow as an inspiration, and the title as an intentional nod to the work.work- it also loosely suggests that The King In Yellow might be one of the derivatives.

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* TheWikiRule: [[http://kinginyellow.wikia.com/wiki/Have_You_Seen_The_Yellow_Sign%3F Here]]. Actually non limited to be a Wiki about Chamber's book, it is about the whole mythos crated around ''The King in Yellow'' and its setting.

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** The Wiki/SCPFoundation has a subtle one in SCP-701, the Hanged King's Tragedy - a play that, in a percentage of attempted productions, acts a BrownNote causing the deaths of all performers and most of the audience. WordOfGod confirms The King in Yellow as an inspiration, and the title as an intentional nod to the work.
* TheWikiRule: [[http://kinginyellow.wikia.com/wiki/Have_You_Seen_The_Yellow_Sign%3F Here]]. Actually non limited to be a Wiki about Chamber's book, it is about the whole mythos crated created around ''The King in Yellow'' and its setting.
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** ''VideoGame/{{Icey}}'' makes subtle allusions to the story with The Yellow King being an encounterable character.

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* ReferencedBy: ''Literature/GreenAntarctica''. The origins of the Hali civilization are related in a FictionalDocument by Creator/AmbroseBierce titled "Tales of the Kings in Yellow". The Hali capital is called Krshsha (rendered by Bierce as Carcosa).

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* ReferencedBy: ''Literature/GreenAntarctica''.ReferencedBy:
**''Literature/GreenAntarctica''.
The origins of the Hali civilization are related in a FictionalDocument by Creator/AmbroseBierce titled "Tales of the Kings in Yellow". The Hali capital is called Krshsha (rendered by Bierce as Carcosa).Carcosa).
** ''VideoGame/IdentityV'': Hastur/The King in Yellow (The Feaster in the English version) appears as a character.
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* ReferencedBy: ''Literature/GreenAntarctica''. The origins of the Hali civilization are related in a FictionalDocument by Creator/AmbroseBierce titled "Tales of the Kings in Yellow". The Hali capital is called Krshsha (rendered by Bierce as Carcosa).
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* RealitySubtext: It's probably no coincidence that this book was written and published during the time the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decadent_movement decadent movement]] was active. Robert W Chambers is even considered a decadent writer.
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* ColbertBump: The book received a sizable boost in popularity after being referenced in ''Series/TrueDetectives''.

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* ColbertBump: The book received a sizable boost in popularity after being referenced in ''Series/TrueDetectives''.''Series/TrueDetective''.
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* ColbertBump: The book received a sizable boost in popularity after being referenced in ''Series/TrueDetectives''.
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* {{Defictionalization}}: As mentioned above, some people have published their own versions of the eponymous play. So far it seems that none of them has ended the world yet.

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* {{Defictionalization}}: As mentioned above, on the main page, some people have published their own versions of the eponymous play. So far it seems that none of them has ended the world yet.
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* {{Defictionalization}}: As mentioned above, some people have published their own versions of the eponymous play. So far it seems that none of them has ended the world yet.
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* TheWikiRule: [[http://kinginyellow.wikia.com/wiki/Have_You_Seen_The_Yellow_Sign%3F Here]]. Actually non limited to be a Wiki about Chamber's book, it is about the whole mythos crated around ''The King in Yellow'' and its setting.

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