The other half is fear and dread and A Season in Carcosa delivers ample supplies of both. For fans of the King in Yellow, this book is a must have. For everyone else, brush up on your Chambers 101 first and then if you want to take a graduate class on all things yellow, give this book a spin. "A Season in Carcosa" is not a perfect book, but I give its authors credit for making the attempt to create an anthology worthy of the Hastur mythos. And I hope that Joseph Pulver will find it in his heart to attempt a 2nd volume with more all-new stories, perhaps entitling it "Another Season in Carcosa." That I would very much like to see. A Season in Carcosa Featuring - Joel Lane Simon Strantzas Don Webb Daniel Mills Gary McMahon Ann K. Schwader Cate Gardner Edward Morris Richard Gavin Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. Kristin Prevallet Richard A. Lupoff Anna Tambour Michael Kelly Cody Goodfellow John Langan Pearce Hansen In A Season In Carcosa readers will find the strange and mysterious places of heart and mind that spring from madness, and those minds and the places touched it are the realms that are mined. Chambers' legacy of the worms and soft decay that spring from reading the King In Yellow play stir both new and established talents in the world of weird fiction and horror to contribute all new tales I read a book that title once." The first season of HBO's True Detective television series revolves around a string of crimes committed the elusive "Yellow King" with Carcosa also being mentioned on numerous occasions. Black stars are also prominent in reference and imagery during the series. The Arkham Digest spends a season in Carcosa The Arkham Digest dressed for the chill of autumnal madness and ventured forth the light of strange moons in search of the unknown There, in the vale of the Winter Lantern, they received the Yellow Sign and spoke with the Repairer of Reputations. Sep 15, 2012 In A Season In Carcosa readers will find the strange and mysterious places of heart and mind that spring from madness, and those minds and the places touched it … A SEASON IN CARCOSA is a real-real cute anthology of short stories. Y’all should read it, unless you are like me, and you are completely unfamiliar with the works of a fellow named Robert W. Chambers. Or perhaps, especially if you are like me, and you are completely unfamiliar with the works of a fellow named Robert W. Chambers. I can’t decide. "A Season in Carcosa" is not a perfect book, but I give its authors credit for making the attempt to create an anthology worthy of the Hastur mythos. And I hope that Joseph Pulver will find it in his heart to attempt a 2nd volume with more all-new stories, perhaps entitling it "Another Season in Carcosa. Carcosa was a specialty publishing firm formed David Drake, Karl Edward Wagner, and Jim Groce, who were concerned that Arkham House would cease publication after the death of its founder, August Derleth. Carcosa was founded in North Carolina in 1973 and put out four collections of pulp horror stories, all edited Wagner. Their first book A Season in Carcosa is a moody, atmospheric anthology. I especially enjoyed My Voice is Dead Joel Lane, it sees me when I’m not looking Gary McMahon, … Sep 15, 2012 A Season in Carcosa is an exceptionally well-edited tribute anthology in honor of Robert W. Chambers' The King in Yellow and Other Horror Stories, a story cycle about an accursed play, set in "dim Carcosa," which, when merely read (never staged!), leaves madness and chaos in its wake. A Season in Carcosa Edited Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. Miskatonic River (), $19.99 trade paper (292p) ISBN 978-1-937408-00-8. Buy this book Readers unfamiliar with In A Season In Carcosa readers will find the strange and mysterious places of heart and mind that spring from madness, and those minds and the places touched it are the realms that are mined.