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Books like King in Yellow (Chambers): 9 series to read next

King in Yellow (Chambers) is horror and weird fiction, set in 19th century, eerie in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

King in Yellow (Chambers) is 6 books, 1895–2024.

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The Grin of the Dark
Southern Reach Trilogy
Penguin Classics Lovecraft
Weird Women
The Turn of the Screw
The Romancist and Novelist's Library
Melmoth
The Collected Fiction of William Hope Hodgson
Jerusalem's Lot

The Grin of the DarkSeries

seriesRamsey Campbell2 books2007

Psychological horror, set in contemporary.

“Once upon a time Tubby Thackeray's silent comedies were hailed as the equal of Chaplin's and Keaton's, but now his name has been deleted from the history of the cinema.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Grin of the Dark →

Southern Reach TrilogySeries

seriesJeff VanderMeer4 books2014

Science fiction, set in contemporary.

“In 2013, Paramount Pictures bought the movie rights for the series, and a film adaptation of Annihilation was made with Alex Garland as writer-director.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Annihilation →

Penguin Classics LovecraftSeries

seriesH. P. Lovecraft3 books1999

Cosmic horror.

“The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories is Penguin Classics' first omnibus edition of works by seminal 20th-century American author H. P. Lovecraft.”
from the catalogue description of The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories

Start with The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories →

Weird WomenSeries

seriesLeslie S. Klinger & Lisa Morton2 books2020

Ghost stories.

Start with Weird Women: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers: 1852-1923 →

The Turn of the ScrewSeries

seriesHenry James, Michael Hastings & Rebecca Lenkiewicz3 books1898

Set in british isles.

“A stage adaptation of James's original text also exists.”
from the catalogue description

Start with The Turn of the Screw →

The Romancist and Novelist's LibrarySeries

seriesMatthew Gregory Lewis, uncredited, William Hazlitt, Ann Radcliffe, Clara Reeve, Eliza Parsons, Friedrich von Schiller, Horace Walpole, Johann Karl August Musäus, Lorenz Flammenberg, Mrs. Sheridan & Percy Bysshe Shelley16 books1764

Gothic, set in europe.

Start with The Romancist and Novelist's Library: The Best Works of the Best Authors; Volume II →

MelmothSeries

seriesCharles Maturin & Honoré de Balzac9 books1820

About deal with the devil and immortality.

Start with Melmoth the Wanderer →

The Collected Fiction of William Hope HodgsonSeries

seriesWilliam Hope Hodgson6 books1907

About survival, set in at sea.

Start with The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" and Other Nautical Adventures →

Jerusalem's LotSeries

seriesStephen King3 books1975

Tense in tone, about vampires, set in contemporary and small town.

“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
from the catalogue description

Start with 'Salem's Lot →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after King in Yellow (Chambers)?: The Grin of the Dark — the closest match to King in Yellow (Chambers) on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with King in Yellow (Chambers)?: In the Court of the Dragon. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for King in Yellow (Chambers).
How big is King in Yellow (Chambers)?: King in Yellow (Chambers) is 6 books, 1895–2024.
Is King in Yellow (Chambers) finished?: Yes — 6 books, 1895–2024.

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