Podcasts that mention 📚 The Demoiselle D'Ys by Robert William Chambers

Isn't Robert W. Chambers who wrote 'The Yellow King,' famously sort of memed in its own way in season one of 'True Detective'? And in 'The Yellow King,' the entire universe of that, which is very Lovecraft, and it's wrapped around... that's a nice Carcosa reference! The idea that there is some sort of play, and if you read the play, by the very act of experiencing that, you will go mad!

The hosts of the podcast discuss 'The Yellow King' by Robert W. Chambers, relating it to the theme of infohazards explored in the episode. They point out how the play included in the book is said to drive its readers mad, linking it to ideas from the horror genre.

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