<i><b>The King in Yellow </b></i>is a classic collection of short stories which has been described by critics such as E. F. Bleiler as a highly influential work in the field of the supernatural. The first four tales -- <i>The Repairer of Reputations, The Mask, In the Court of the Dragon and The Yellow Sign</i> -- mention <i>The King in Yellow</i>, a forbidden play which induces despair or madness in those who read it.