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Does this book have a similar tone to true detective? If not anything similar?

Rory If anything it seems more that True Detective was inspired by this (with it's supernatural undertones).

However if you do want to read something in sim…moreIf anything it seems more that True Detective was inspired by this (with it's supernatural undertones).

However if you do want to read something in similar fashion to that I would seriously recommend 'Galveston' as it's written by Nic Pizzolatto, the show's creator.(less)

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Are chain saws prominent in the action?

Scott Kilday No chain saws here!

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In The Mask they keep mentioning something called “Ept” “… has gone to Ept with mr. scott” What is Ept? Google was no help. Unless people are constantly dashing off to The EuropeanPokerTournament.com. Thanks in advance.

The Usual I'm reasonably confident Ept is Boris's country house. It's also, in a later story, a misspelling of Epte, one of the tributaries of the Seine.
Hope t…moreI'm reasonably confident Ept is Boris's country house. It's also, in a later story, a misspelling of Epte, one of the tributaries of the Seine.
Hope this helps. (less)

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I have an anthology of this author (the king in yellow and other stories) but am having a hard time figuring out if the king in yellow stories are meant to be read in a particular order, or if certain stories are related and others not? would love some insight!

slauderdale In the original 1895 collection, the order of the stories is as follows: "The Repairer of Reputations," "The Mask," "In the Court of the Dragon," "The…moreIn the original 1895 collection, the order of the stories is as follows: "The Repairer of Reputations," "The Mask," "In the Court of the Dragon," "The Yellow Sign," "The Demoiselle d'Ys," "The Prophets' Paradise," "The Street of the Four Winds," "The Street of the First Shell," "The Street of Our Lady of the Fields," "Rue Barrée." I do see a logic to the order of the original collection as the stories shift in theme and subject, but it may not be an especially interesting or rewarding pattern. The first four stories are interconnected, part of "The King In Yellow" cosmology. The fifth, "The Demoiselle d'Ys," breaks from that cosmology: it is set in France and there is no mention of "The Yellow King, but worth noting that it *does* include a character named Hastur. "The Prophet's Paradise" is a little collection of prose poem pieces. "The Street of the Four Winds" isn't exactly a ghost story - or is it? - but it does make a last dash at the unnerving/uncanny. The last three stories, as Mitch Allison says, are Americans in Paris. They don't totally suck, nor are they the uncomplicated romance stories that the Wikipedia article prepared me for, little time capsule examinations of class, sex, and cultural privilege that they are, they're just not what most readers in a weird/ghost/horror vein are looking for and probably won't hold much interest for other contemporary readers either.(less)

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