Robert W. Chambers

Robert W. Chambers
Name	Robert W. Chambers
Pseudonyms	Robert Chambers
Personal Information
Gender	Male
Date of Birth	May 26, 1865
Place of Birth	U.S.A., New York New York City, Brooklyn
Date of Death	December 16, 1933
Place of Death	U.S.A., New York New York City
Professional Information
Titles	Writer
First Work	Unknown
Notable Creations	Yellow Sign

Professional History

Robert W. Chambers was an American artist and writer.

He wrote the book The King in Yellow (1895), a series of novels which featured names and locations created by Ambrose Bierce in the short stories "An Inhabitant of Carcosa" (1886) and "Haita the Shepherd" (1891) influenced Robert W. Chambers, including Hastur and Carcosa, and introducing the Yellow Sign.

Chambers' King in Yellow led to the foundation of the Yellow Mythos, as well as influenced Howard Phillips Lovecraft, August Derleth and other Cthulhu Mythos and horror writers. Hastur and Carcosa were mentioned in Marvel Comics as part of references to the Cthulhu Mythos, while Spider-Gwen: Gwenverse #4 (July 20, 2022), which included many references to the Mythos, depicted the Yellow Sign.

Links and References

• Robert W. Chambers at Wikipedia
• Robert W. Chambers at the Yellow Site
• Robert W. Chambers at the H.P. Lovecraft Wiki