The Carcosa Mythos in Media and Gaming

We’re back and we’re still blundering around in all this infernal mist. There is a sound of lapping water in the distance, but we’re more worried about the way these streets keep changing around us. You’d think someone would have compiled a street map of Carcosa, but no one even seems to be able to agree about what this place is. Let’s concentrate on getting our bearings and try to ignore that sound that’s not quite the laughter of children… Main Topic: The Carcosa Mythos in Media and Gaming We are continuing our in-depth look at The King in Yellow, the Carcosa Mythos and the horrors they have spawned. In previous episodes, we have discussed The King in Yellow and “The Yellow Sign”. This time, we’re focusing on how the Carcosa Mythos has been used by other writers, how it has been adapted for film and television, and what we can steal for our games. Other Media In the course of our discussion, we mention a number of books, stories, TV programmes and games: * The King in Yellow Tales by Joseph Pulver * A Season in Carcosa, edited by Joseph Pulver * Cassilda’s Song, edited by Joseph Pulver * The Hastur Cycle, edited by Robert M Price * Rehearsals for Oblivion, edited by Peter Worthy * The Annihilation Score by Charles Stross * Kevin Ross’ rendition of The Yellow Sign, used in Call of Cthulhu * The Yellow King RPG has another version of the Yellow Sign on the cover * Sigh Co.’s Yellow Sign badge * True Detective * The “Yellow Sign” on the cover of the first edition of The King in Yellow — actually the monogram for the publisher, F Tennyson Neely * “River of Night’s Dreaming” — an episode of the Showtime series, The Hunger * The Yellow Sign film adaptation by Aaron Vanek, written by John Tynes * The Yellow Sign webseries on YouTube *