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[[H. P. Lovecraft]] read ''The King in Yellow'' in early 1927[{{cite encyclopedia | last1 = Joshi | first1 = S. T. | last2 = Schultz | first2 = David E. | title = Chambers, Robert W[illiam] | encyclopedia = An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia | location = Westport, CT | publisher = Greenwood Press | year = 2001 | page = 38 | isbn = 978-0-313-31578-7}}] and included passing references to various things and places from the book, such as the [[Carcosa#Associated names|Lake of Hali]] and the Yellow Sign, in "[[The Whisperer in Darkness]]" (1931).[{{cite encyclopedia | last = Pearsall | first = Anthony B. | title = Yellow Sign | encyclopedia = The Lovecraft Lexicon | year = 2001 | page = 436 | edition = 1st | location = Tempe, AZ | publisher = New Falcon | isbn = 0-313-31578-7}}] |
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[[H. P. Lovecraft]] read ''The King in Yellow'' in early 1927[{{cite encyclopedia | last1 = Joshi | first1 = S. T. | last2 = Schultz | first2 = David E. | title = Chambers, Robert W[illiam] | encyclopedia = An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia | location = Westport, CT | publisher = Greenwood Press | year = 2001 | page = 38 | isbn = 978-0-313-31578-7}}] and included passing references to various things and places from the book, such as the [[Carcosa#Associated names|Lake of Hali]] and the Yellow Sign, in "[[The Whisperer in Darkness]]" (1931).[{{cite encyclopedia | last = Pearsall | first = Anthony B. | title = Yellow Sign | encyclopedia = The Lovecraft Lexicon | year = 2001 | page = 436 | edition = 1st | location = Tempe, AZ | publisher = New Falcon | isbn = 0-313-31578-7}}] |
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The [[True_Detective_(season_1)|first season]] of ''[[True Detective]]'', a 2014 American anthology [[Crime fiction|crime]] drama television series created by [[Nic Pizzolatto]], references a figure called "the Yellow King". Allusions to ''The King in Yellow'' can be observed in the show's dark philosophy,[{{Cite web |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/01/30/the-most-shocking-thing-about-hbos-true-detective/ |title=The Most Shocking Thing About HBO's 'True Detective' |last=Calia |first=Michael |date=January 30, 2014 |website=The Wall Street Journal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105235314/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/01/30/the-most-shocking-thing-about-hbos-true-detective/ |archive-date=November 5, 2015}}] its recurring use of "Carcosa" and "The Yellow King" as [[motif (narrative)|motifs]] throughout the series, and its symbolic use of yellow as a thematic signature that signifies insanity and decadence.[{{Cite web |url=http://io9.com/the-one-literary-reference-you-must-know-to-appreciate-1523076497 |title=The One Literary Reference You Must Know to Appreciate ''True Detective'' |last=Hughes |first=Michael M. |date=February 14, 2014 |publisher=[[io9]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105225049/http://io9.com/the-one-literary-reference-you-must-know-to-appreciate-1523076497 |archive-date=November 5, 2015]}} The book is also a major source of inspiration for the video game ''[[Signalis]]''.[{{Cite news |last=Greer |first=Sam |date=25 October 2022 |title=''Signalis'' review - a sumptuously atmopsheric survival horror |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/signalis-review-a-sumptuously-atmopsheric-survival-horror |access-date=29 October 2022 |work=[[Eurogamer]] |language=en-gb}}] |
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The [[True_Detective_(season_1)|first season]] of ''[[True Detective]]'', a 2014 American anthology [[Crime fiction|crime]] drama television series created by [[Nic Pizzolatto]], references a figure called "the Yellow King". Allusions to ''The King in Yellow'' can be observed in the show's dark philosophy,[{{Cite web |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/01/30/the-most-shocking-thing-about-hbos-true-detective/ |title=The Most Shocking Thing About HBO's 'True Detective' |last=Calia |first=Michael |date=January 30, 2014 |website=The Wall Street Journal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105235314/https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/01/30/the-most-shocking-thing-about-hbos-true-detective/ |archive-date=November 5, 2015}}] its recurring use of "Carcosa" and "The Yellow King" as [[motif (narrative)|motifs]] throughout the series, and its symbolic use of yellow as a thematic signature that signifies insanity and decadence.[{{Cite web |url=http://io9.com/the-one-literary-reference-you-must-know-to-appreciate-1523076497 |title=The One Literary Reference You Must Know to Appreciate ''True Detective'' |last=Hughes |first=Michael M. |date=February 14, 2014 |publisher=[[io9]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105225049/http://io9.com/the-one-literary-reference-you-must-know-to-appreciate-1523076497 |archive-date=November 5, 2015}}] |
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