Yellow Is the Color of Tomorrow

"Yellow Is the Color of Tomorrow" is a short story by American author Ron Shiflet.
== Synopsis ==
In an alternate reality, bibliophile Mr. Hollister buys an aged yet intriguing-looking book from an elderly bookseller. What he does not realise is that the book is in actuality a copy of the cursed play The King in Yellow, and it’s magic has taken a hold on his mind. After blacking out, Hollister realises that he has committed a sickening murder while in his fugue state, and he ends his own life rather than fully succumb to the power of the book.
== Characters ==
* Mr. Hollister, a political cartoonist with a deep love of books.
* Reuben Rothstein, Hollister's aged friend and owner of a failing bookstore.
== Publication History ==
"Yellow Is the Color of Tomorrow" was first published in Book of Dark Wisdom #4 in fall 2004. It later appeared in the anthology Rehearsals for Oblivion (Act I) in August 2006, and again in Shiflet's own collection They Thrive in Darkness: Mythos and Madness in June 2018.
Category:Mythos-Adjacent Works
Category:Ron Shiflet works