Calvin Lane didn’t dare tinker too much with The Repairer of Reputations. Article content

The creative force behind Unfathomable Horrors was engrossed when he read The Repairer of Reputations, appearing in The King in Yellow, a collection of short stories by Robert W. Chambers. Article content Article content

“ Right off the get-go you were thrust into this alternate version of the world,” said Lane. “It’s grim.”

Chambers, in his work published in 1895, imagined a world where American citizens can access lethal chambers to take their lives, there’s rioting in Europe and protagonist Hildred Castaigne descends into madness.

“ The original (story) had such a strong and profound impact on me that I want to try and preserve as much of that as possible,” said Lane. “The story just de

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