“To simply read the play is to go mad. But you... you performed in it!” Submitted for your approval: a sampling from my short story collection, Fugue Devil: Resurgence... a tale of eldritch horror titled “Masque of the Queen.” This one originally appeared in In the Court of the Yellow King (Celaeno Press, 2014), a volume of stories inspired by Robert W. Chambers’ “The King in Yellow” — a play that brings madness, despair... or death... to anyone who reads it. “Masque of the Queen” follows a young actress slated to play Queen Cassilda in an off-Broadway production of “The King in Yellow.” Unaware of the play’s dreadful reputation, she finds herself embroiled in a series of inexplicable events — and then desperate to escape the clutches of something intent on dragging her into a realm of madness and horror. • Download “Masque of the Queen” here (PDF) • Download “Masque of the Queen” here (EPUB) • Download “Masque of the Queen” here (MOBI)