I would imagine that I would call the first four stories quasi-horror. They were good and enjoyable but they didn't really have no punch to them. The fifth story was more like a ghost story and it was very good. The final stories all centered around an area of Paris, which had people common to each story. The author seems to have a passion for writing about artists because most of the stories are about them. H.P. Lovecraft seemed to enjoy the early stories well enough to immortalize the King in Yellow in his own works, and honestly if it weren't for his references I wonder if Chambers would still be getting read in any capacity?