The Curse of Yig (book)

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Title The Curse of Yig

Jacket illustration by Ronald Clyne for The Curse of Yig
Author Zealia B. Bishop
Cover artist Ronald Clyne
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) fantasy, horror short stories, memoir
Publisher Arkham House
Released 1953
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 175 pp
ISBN NA

The Curse of Yig is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories and essays by author Zealia Bishop. It was released in 1953 and was the author's only collection published by Arkham House. It was released in an edition of 1,217 copies.

The three stories had originally appeared in the magazine Weird Tales and were actually ghostwritten by H. P. Lovecraft. The stories are part of the Cthulhu Mythos.

[edit] Contents

The Curse of Yig contains the following tales:

  1. "The Curse of Yig"
  2. "Medusa's Coil"
  3. "The Mound"
  4. "H.P. Lovecraft: A Pupil's View"
  5. "A Wisconsin Balzac: A Profile of August Derleth"

[edit] References

  • Jaffery, Sheldon; Fred Cook (1985). The Collector's Index to Weird Tales. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Popular Press. ISBN 0-87972-284-3. 
  • Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc., 43-44. ISBN 1-55742-005-X. 
  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd., 35. 
  • Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 59-60. ISBN 0-87054-176-5. 
  • Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., 75. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.