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The Curse of Yig (book)
1953 collection of short stories and essays by Zealia Bishop
1953 collection of short stories and essays by Zealia Bishop
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | The Curse of Yig |
| image | Curse of yig.jpg |
| image_size | 200px |
| caption | Jacket illustration by Ronald Clyne for The Curse of Yig |
| author | Zealia B. Bishop |
| cover_artist | Ronald Clyne |
| country | United States |
| language | English |
| genre | Fantasy, horror |
| publisher | Arkham House |
| release_date | 1953 |
| media_type | Print (hardback) |
| pages | 175 |
The three stories had originally appeared in the magazine Weird Tales and were co-written by H. P. Lovecraft. The stories are part of the Cthulhu Mythos.
Contents
The Curse of Yig contains the following tales:
- "The Curse of Yig"
- "Medusa's Coil"
- "The Mound"
- "H.P. Lovecraft: A Pupil's View"
- "A Wisconsin Balzac: A Profile of August Derleth"
Reception
Boucher and McComas, while dismissing the fiction as "three negligible stories from Weird Tales, praised the "two first-rate biographical profiles."
References
Sources
References
- "Recommended Reading," ''[[The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. F&SF]]'', February 1954, p.95.
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