The Curse of Yig (book)

The Curse of Yig (book)

Infobox Book
name = The Curse of Yig
title_orig =
translator =


image_caption = Jacket illustration by Ronald Clyne for "The Curse of Yig"
author = Zealia B. Bishop
illustrator =
cover_artist = Ronald Clyne
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = fantasy, horror short stories, memoir
publisher = Arkham House
release_date = 1953
english_release_date =
media_type = Print (Hardback)
pages = 175 pp
isbn = NA
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"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.

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"

References

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


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