The Curse of Yig (book)

Last updated
The Curse of Yig
Curse of yig.jpg
Jacket illustration by Ronald Clyne for The Curse of Yig
Author Zealia B. Bishop
Cover artist Ronald Clyne
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Fantasy, horror
Publisher Arkham House
Publication date
1953
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages175

The Curse of Yig is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories and essays by American writer 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.

Contents

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:

Reception

Boucher and McComas, while dismissing the fiction as "three negligible stories from Weird Tales , praised the "two first-rate biographical profiles." [1]

Related Research Articles

Sheldon Jaffery was an American bibliographer. An attorney by profession, he was an aficionado of Weird Tales magazine, Arkham House books, the weird menace pulps, and related topics.

<i>The Outsider and Others</i> 1939 collection of stories by H. P. Lovecraft

The Outsider and Others is a collection of stories by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was released in 1939 and was the first book published by Arkham House. 1,268 copies were printed. It went out of print early in 1944 and has never been reprinted.

<i>Beyond the Wall of Sleep</i> (collection) 1943 collection of short stories, poems and essays by H. P. Lovecraft

Beyond the Wall of Sleep is a collection of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories, poems and essays by American author H. P. Lovecraft. It was released in 1943 and was the second collection of Lovecraft's work published by Arkham House. 1,217 copies were printed. The volume is named for the Lovecraft short story "Beyond the Wall of Sleep".

<i>Dagon and Other Macabre Tales</i> 1965 short story collection by H. P. Lovecraft

Dagon and Other Macabre Tales is a collection of stories by American author H. P. Lovecraft, which also includes his essay on weird fiction, "Supernatural Horror in Literature". It was originally published in 1965 by Arkham House in an edition of 3,471 copies. Unlike some other first editions of Lovecraft collections issued by Arkham House in the mid-sixties, the true first edition is bound with head- and tailbands.

<i>The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions</i> 1970 collection of stories revised or ghostwritten by H. P. Lovecraft

The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions is a collection of stories revised or ghostwritten by American author H. P. Lovecraft. It was originally published in 1970 by Arkham House in an edition of 4,058 copies. The dustjacket of the first edition features art by Gahan Wilson.

<i>Out of Space and Time</i> Book by Clark Ashton Smith

Out of Space and Time is a collection of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories by American writer Clark Ashton Smith. It was released in 1942 and was the third book published by Arkham House. 1,054 copies were printed. A British hardcover appeared from Neville Spearman in 1971, with a two-volume paperback reprint following from Panther Books in 1974. Bison Books issued a trade paperback edition in 2006.

<i>Lost Worlds</i> (Smith short story collection) 1944 collection of short stories by Clark Ashton Smith

Lost Worlds is a collection of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories by the American writer Clark Ashton Smith. It was published in 1944 and was the author's second book published by Arkham House. 2,043 copies were printed.

<i>Skull-Face and Others</i> 1946 collection of short stories by Robert E. Howard

Skull-Face and Others is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by American writer Robert E. Howard. It was the author's third book and was published by Arkham House in 1946 in an edition of 3,004 copies.

<i>West India Lights</i> 1946 collection of short stories by Henry S. Whitehead

West India Lights is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by American writer Henry S. Whitehead. It was released in 1946 and was the second collection of the author's stories to be published by Arkham House. It was published in an edition of 3,037 copies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zealia Bishop</span> American writer

Zealia Brown-Reed Bishop (1897–1968) was an American writer of short stories. Her name is sometimes spelled "Zelia." Although she mostly wrote romantic fiction, she is remembered for three short horror stories she wrote in collaboration with H. P. Lovecraft.

<i>The Survivor and Others</i> 1957 collection of short stories by August Derleth

The Survivor and Others is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by American writer August Derleth. It was released in an edition of 2,096 copies. It was reissued in paperback by Ballantine Books in 1962 and 1971. The stories were based on and inspired by unused ideas of H. P. Lovecraft, and billed as "posthumous collaborations" with him. Derleth was in fact Lovecraft's literary executor after the latter's death in 1937.

<i>The Mask of Cthulhu</i> Collection of fantasy and horror short stories

The Mask of Cthulhu is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by American writer August Derleth. It was released in 1958 by Arkham House in an edition of 2,051 copies.

<i>Nine Horrors and a Dream</i>

Nine Horrors and a Dream is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by American writer Joseph Payne Brennan. It was released in 1958 by Arkham House in an edition of 1,336 copies. It was the author's first collection of stories to be published.

<i>Dreams and Fancies</i> 1962 short story collection by H. P. Lovecraft

Dreams and Fancies is a collection of letters and fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories by American author H. P. Lovecraft. It was released in 1962 by Arkham House in an edition of 2,030 copies and was the sixth collection of Lovecraft's work to be released by Arkham House.

<i>Lonesome Places</i> 1962 collection of short stories by August Derleth

Lonesome Places is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by American author August Derleth. It was released in 1962 by Arkham House in an edition of 2,201 copies and was Derleth's fifth collection of weird tales. The collection contains the stories that Derleth believed to be his best of the preceding 15 years.

<i>Dark Mind, Dark Heart</i> 1962 anthology of horror stories edited by August Derleth

Dark Mind, Dark Heart is an anthology of horror stories edited by American writer August Derleth. It was released in 1962 by Arkham House in an edition of 2,493 copies. The anthology was conceived as a collection of new stories by old Arkham House authors. The anthology is also notable for including the first Cthulhu Mythos story by Ramsey Campbell.

<i>Mr. George and Other Odd Persons</i> 1963 collection of short stories by August Derleth

Mr. George and Other Odd Persons is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by American author August Derleth, written under the pseudonym of Stephen Grendon. It was released in 1963 by Arkham House in an edition of 2,546 copies. Most of the stories had appeared previously in the magazine Weird Tales. Two appeared in The Arkham Sampler. The title story was dramatized for the Thriller TV series.

<i>Tales of Science and Sorcery</i> 1964 collection of stories by Clark Ashton Smith

Tales of Science and Sorcery is a collection of stories by American writer Clark Ashton Smith. It was released in 1964 and was the author's fifth collection of stories published by Arkham House. It was released in an edition of 2,482 copies. The stories were originally published between 1930 and 1958 in Weird Tales and other pulp magazines.

<i>Strange Gateways</i> Book by E. Hoffmann Price

Strange Gateways is a collection of stories by American writer E. Hoffmann Price. It was released in 1967 by Arkham House in an edition of 2,007 copies. It was the author's first hardcover collection. The tale "Tarbis of the Lake" is a collaboration with H. P. Lovecraft.

<i>Other Dimensions</i> 1970 collection of stories by Clark Ashton Smith

Other Dimensions is a collection of stories by American writer Clark Ashton Smith. It was released in 1970 and was the author's sixth collection of stories published by Arkham House. It was released in an edition of 3,144 copies. The stories were originally published between 1910 and 1953 in Weird Tales and other pulp magazines.

References

  1. "Recommended Reading," F&SF , February 1954, p.95.

Sources