Author | Zealia B. Bishop |
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Cover artist | Ronald Clyne |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Fantasy, horror |
Publisher | Arkham House |
Publication date | 1953 |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 175 |
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.
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.
The Curse of Yig contains the following tales:
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