Project Gutenberg 2023-06-04 Public domain in the USA. 226 Bishop, Zealia B. (Zealia Brown) 1897 1968 Bishop, Z.B. Bishop, Z. B. Bishop, Zealia Brown-Reed Bishop, Zelia B. Reed, Zealia Brown Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips) 1890 1937 Lovecraft, Howard Phillips Littlewit, Humphrey Lovecraft, H.P. The curse of Yig $aUnited States :$bPopular Fiction Publishing Company, $c1929. Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Curse_of_Yig Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Curse of Yig" by Zealia B. Bishop and H. P. Lovecraft is a horror short story that reflects early 20th-century themes and styles prevalent in the weird fiction genre. The narrative delves into the terrifying folklore surrounding Yig, a snake god revered and feared among certain Native American tribes. The story intertwines elements of superstition, personal fears, and the dark consequences of disregarding ancient beliefs, highlighting the psychological tensions faced by the characters. The tale follows Walker and Audrey Davis, a pioneer couple who move to Oklahoma during the land rush in 1889. Walker is plagued by an intense fear of snakes, a neurosis fueled by local legends about Yig, who seeks vengeance on those who harm his serpent offspring. After Audrey unwittingly kills a brood of rattlesnakes, Walker becomes consumed with dread over the potential wrath of Yig. As Halloween approaches, their cabin becomes the scene of a horrific chain of events when a swarm of snakes invades on the night of a party, leading to Walker’s downfall and Audrey's transformation into a mute, snake-like creature. The story concludes with the implication of Yig's curse manifesting physically through Audrey, who becomes a grotesque reminder of their tragic encounter with the supernatural. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230309060145reed 1929 US Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Short stories Horror tales Oklahoma -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 67569 2025-06-28T06:40:59.683162 text/html 66607 2023-06-04T17:16:32 text/html 296323 2025-06-28T06:41:02.717122 application/epub+zip 295075 2025-06-28T06:41:00.958162 application/epub+zip 198967 2025-06-28T06:41:00.156205 application/epub+zip 853625 2025-06-28T06:41:04.042167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 845858 2025-06-28T06:41:02.214114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 60449 2025-06-28T06:40:59.529137 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 60167 2023-06-04T17:16:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19440 2025-06-28T06:41:04.183117 application/rdf+xml 28057 2025-06-28T06:41:00.514164 image/jpeg 4805 2025-06-28T06:41:00.333157 image/jpeg 24355 2023-06-04T17:16:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 1625729 2023-06-04T17:16:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 1635312 2025-06-28T06:40:59.707180 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia