# The curse of Yig

Author: Bishop, Zealia B. (Zealia Brown), 1897-1968; Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937

Genre: Category: Short Stories

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70912

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+curse+of+Yig+Bishop&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

In 1925 I went into Oklahoma looking for snake lore, and I came out with a fear of snakes that will last me the rest of my life. I admit it is foolish, since there are natural explanations for everything I saw and heard, but it masters me none the less. If the old story had been all there was to it, I would not have been so badly shaken. My work as an American Indian ethnologist has hardened me to all kinds of extravagant legendry, and I know that simple white people can beat the redskins at their own game when it comes to fanciful inventions. But I can't forget what I saw with my own eyes at the insane asylum in Guthrie.

## Chapters

- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-curse-of-yig-70912/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-curse-of-yig-70912/chapters/2/index.md)