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Zealia B. (Zealia Brown) Bishop
1897-1968
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The curse of Yig
"The Curse of Yig" by Zealia B. Bishop and H. P. Lovecraft is a short story written in 1928 and published in 1929. It introduces Yig, a vengeful snake god who punishes those who harm serpents. When a couple settles in Oklahoma, they encounter ancient legends warning of Yig's terrible retribution. The husband's snake phobia intensifies after his wife kills rattlesnakes near their camp. Desperate rituals and mounting paranoia follow, leading to a night of horror that transforms superstition into monstrous reality.
Medusa's coil
"Medusa's Coil" by Zealia B. Bishop and H. P. Lovecraft is a short story first published in January 1939. A traveler seeking shelter at a decaying plantation hears a tale of forbidden love and supernatural horror. When Denis de Russy brings his mysterious Parisian bride Marceline home, dark secrets emerge through a painter's portrait—revealing monstrous truths about the woman's true nature and her serpentine hair that possesses its own sinister life. The story blends Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos with Greek mythology.