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Title: The Curse of Yig Title Record # 363041
Authors: Zealia Bishop and H. P. Lovecraft
Date: 1929-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Cthulhu Mythos (Lovecraft originals)
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN, YouTube
Language: English
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Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1929 The Curse of Yig [as by Zealia Brown Reed]
1929ⓘFirst published in "Weird Tales" in November 1929.
 The Curse of Yig [as by Zealia Bishop]
1939 The Curse of Yig [as by Z. B. Bishop]
1943 The Curse of Yig [as by Zealia Brown-Reed]
1953 The Curse of Yig [as by Zealia B. Bishop]
1959 The Curse of Yig [as by Zealia Brown Bishop]
1985 The Curse of Yig [as by Zealia Brown Reed Bishop]
2017 The Curse of Yig [as by H. P. Lovecraft]
Year Language Title
1984ⓘTranslated by Jacques Parsons.
 French
La malédiction de Yig?La malediction de Yig
[as by Zealia Bishop]
1984ⓘTranslated by Rudolf Hermstein
 German Der Fluch des Yig
2017ⓘTranslated by Usch Kiausch
 German Der Fluch des Yig
2018ⓘTranslated by Daniel I. Dutra
 Portuguese A Maldição de Yig [as by H. P. Lovecraft]
2020ⓘ Translated by Usch Kiausch. The translation was first published in 2017 as by Zealia Bishop & H. P. Lovecraft.
 German Der Fluch des Yig [as by H. P. Lovecraft]
2021ⓘTranslated by Julien Bétan
 French La malédiction de Yig [as by Zealia Brown Bishop and Howard Phillips Lovecraft]
2023ⓘ Translated by Usch Kiausch. This translation was previously published in 2017 as by Zealia Bishop & H. P. Lovecraft and in 2020 as by H. P. Lovecraft.
 German Der Fluch des Yig [as by Zealia Brown Reed]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Weird Tales, November 1929 1929-11-00 ed. Farnsworth Wright Popular Fiction Publishing Co.  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 148
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag C. C. Senf Checkmark
Switch on the Light 1931-04-00 ed. Christine Campbell Thomson Selwyn & Blount  
2/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The "Not at Night" Omnibus 1937-04-00 ed. Christine Campbell Thomson Selwyn and Blount  
2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 511
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
Weird Tales, April 1939 1939-04-00 ed. Farnsworth Wright Weird Tales  
$0.25?$: US dollar
 164
pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75
 mag Virgil Finlay Checkmark
Beyond the Wall of Sleep 1943-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House (H.P. Lovecraft Trilogy #2)  
$5.00?$: US dollar
 xxix+
458
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Burt Trimpey , Clark Ashton Smith Checkmark
Avon Fantasy Reader, No. 14, 1950 1950-11-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Avon Novels, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar
 128
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag R. Crowl Checkmark
The Curse of Yig 1953-00-00 Zealia B. Bishop Arkham House  
$3.00?$: US dollar
 175
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Ronald Clyne Checkmark
The Macabre Reader 1959-00-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books D-353
$0.35?$: US dollar
 223
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Ed Emshwiller Checkmark
Not at Night 1960-00-00 ed. Christine Campbell Thomson Arrow Books 586
2/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
 192
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth  
The Macabre Reader 1960-00-00 ed. Donald A. Wollheim Digit Books D362
2/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
  
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Ed Emshwiller  
The 2nd Avon Fantasy Reader 1969-02-00 ed. George Ernsberger, Donald A. Wollheim Avon S385
$0.60?$: US dollar
 173
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Gray Morrow Checkmark
The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions 1970-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House  
$7.50?$: US dollar
 ix+
383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gahan Wilson Checkmark
Nine Stories from The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions 1971-10-00 H. P. Lovecraft Beagle Books / Ballantine (The Arkham Edition of H. P. Lovecraft #11) 95159
$0.95?$: US dollar
 245
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Victor Valla Checkmark
The Spawn of Cthulhu 1971-10-00 ed. Lin Carter Ballantine Books (Ballantine Adult Fantasy #36) 0-345-02394-3
$0.95?$: US dollar
 274
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Gervasio Gallardo Checkmark
The Spawn of Cthulhu 1971-10-00 ed. Lin Carter Ballantine Books (Ballantine Adult Fantasy #36) 0-345-02394-3
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar
 274
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Gervasio Gallardo Checkmark
The Horror in the Burying Ground 1975-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Panther 0-586-04231-8
£0.60?£: UK pound
 211
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Bob Fowke Checkmark
The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions 1976-04-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House  
$10.00?$: US dollar
 ix+
383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gahan Wilson  
The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions 1976-07-00 H. P. Lovecraft Ballantine Books 0-345-25094-X
$1.50?$: US dollar
 245
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Murray Tinkelman Checkmark
Nighttouch 1977-00-00 ed. Fred Corbett, Gerry Goldberg, Stephen Storoschuk St. Martin's Press 0-312-57348-0
$5.95?$: US dollar
 156
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Virgil Finlay  
Nighttouch 1977-00-00 ed. Fred Corbett, Gerry Goldberg, Stephen Storoschuk General Publishing 0-7736-1031-6   156
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
L'horreur dans le cimetière?L'horreur dans le cimetiere
 1984-06-12 H. P. Lovecraft Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket #2265) 2-266-01412-9   347
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll C. Broutin Checkmark
Das Grauen im Museum und andere Erzählungen?Das Grauen im Museum und andere Erzaehlungen
 1984-12-00 H. P. Lovecraft Suhrkamp (Phantastische Bibliothek #136) 3-518-37567-9
DM 12.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
 332
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Tom Breuer Checkmark
A Treasury of American Horror Stories 1985-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Frank McSherry, Jr., Charles G. Waugh Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-48075-1
$10.00?$: US dollar
 xii+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Hector Garrido  
Tales of the Dark #3 1988-02-00 ed. Lincoln Child St. Martin's Press 0-312-90539-4
$3.50?$: US dollar
 179
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth  
The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions 1989-05-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House 0-87054-040-8
$18.95?$: US dollar
 xiii+
450
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Raymond Bayless Checkmark
The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions 1992-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House 0-87054-040-8   xiii+
450
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Raymond Bayless  
L'horreur dans le cimetière 1992-08-00 H. P. Lovecraft Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5311) 2-266-02359-4   347
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll W. Siudmak  
The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions 1996-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0387-3
$4.95?$: US dollar
 245
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
L'horreur dans le cimetière 1997-03-00 H. P. Lovecraft Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5311) 2-266-02359-4   347
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll W. Siudmak Checkmark
The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions 2002-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Arkham House 0-87054-040-8   xiii+
450
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Raymond Bayless  
The Horror in the Museum 2007-09-25 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 0-345-48572-6
$16.95?$: US dollar
 xxi+
453
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll John Jude Palencar  
H. P. Lovecraft: Masters of the Weird Tale 2008-11-01 H. P. Lovecraft Centipede Press (Masters of the Weird Tale) 978-1-933618-14-2
$495.00?$: US dollar
 1220
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Mythaxis, June 2009 2009-06-00 ed. Gil Williamson Mythaxis Magazine  
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
webzine?Used for Internet-based periodical publications which are otherwise not downloadable as an "ebook".
 mag  
The Horror in the Museum 2009-09-30 H. P. Lovecraft Del Rey / Ballantine 978-0-307-49595-2
$13.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll John Jude Palencar  
Weird Tales 2012-00-00 ed. uncredited Pulp Classics on DVD      
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.
 anth Hannes Bok Checkmark
The Crawling Chaos and Others: The Annotated Revisions and Collaborations of H. P. Lovecraft, Volume 1 2012-07-26 H. P. Lovecraft Arcane Wisdom 978-1-935006-15-2
$18.95?$: US dollar
 418
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Zach McCain Checkmark
The Weird Fiction Megapack 2014-01-14 ed. uncredited Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4344-4266-6
$0.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Ray Quigley  
The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales 2016-04-29 H. P. Lovecraft Barnes & Noble Books (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classics) 978-1-4351-6255-6
$20.00?$: US dollar
 608
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Coulthart  
Die geliebten Toten 2017-09-28 Howard Phillips Lovecraft Festa (H. P. Lovecrafts Bibliothek des Schreckens #2644) 978-3-86552-570-3
€29.99?€: Euro
 335
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
Cthulhu Mythos Tales 2017-10-01 H. P. Lovecraft Canterbury Classics (Word Cloud Classics) 978-1-68412-133-5
$14.99?$: US dollar
 624
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction Omnibus: Supplement A: Collaborations & Ghostwritings 2017-10-31 H. P. Lovecraft Pulp-Lit Productions 978-1-63591-301-9
$48.99?$: US dollar
 636
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Hannes Bok  
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction Omnibus: Collaborations & Ghostwritings 2018-00-00 H. P. Lovecraft Pulp-Lit Productions 978-1-63591-348-4   xix+
614
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Hannes Bok Checkmark
The Curse of Yig and Selected Ghastly Ghostwriters 2018-02-01 ed. S. T. Joshi PS Publishing (Lovecraft Illustrated #17) 978-1-78636-309-1
£20.00?£: UK pound
 208
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction Omnibus: Collaborations & Ghostwritings 2018-03-15 H. P. Lovecraft Pulp-Lit Productions 978-1-63591-341-5
$64.99?$: US dollar
 638
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Hannes Bok  
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction Omnibus: Collaborations & Ghostwritings 2018-03-15 H. P. Lovecraft Pulp-Lit Productions 978-1-63591-342-2
$29.99?$: US dollar
 xvii+
638
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Hannes Bok  
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction Omnibus: Collaborations & Ghostwritings 2018-03-15 H. P. Lovecraft Pulp-Lit Productions 978-1-63591-343-9
$8.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Hannes Bok  
H.P. Lovecraft: The Complete Fiction Omnibus: Collaborations & Ghostwritings 2018-04-18 H. P. Lovecraft Pulp-Lit Productions 978-1-63591-345-3    
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Hannes Bok Checkmark
O ciclo de Yig 2018-11-01 H. P. Lovecraft Clock Tower 978-85-66519-10-5   152
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Elson Felix  
Weird Tales (disc 2) 2019-00-00 ed. uncredited        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 anth  
Weird Tales (disc 4, part 2) 2019-00-00 ed. uncredited        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 anth  
The Complete Weird-Fiction Works of H.P. Lovecraft: In One Volume 2019-06-12 H. P. Lovecraft Pulp-Lit Productions 978-1-63591-363-7
$5.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni Margaret Brundage  
Lovecraft Mythos: New & Classic Collection 2020-10-21 ed. uncredited Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-83964-235-7
£20.00?£: UK pound
 480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
H. P. Lovecraft: Das Gesamtwerk 2020-10-28 H. P. Lovecraft Festa 978-3-86552-882-7
€69.99?€: Euro
 493, 493, 478, 494, 492, 495
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Timo Wuerz Checkmark
H. P. Lovecraft: Das Gesamtwerk IV 2020-10-28 H. P. Lovecraft Festa     494
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Timo Wuerz Checkmark
The Yig Cycle 2021-00-00 ed. Robert M. Price Ramble House  
$6.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Jason Eckhardt Checkmark
Essais - Correspondance - Poésie - Révisions 2021-09-00 Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Mnémos?Mnemos
(Intégrale Howard Phillips Lovecraft #6)		 978-2-35408-998-6   682
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Zdzislaw Beksinski  
Intégrale 2021-09-14 Howard Phillips Lovecraft
Mnémos?Mnemos
(Intégrales)		  
€120.00?€: Euro
  
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Zdzislaw Beksinski , Zdzislaw Beksinski , Zdzislaw Beksinski , Zdzislaw Beksinski , Zdzislaw Beksinski , Zdzislaw Beksinski , Zdzislaw Beksinski  
The Curse of Yig 2023-06-04 Zealia Brown Reed Project Gutenberg 70912
$0.00?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 chap  
100 Jahre Weird Tales Jubiläumsedition: 1923 bis 1929 2023-09-26 ed. Frank Festa, Hardy Kettlitz Festa     381
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth C. C. Senf Checkmark
A Treasury of American Horror Stories date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Frank McSherry, Jr., Charles G. Waugh Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers 0-517-48075-1   xii+
670
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Hector Garrido  
The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales date unknown H. P. Lovecraft Sterling Publishing (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) 978-1-4351-6255-6   xiv+
594
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll John Coulthart Checkmark
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