Download or read book The Curse of Yig Illustrated written by Howard Phillips and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-27 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Curse of Yig is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft and Zealia Bishop in which Yig, "The Father of Serpents", is first introduced.In 1899, upon arriving in Oklahoma, a couple learn about local legends surrounding a "snake god" called Yig, which takes vengeance on anyone who kills a serpent by either killing them or turning them into a half-snake monster. The husband has an intense fear of snakes, and his wife kills a nest of rattlesnakes at one of their campsites.