Reviews

The Curse of Yig by Zealia Bishop, H.P. Lovecraft

mrwizard1234's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Conan the Cimmerian would've dashed Yig's brains across the ground easily

sucharita's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

nomcake's review

dark fast-paced

• Strong character development? No

qalminator's review

4.0

Other than at the very beginning, this actually treats Native Americans mostly respectfully (though I rather doubt it is based on any of their actual legends or stories), particularly when compared to other Lovecraft efforts, so I conclude that Bishop did more of the writing than Lovecraft. This is supported by the lack of constant insult to the rural settlers, as well.

I found myself enjoying this one much more than I have several other Lovecraft tales that I've read recently. For the most part, this felt like real people running into a horrible obstacle. The framing device of the psychologist telling the story is pure Lovecraft, and only sort of works (the level of detail he supposedly inferred from a near-catatonic survivor is ... questionable, at best).

So, yeah. More Lovecraft tales with a help-writer keeping him off his more questionable tangents and obsessions would be nice...

anitralee's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

A horrid little gem.

fachrinaa's review

3.0

My first Lovecraft. I originally found it to be unsettling (but not terrifying), mostly because, I guess, that Lovecraft's kind of horror isn't my cup of tea. What finally sent it to terrifying was a few sentences at the end, which state a fate so terrible one almost wished one hadn't read the story.

iam_griff's review

3.0

Not one of my favourite stories, but nonetheless H.P.L.H.S.‘s Dark Adventure Radio Theatre does an amazing job bringing this story to life.

will_cherico's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

livya's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

hylian_pirate's review

2.0

Creepy short story about snakes and Yig but nothing stands out.