Medusa's coil: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Medusa's coil: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Medusa's coil is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips) (1890–1937); Bishop, Zealia B. (Zealia Brown) (1897–1968).
Catalogue synopsis
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"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.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Medusa's coil
- Author credits: Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips) (1890–1937); Bishop, Zealia B. (Zealia Brown) (1897–1968)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Horror tales
- Missouri -- Fiction
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- Category: American Literature
- Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore
- Category: Novels
- Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy
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