Medusa's coil
Zealia B. Bishop and H.P. Lovecraft's Medusa's coil is a mythic fiction and horror novel. It deals with Missouri.
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It is in the public domain in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg.
About 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.
Quick answers
Who wrote Medusa's coil?
Medusa's coil was written by Zealia B. Bishop and H.P. Lovecraft.
What genre is Medusa's coil?
It is usually shelved as Myth & Legend Fiction, Horror, Classic Fantasy and Fairy Tales & Folklore.
Is Medusa's coil free to read?
Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.
What books are similar to Medusa's coil?
Readers who like it often enjoy Dracula, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and The house of the Wolfings.
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