H.P. Lovecraft 
The Curse of Yig [EPUB ebook] 

‘The Curse of Yig’ tells the eerie story of a man named Walker Davis, who, in the early 20th century, becomes obsessed with Native American legends while living in Oklahoma. Particularly haunted by the tale of Yig, a snake god believed to curse anyone who kills a snake, Walker’s fear grows into paranoia. He becomes so terrified of Yig’s supposed curse that he falls into a series of disturbing events that spiral toward madness, revealing the terrifying power of belief in curses and folklore.