Episode 51: Halloween Bonus – The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs
It’s a special Halloween treat…or is it a trick? W.W. Jacobs’ “The Monkey’s Paw” was just an ordinary little paw, dried to a mummy. But if used correctly (or incorrectly), it was much more than that.
Also, Rish and Big share a few words about this story, its ending, and a bit more about Halloween.
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October 29, 2009 at 7:12 am
This one is for you, Rish.
http://blog.personalcheftogo.com/post/Vintage-Food-Wednesday-Scary-Clown-Cereal.aspx
October 29, 2009 at 11:38 am
Can’tsleep,clown’lleatme.
Can’tsleep,clown’lleatme.
Can’tsleep,clown’lleatme.
October 29, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Wow, those adds would give my wife nightmares for weeks. Hmmm, it is halloween…
Good reading. I’m not sure I ever hear the original story before, though I was familiar with the modernized versions of it. Thanks for sharing!
October 30, 2009 at 8:36 am
Rish
Outstanding reading! That is one of my favorite stories, and you really nailed it.
And nice artwork on the last episode. Besides sitting in a low lite room filled with clowns and little old ladies, what can’t you do?
October 31, 2009 at 8:19 am
Great reading, Rish!
There are a handful of stories I was made to read in high school that I still love – The Most Dangerous Game, The Lottery (well, that might have been college), Leiningen vs the Ants, To Build a Fire… Come to think of it, they’re all basically horror. Those stories had (still have) a lot of influence on the kind of stuff I liked to write.
October 31, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Upon further reflection, I cannot help noticing that once again, we have a story that involves a woman going batshit over the loss of a child while her mentally stable husband attempts to hold things together as she plunges them both towards supernatural doom.
Just once, I’d like to hear a story where the husband becomes unhinged in the face of the supernatural while his wife keeps it together.
October 31, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Alright, Abbie. Next week . . . “The Shining,” by Stephen King.
Might be a long episode, though.
April 23, 2011 at 11:00 am
I’m impressed! You’ve managed the almost impsiosble.
October 31, 2009 at 8:53 pm
Oh, good! I’ll set aside about 10 hours. :)
October 31, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Seems to be a theme in horror. Or maybe you are just being a little too touchy?
Or maybe author’s just realize that women love their children more than men. Men are simply self-interested pieces of crap, but women really care, and therefore have so much more to lose.