EnCrypted Episode 4: 'The Monkey's Paw' by W.W. Jacobs

 


W.W. Jacobs (William and Wymark, if you're wondering) wrote a great many short stories, novels and plays, most often of the humorous variety, but it is The Monkey's Paw for which he is best-remembered today.

It is not hard to see why. Though it is well-established in the pantheon of supernatural literature, it also functions as a short-and-to-the-point cautionary tale. Often filmed and staged, it remains the benchmark for a small horror subgenre we might call the "be careful what you wish for" story. Stephen King would, much later, take nearly 400 pages to tell much the same tale as Jacobs covers in a brisk 4000 words.

It is a favourite of mine and I have no reticence in resurrecting this old classic for the umpteenth time and letting it live again.

Your grave correspondent

Jasper

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Theme music: The Black Waltz by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

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