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Herbert White (The Monkey's Paw)

BooksUndeadSorcery1900 to 1967

In W. W. Jacobs's short story a couple use a monkey's paw that grants three wishes to call their dead son back, and something knocks at the door. The father uses the last wish before the door is opened. Stephen King planned Pet Sematary as a retelling of it, and the film Deathdream was adapted from it.12

Battle it
First appeared
1902
Released 1902
Source work
The Monkey's Paw (1902)
W. W. Jacobs
Made in
United Kingdom
What causes it
Sorcery
A wish made on an enchanted mummified monkey's paw calls a dead son back.
How you become one
His mother wishes him alive again.
Weak spots
  • a final wish sends him away

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today1902

Released 1902

field notes

What the sources say

1

The returned son is never seen, only heard knocking at the door12

2

His father fears that what is outside is not the son he loved12

3

A last wish stops the knocking, and the doorstep is empty12

4

First published in Harper's Monthly in September 190212

5

The film Deathdream was adapted from it, and Stephen King planned Pet Sematary as a retelling12

Sources

  1. The Monkey's Paw - Wikipedia
  2. Pet Sematary - Wikipedia

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