#Creepshow monkey paw tv#

Reluctantly, he does so, despite great unease at the thought of summoning his son's mutilated and decomposing body. White, mad with grief, insists that her husband use the paw to wish Herbert back to life. When the despairing couple asks what the sum will be, they are told '£200'.Ī week after the funeral, Mrs. The company denies any responsibility for the incident, but declares its intention to make a goodwill payment to the bereaved family. That night, an employee arrives at the Whites' home, telling them that Herbert had been killed in a terrible machine accident that mutilated his body. The following day, Herbert leaves for work. White suddenly drops the paw in surprise, claiming that it moved and twisted like a snake. White flippantly wishes for £200, which will enable him to make the final mortgage payment for his house. White hesitates at first, believing that he already has everything he wants. White of what might happen should he use the paw. Morris, having had a horrible experience using the paw, throws it into the fire, but the sceptical Mr. An old fakir placed a spell on the paw, so that it would grant three wishes but only with hellish consequences as punishment for tampering with fate. During dinner, he introduces them to a mummified monkey's paw. White, and their grown son, Herbert, are visited by Sergeant-Major Morris, a friend who served with the British Army in India. Plot Illustration for 'The Monkey's Paw' by Maurice Greiffenhagen, from Jacobs' short story collection The Lady of the Barge (1902) The film (now lost) starred John Lawson, who also played the main character in Louis N. It was first adapted to film in 1915 as a British silent film directed by Sidney Northcote.

#Creepshow monkey paw tv#

It has been adapted many times in other media, including plays, films, TV series, operas, stories and comics, as early as 1903. In the story, three wishes are granted to the owner of The Monkey's Paw, but the wishes come with an enormous price for interfering with fate. It first appeared in Harper's Monthly in 1902, and was reprinted in his third collection of short stories, The Lady of the Barge also in 1902. ' The Monkey's Paw' is a horror short story by English author W. For other uses, see The Monkey's Paw (disambiguation). This article is about the short story by W.