The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs
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Re: The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs
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As I remember, the Hitchcock version was pretty intense, especially at the end.Mazza WA wrote:One of the creepiest stories I ever read. Still creepy after all these years. I haven't seen the TV version, and I'm not sure it would have the same sense of menace as the written word.
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@TotoroTotoro wrote:I was so glad to come across this post today. We are trying to remember some of the "creepy" stories we read as kids that are no too frightening to share with our own children now. I will have to find a copy of this one. Thanks.
If you scroll back to the very first post on this topic you will find the story there if you want to print it off.
Another one I love is The Open Window by Saki (see link below)
eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/O ... eWin.shtml
A world is born again that never dies.
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Another great classic horror story from around then is August Heat by W.F. Harvey.
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I think we are often like this ourselves, we are blessed with so much, and yet we are not content. Despite the warnings of the previous gentleman (who had experienced granted wishes- and was eager to see the cursed thing burned), he plunged forward. Then, like him, we find that the consequences of our actions are far worse than our previous situation. For example, going into debt for a house we can't afford and then struggling to make ends meet, when we could have stayed in our simple home and enjoyed steak!