The Monkey's Paw by W. W. Jacobs | Classic Horror Short Story Narration | Spooky Bedtime Story

July 22
29 mins

Episode Description

Skipping the main episode this week as a mini summer break to celebrate the show's second strangeiversary! And to thank you for two strange years, here's a narration of the classic short horror story, The Monkey's Paw, by W. W. Jacobs. You can use it as a sleep story if you like, I won't be offended.


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Produced by Madame Strangeways

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Cover art by Andrea Giselle Roldán: ⁠⁠⁠@cultofteddy⁠⁠⁠

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