It’s been adapted, parodied and has inspired countless horror media, so it’s no surprise that Creepshow would feature an episode devoted to it. “The Monkey’s Paw” is a well-known folktale, dating back to the original W. There’s nothing wrong or problematic with Hannah Barefoot’s performance, it’s just the Davison is a seasoned and experienced actor, and when the two converse, their vast disparity really shows. While Bruce Davison certainly deserves praise for his nuanced and incredibly sympathetic performance, the rest of this story leaves much to be wanted. There’s a reason the genie in Aladdin always warned against wishing to bring people back from the dead. Finally, she inherits the paw, and wishes her husband back to life, but of course, there is a deadly twist. She technically fits the profile in that she mercy killed her husband, who was suffering from a medical issue and in great pain.Īfter initially refusing to kill him, she does so (again as a mercy) when he catches fire from trying to save the monkey paw from the fireplace (which she threw in there).
He then tells her a fantastical story about a monkey’s paw he and his wife were given, which brought them great misfortune, resulting in her death, and him wishing for his.Īngela comes to understand that his final wish was to have a killer sent to him as suicide was against his religion. When she confronts the mortician, he explains that he will dead by morning and this is all according to plan. Hours later, she wakes up in shock, having lost two fingers. However, later in this same episode, these comic book cutaways start to become a crutch. With a limited budget, this is a legitimately cool way to do an action stunt. A mortician (Bruce Davison) rescues her from the accident and stiches her back up. Opening a dark and stormy night (as cliché as that sounds), Angela (Hannah Barefoot) flips her car over, getting into a terrible wreck. “Night of the Paw” – Directed by John Harrison, Written by John Esposito
They’re not by any means bad, just not quite as compelling as we’re used to from the previous four episodes.
#Creepshow monkey paw series#
As Shudder continues to delight horror fans with its series of short horror stories, we got our first pair of tales that don’t quite hold up to the rest.
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