{"product_id":"the-monkeys-paw-fantasy-horror-classics","title":"The Monkey's Paw (Fantasy \u0026 Horror Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA severed hand. Three wishes. And an unstoppable curse.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArguably the most famous and influential short horror story of the 20th century. Penned by W. W. Jacobs (1863-1943), this chilling masterpiece is a devastating subversion of the classic fairy tale, trading fantasy for inescapable, cosmic irony.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe story centers on the White family: a happy, simple couple and their son, who acquire a grotesque dried monkey's paw, a relic brought from India. The paw is cursed: it grants three wishes to its owner, but always with a terrible, ironic, and often deadly cost as an implacable Fate seeks to maintain balance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter a careless first wish for money brings unimaginable grief, the desperate second wish plunges the family into a terrifying struggle against the laws of life and death. The narrative culminates in one of the most famous and chilling finales in horror history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo not wish. Do not tempt the forces that govern the universe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fantasy and Horror Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51943413809383,"sku":"9781473306097","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_29ab02b1-10b2-4935-86a0-3607b034375c.jpg?v=1775321886","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-monkeys-paw-fantasy-horror-classics","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}