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The Monkey's Paw and The Toll House

W W Jacobs

W.W. Jacobs (1863 - 1943) was an English author of short stories and novels. Although much of his work was humorous and nautically themed, he remains most famous for his horror stories, including "The Monkey's Paw" and "The Toll House."

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It was mentioned as a famous work of the author, W.W. Jacobs, and a story they should cover on the podcast sometime.

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Oh okay I knew I knew that name.

— Episode: The 13th Annual Halloween Spooktacular!

Episode: The 13th Annual Halloween Spooktacular!

It was mentioned as a famous work of the author, W.W. Jacobs, and a story they should cover on the podcast sometime.

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Oh okay I knew I knew that name.

Yeah, we should totally do that.

Episode: The 13th Annual Halloween Spooktacular!

It was mentioned as a well-known short story by the same author as 'The Toll-House', but it wasn't read on the podcast episode.

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Oh okay I knew I knew that name. Yeah. He should have entitled this The Toll House parentheses Those Ain't Cookies.

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

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The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

Dave made a comparison between Willa's resurrection and the short story "Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs. He was concerned that, like the story, Willa may not come back as expected.

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Have you ever seen Pet Sematary or read the book? It's a Stephen King book. Yeah, that's Stephen King. Yeah, they don't come back great.

— Episode: 632 - The Blackburn Cult

Episode: 632 - The Blackburn Cult

Dave made a comparison between Willa's resurrection and the short story "Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs. He was concerned that, like the story, Willa may not come back as expected.

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Have you ever seen Pet Sematary or read the book? It's a Stephen King book. Yeah, that's Stephen King. Yeah, they don't come back great.

So have you read Monkey's Paw? The Monkey's Paw? It's a book. I know the short story. Yeah, the short story. Yeah, short stories. Again, he doesn't come back great either.

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