A disheveled stranger sat down next to me at a London bar and claimed to be the Devil. By the time she finished telling me the truth about Hell, I believed every word.
Tag: tales of terror
WEIRD AFTER DARK: “The Monkey’s Paw” and “Pickman’s Model”
Our Ghost Stories discuss tales from two master storytellers, two very different nightmares, one devastating truth — whether you’re wishing on a cursed talisman or descending into an artist’s cellar, some doors should never be opened. Join your ghost hosts as they dissect the hidden horrors lurking beneath W.W. Jacobs’ domestic tragedy and H.P. Lovecraft’s subterranean terror.
“The Monkey’s Paw” & “Pickman’s Model”: W.W. Jacobs & H.P. Lovecraft, Masters of Dread
A grieving couple’s desperate wish brings something to their door in W.W. Jacobs’ 1902 classic, ‘The Monkey’s Paw.’ Then, H.P. Lovecraft reveals the disturbing truth behind one artist’s unnervingly lifelike paintings in ‘Pickman’s Model.