"The Monkey's Paw" & "Pickman's Model": W.W. Jacobs & H.P. Lovecraft, Masters of Dread
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
4.6 • 4K Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
IN THIS EPISODE: "The Monkey's Paw" was first published in England in 1902. Without giving any spoilers, in the story, three wishes are granted to the owner of The Monkey's Paw, but the wishes come with an enormous price for interfering with fate. It has been adapted to film and stage numerous times… and, of course, now, as a podcast episode. *** Famed horror author H.P. Lovecraft brings us his tale, “Pickman’s Model”. H.P. Lovecraft released the story in 1927, so you might want to consider that for context and perspective while listening. A classic in both the horror genre and science fiction!
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:46.958 = About “The Monkey’s Paw” Author, W.W. Jacobs
00:06:14.224 = *** The Monkey’s Paw
00:30:38.490 = *** Pickman’s Model
01:06:10.602 = Show Close
*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break
SOURCES and RESOURCES:“The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W. Jacobs: https://tinyurl.com/y9tdekwb
“Pickman’s Model” by H.P. Lovecraft: http://bit.ly/2YKb4EA=====(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: October 28, 2023 and November 02, 2023
EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/MonkeysPawPickmansModel
ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, Weirdo's. |
| 0:09.0 | I'm Darren Marler, and this is Weird Darkness. |
| 0:13.0 | Here you'll find stories of the paranormal. |
| 0:15.0 | Supernatural, legends, lore, crime, conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved and unexplained. |
| 0:25.6 | Coming up in this episode of Weird Darkness, it's the story I remember most from the |
| 0:32.2 | books I read in junior high, the classic short horror story, The Monkey's Paw, by W.W. Jacobs. If you've |
| 0:40.8 | never read the story or seen any adaptation of it, I'm glad of that, because that means I get |
| 0:46.4 | the honor and privilege of introducing you to the story for the first time. |
| 0:51.2 | The Monkey's Paw was first published in England England in 1902. Without giving any spoilers, |
| 0:56.7 | in the story, three wishes are granted to the owner of the Monkey's Paw, but the wishes |
| 1:01.6 | come with an enormous price for interfering with fate. It's been adapted to film and stage |
| 1:07.8 | numerous times, and of course now as a podcast episode. |
| 1:11.7 | Famed author H.P. Lovecraft brings us his tale, Pickman's model. |
| 1:18.7 | H.P. Lovecraft released the story in 1927, so you might want to consider that for context |
| 1:24.8 | and perspective while listening. Now, Volt your doors, lock your windows, turn off your lights, and come with me into |
| 1:36.2 | the weird darkness. Before we get to the story itself, let's learn just a bit about the author. |
| 1:57.5 | British author W.W. Jacobs lived from 1863 to 1943. He's remembered |
| 2:05.4 | most for the creepy story I'm sharing in this episode, The Monkey's Paw. William Wymark |
| 2:11.6 | Jacobs was the eldest son of William Gage Jacobs, the first W in W.W. Jacobs, and William Gage's first wife, Sophia |
| 2:20.1 | Wymark, where the second W.W. comes in. Sadly, Sophia would die while her son was still very young. |
| 2:29.0 | WW, as he later became known, spent much of his time with his brothers and sisters among the |
| 2:34.4 | South Devon Wharf, where his father was the manager. It was a large family, but it was |
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