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* NightmareFuel: Imagine seeing your son [[spoiler:turning into a zombie because of your wish]]. Imagine seeing what he looked like, had they opened the door. He was caught in machinery and the accident was implied to be so bad that he was basically delicatessen fare at the end of it. Now think of that thing walking up to your door and '''knocking on it'''.
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* NightmareFuel: Imagine seeing your son [[spoiler:turning into a zombie because of your wish]]. Imagine seeing what he looked like, had they opened the door. He was caught in machinery and the accident was implied to be so bad that he was basically delicatessen fare at the end of it. And at this point he's been dead for ''ten days.'' Now think of that thing walking up to your door and '''knocking on it'''.
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** The suggestion of the story is that the Whites have effectively created their own final consequence - Mrs White's mad grief is the consequence of the non-resurrection of Herbert.
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** The suggestion of the story is that the Whites have effectively created their own final consequence - Mrs Mrs. White's mad grief is the consequence of the non-resurrection of Herbert.
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* MemeticMutation: Never exactly viral in its use, but "Finger on the Monkey's Paw curls up" can always be found somewhere on Tumblr or Twitter, usually in response to the same sort of "what I asked for, not what I wanted" situation as the book.
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* MemeticMutation: Never exactly viral in its use, but The term "monkey's paw" has entered the public lexicon as a way to say BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor. "Finger on the Monkey's Paw curls up" can always be found somewhere on Tumblr or Twitter, usually in response to the same sort of "what I asked for, not what I wanted" situation as the book. book.
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** It's also never confirmed that the knocking on the door was actually from the resurrected Herbert in the first place. If Mr. White's last wish was something like "I wish for the thing knocking on the door to go away", it could be that he actually just killed a random person.
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* MemeticMutation: Never exactly viral in its use, but "[Finger on the Monkey's Paw curls up]" can always be found somewhere on Tumblr or Twitter, usually in response to the same sort of "what I asked for, not what I wanted" situation as the book.
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* MemeticMutation: Never exactly viral in its use, but "[Finger "Finger on the Monkey's Paw curls up]" up" can always be found somewhere on Tumblr or Twitter, usually in response to the same sort of "what I asked for, not what I wanted" situation as the book.
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* MemeticMutation: Never exactly viral in its use, but "[Finger on the Monkey's Paw curls up]" can always be found somewhere on Tumblr or Twitter, [[https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/984585278198296576 usually in response to the same sort of "what I asked for, not what I wanted"]] situation as the book. This meme recently saw use in [[https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1196568514204708864 responses to the announcement of Half-Life Alyx]]
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* MemeticMutation: Never exactly viral in its use, but "[Finger on the Monkey's Paw curls up]" can always be found somewhere on Tumblr or Twitter, [[https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/984585278198296576 usually in response to the same sort of "what I asked for, not what I wanted"]] wanted" situation as the book. This meme recently saw use in [[https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1196568514204708864 responses to the announcement of Half-Life Alyx]]
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* MemeticMutation: Never exactly viral in its use, but "[Finger on the Monkey's Paw curls up]" can always be found somewhere on Tumblr or Twitter, [[https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/984585278198296576 usually in response to the same sort of "what I asked for, not what I wanted"]] situation as the book.
** This meme recently saw use in [[https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1196568514204708864 responses to the announcement of Half-Life Alyx]]
** This meme recently saw use in [[https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1196568514204708864 responses to the announcement of Half-Life Alyx]]
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* MemeticMutation: Never exactly viral in its use, but "[Finger on the Monkey's Paw curls up]" can always be found somewhere on Tumblr or Twitter, [[https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/984585278198296576 usually in response to the same sort of "what I asked for, not what I wanted"]] situation as the book.
**book. This meme recently saw use in [[https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1196568514204708864 responses to the announcement of Half-Life Alyx]]
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* NightmareFuel: Imagine seeing your son [[spoiler:turning into a zombie because of your wish]]. Imagine seeing what he looked like, had they opened the door. He was caught in machinery and the accident was implied to be so bad that he was basically delicatessen fare at the end of it. Now think of that thing walking up to your door and '''knocking on it'''.
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* NightmareFuel: Imagine seeing your son [[spoiler:turning into a zombie because of your wish]]. Imagine seeing what he looked like, had they opened the door. He was caught in machinery and the accident was implied to be so bad that he was basically delicatessen fare at the end of it. Now think of that thing walking up to your door and '''knocking on it'''.it'''.
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** The suggestion of the story is that the Whites have effectively created their own final consequence - Mrs White's mad grief is the consequence of the non-resurrection of Herbert.
** Perhaps Sergeant-Major Morris only used two of his wishes before realising he needed to get rid of the paw. But, like a good supernatural MacGuffin, the paw kept coming back to him - until he wished to be rid of it and Mr White invited him for drinks...
** Perhaps Sergeant-Major Morris only used two of his wishes before realising he needed to get rid of the paw. But, like a good supernatural MacGuffin, the paw kept coming back to him - until he wished to be rid of it and Mr White invited him for drinks...
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* MemeticMutation: Never exactly viral in its use, but "[Finger on the Monkey's Paw curls up]" can always be found somewhere on Tumblr or Twitter, [[https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/984585278198296576 usually in response to some annoyance in the poster's life]].
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* MemeticMutation: Never exactly viral in its use, but "[Finger on the Monkey's Paw curls up]" can always be found somewhere on Tumblr or Twitter, [[https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/984585278198296576 usually in response to some annoyance in the poster's life]].same sort of "what I asked for, not what I wanted"]] situation as the book.
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** This meme recently saw use in [[https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1196568514204708864 responses to the announcement of Half-Life Alyx]]
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* MemeticMutation: Never exactly viral in its use, but "[Finger on the Monkey's Paw curls up]" can always be found somewhere on Tumblr or Twitter, [[https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/984585278198296576 usually in response to some annoyance in the poster's life]].
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** Imagine if Mr. White wished that Herbert would be dead again, and when he opened the door he saw that Herbert was lying there completely un-mutilated, looking almost like he was just asleep...
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** Alternatively...we never learn if Herbert actually ''did'' come back as a [[BodyHorror horribly-mangled zombie]]. It's entirely possible [[JackassGenie the paw]] tricked Mr. White into effectively '''murdering his own son'''.
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** Mr. White only wished his son alive again; this does not necessarily mean he was ever out of the grave, since we don't know for certain what caused the knocks on the door.
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** Imagine seeing what he looked like, had they opened the door. He was caught in machinery and the accident was implied to be so bad that he was basically delicatessen fare at the end of it. Now think of that thing walking up to your door and '''knocking on it'''.
* NightmareFuel: Imagine seeing your son [[spoiler:turning into zombie because of your wish]].
** Imagine seeing what he looked like, had they opened the door. He was caught in machinery and the accident was implied to be so bad that he was basically delicatessen fare at the end of it. Now think of that thing walking up to your door and '''knocking on it'''.
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* NightmareFuel: Imagine seeing your son [[spoiler:turning into zombie because of your wish]].wish]].
** Imagine seeing what he looked like, had they opened the door. He was caught in machinery and the accident was implied to be so bad that he was basically delicatessen fare at the end of it. Now think of that thing walking up to your door and '''knocking on it'''.
** Imagine seeing what he looked like, had they opened the door. He was caught in machinery and the accident was implied to be so bad that he was basically delicatessen fare at the end of it. Now think of that thing walking up to your door and '''knocking on it'''.
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** Mr. White only wished his son alive again; this does not necessarily mean he was ever out of the grave, since we don't know for certain what caused the knocks on the door.
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* FridgeHorror: The wording of Mr. White's last wish isn't stated. If it was something along the lines of "I wish my son back to the grave", knowing the LiteralGenie, his son is not only still horribly mutilated, but possibly '''buried alive'''.
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* FridgeHorror: The wording of Mr. White's last wish isn't stated. If it was something along the lines of "I wish my son back to the grave", grave" rather than wishing he was dead again, knowing the LiteralGenie, his son is not only still horribly mutilated, but possibly '''buried alive'''.
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* FridgeHorror: The wording of Mr. White's last wish isn't stated. If it was something along the lines of "I wish my son back to the grave", knowing the LiteralGenie, his son is not only still horribly mutilated, but possibly '''buried alive'''.
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