The Monkey's Paw (1948) - SSP065 - Scary Spirits Podcast

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On this episode Karen wants to relive her glory days. She picked a film that she once watched with a High School boyfriend in her parent’s living room, “The Monkey’s Paw” from 1948. Join Greg and Karen as they discuss the film while they enjoy a “Monkey Paw” cocktail. The recipe that Karen found on cocktails365.net is below.

Monkey Paw Cocktail Recipe

• 2 oz Jamaican rum
• 1 oz orange brandy
• 2 oz pineapple juice
• club soda to top

Instructions:

Combine all of your ingredients in a rocks glass filled with ice.
Stir and then serve. Preferably not with an actually Monkey Paw attached.

A Brief Synopsis: A curio dealer sells a monkey’s paw that can grant the possessor three wishes but warns that disaster will follow.

Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:

We are having a contest! Email us to win!
How much is 200 pounds in American currency anyway?
“Alice” is the name of the motorcycle.
Like Greg’s Mom always used to say, “If wishes were horses, we’d all take a ride.”
Is it bad luck to pass someone salt?
Why is it unlucky to walk under a ladder?

Our rating of the film:

This movie was so bad that it took us 4 cocktails to get through it.

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