A review by cadmanreads
The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs

5.0

I really enjoy short stories but don't read them enough. I should!

This was excellent. Its basically 'be careful what you wish for'

It reminded me of the Richard Matheson short 'Button Button' that was made into a twilight zone episode and the movie 'The box'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_adaptations_of_The_Monkey%27s_Paw