Last Respects story
Yvonne, Dolores, and Marlys Finger are three sisters who bicker with one another constantly. Left in charge of their late father's struggling curiosity shop, they discover a monkey's paw in a box of items. Thinking that they have found a way out of their financial troubles, Marlys and Yvvone use it to wish for riches. But their riches are not without tragic consequences. Directed by: Freddie Francis. Story by: Scott Nimerfro.
11 total · 2 choice · 5 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| be careful what you wish for | choice | The central theme throughout the story is that there is a monkey's paw that grants three wishes to its owner, but rarely so in a manner that leaves them pleased. |
| greed for riches | choice | It was written on the monkey's paw that it is prone to punishing greedy wishes harshly. Unfazed, its various owners invariably used some of their wishes to obtain wealth one way or the other. |
| facing financial ruin | major | Central to the story was the three sisters' failing curiosity shop, and their reluctance to go against their late father's wishes by reforming the business. |
| fratricide | major | One sister shot the younger sister dead in order to collect on an insurance policy. |
| remorse | major | Yvonne came to regret having ever wished for £1,000,000 when it came true through the fulfillment of her younger sister's life insurance policy. |
| sister and sister | major | The story concerns three sisters and their internecine bickering. |
| wish-granting magic object | major | Three sisters came into possession of a mysterious monkey's paw that granted three wishes to its owner, each at a terrible cost. |
| caring for an elderly relative | minor | The three sisters were caring for their senile, elderly mother. |
| insurance fraud | minor | One sister shot the younger sister dead in order to collect on an insurance policy. |
| living corpse | minor | The story is presented by the Crypt Keeper, a cackling, wisecracking cadaver. Through the magic of the monkey's paw, the youngest sister was returned to life in a zombified form of some sort. |