The Monkey Spoons

by Mary Elizabeth Counselman

“The price,” he said heavily, “is five hundred for the set, if you insist on buying it… But I must tell you this, although I am sure you young people will laugh at me—or perhaps be even more intrigued by these…these devilish spoons! You see, they…” Mr. Sproull gulped. “They are supposed to be cursed.”

Genres: Horror

19 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1950

About the author

Mary Elizabeth Counselman was an American writer of short stories and poetry.
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Reviews

[Tim Pendry · Rating 2 out of 5]

A slight East Coast story from Weird Tales about a cruel supernatural revenge derived from Dutch colonial history and folklore. Not at all badly written but it strikes one as old-fashioned even in 1950.

[Forked Radish · Rating 4 out of 5]

Don’t monkey with spoons and always believe your local antiques dealer… Monkey spoons got their name from the way their ends hooked to punch bowl rims like New World monkeys hanging on to branches with their tails.

[Robin · Rating 5 out of 5]

My grandmother's writing was amazing

She was my grandmother. It's awesome to read her published works. I was too young to know her before she passed.