La main du diable
Roland buys a severed hand talisman for a nickel, gaining love, wealth and fame. After a year of success, the devil appears to collect payment.
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"A hotel in the Alps is filled with guests after an avalanche left them stranded. Roland Brissot walks out of the snow with a fake left hand and a box. The police comes looking for someone fitting his description. The lights go out and Roland's box goes missing. The other guests are suspicious of him. He recounts his story starting from a year ago. He's a failing painter with girl trouble. He's offered a talisman which would fulfill his gift. This is a French horror film titled La main du diable. It's basically the monkey paw horror story. Losing a hand is interesting. I li..."
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The premise of each owner of the talisman having to sell at a loss was first used in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1891 short story "The Bottle Imp" and creates a paradox similar to "The Unexpected Hanging".
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Roland buys a severed hand talisman for a nickel, gaining love, wealth and fame. After a year of success, the devil appears to collect payment.