White fumbles at the locks in a desperate attempt to open the door, Mr. White becomes terrified and fears that the thing outside is not the son he loved. He makes his third and final wish. The knocking stops, and Mrs. White opens the door to find that no one is there. Notable versions in other media The story has been adapted into other media many times, including: On 6 October 1903, a one-act play opened at London's Haymarket Theatre, starring Cyril Maude as Mr. White and Lena Ashwell as Mrs. White. A 1907 stage adaptation by Louis N. Parker starred John Lawson. A 1915 film version was directed by Sidney Northcote and starred John Lawson (who was in the 1907 stage play). A 1919 British silent film (director unknown) is known to have been made but is now considered lost. The Monkey's Paw (1923 film) was directed by Manning Haynes and starred Moore Marriott, Marie Ault, and Charles Ashton. A 17 July 1928 UK radio adaptation was based on the 1907 play. The Monkey's Paw (1933 film), with screenplay by Graham John and directed by Wesley Ruggles (his last film with RKO), starred C. Aubrey Smith, Ivan Simpson, and Louise Carter. The film was considered lost until pictures from it were posted online in 2016; the existing copy is dubbed in French. A 28 May 1946 episode of the BBC Radio series Appointment with Fear. The Monkey's Paw (1948 film), with screenplay by Norman Lee and Barbara Toy. A 16 December 1958 episode of the UK radio series Thirty-Minute Theatre, starring Carleton Hobbs and Gladys Young. A 1961 film version called Espiritismo (released as Spiritism in the US), directed by Benito Alazraki and starring Nora Veyran, Jose Luis Jiminez, and Jorge Mondragon. "The Monkey's Paw – A Retelling" aired on TV on 19 April 1965 in season 3, episode 26, of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, starring Leif Erickson, Jane Wyatt, and Lee Majors. An episode of the 1970s British television series Orson Welles Great Mysteries. An 11 July 1980 episode of the CBC Radio series Nightfall. A 1983 Stephen King novel, Pet Sematary, is a retelling of the story. A 17 January 1988 BBC Radio adaptation by Patrick Galvin, presented as part of Fear on Four. It was rebroadcast individually as a Halloween special on 31 October 1993. A half-hour televised special broadcast on Channel 4 in 1988, directed