Ep. 4 — The Tale of the Twisted Claw: Reckless Authority & the Price of Three Wishes

This week, Graveyard Mike digs into The Tale of the Twisted Claw — a story about cursed wishes, social power, and what happens when the universe takes you literally.We trace the episode’s pop-culture DNA through The Monkey’s Paw, Twilight Zone logic, and folklore consequence horror — then examine how authority, pressure, and misplaced confidence drive the damage.Because sometimes the monster isn’t a witch.Sometimes it’s the rules doing exactly what you told them to.