Old Scratch
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- Mr. Scratch redirects here. For the film of that title, see The Devil and Daniel Webster (film) circa 1941.
Old Scratch or Mr. Scratch is a name of the Devil, chiefly in Southern US English. The name likely continues Middle English scrat, the name of a demon or goblin, derived from Old Norse skratte.[1]
Mentions
Examples of usage of the name "Old Scratch" are found in:
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
- Constantine (TV series)
- Crossroads (1986 film)
- The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benét
- The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving
- The Last Rung on the Ladder by Stephen King
- Miracle Monday by Elliot S. Maggin
- Mud (2012 film)
- Quantum Leap (1990 TV series Season 3 Episode 5 "The Boogieman")
- The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo by Rudyard Kipling
- The Three Clerks by Anthony Trollope
- The Witches of Eastwick (film)
- Prince of Darkness (film)
"Beelz" song written by Stephen Lynch
References
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