Old Scratch
"Mr. Scratch" redirects here. For the film, see The Devil and Daniel Webster (film).
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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)
- "American Dad!" episode "Permanent Record Wrecker"
- 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
- Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
- Lucifer (TV series) (Season 1 Episode 2 "Lucifer, Stay. Good Devil.")
- Miracle Monday by Elliot S. Maggin
- Mud (2012 film)
- Quantum Leap" (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
- "Three Men Hanging" song by Murder by Death
References
- ↑ "Old Scratch", The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Houghton Mifflin Company, Fifth Edition, 2011
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