Old Scratch

Old Scratch or Mr. Scratch is a nickname or pseudonym for the Devil. The name likely comes from Middle English scrat, the name of a demon or goblin, derived from Old Norse skratte.

Mentions

Examples of usage of the name "Old Scratch" are found in:

Literature

"The [Devil and Tom Walker]" by Washington Irving
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Three Clerks by Anthony Trollope
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo by Rudyard Kipling
"The Devil and Daniel Webster" by Stephen Vincent Benét
"Prologue to an Adventure" by Dylan Thomas
"The Fair to Middling by Arthur Calder-Marshall
"The Last Rung on the Ladder" by Stephen King
Miracle Monday by Elliot S. Maggin
Windswept House by Fr. Malachi Martin
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
The Barn at the End of Our Term by Karen Russell
Homestuck by Andrew Hussie
I, Ripper by Stephen Hunter
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #6 by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
"Disappearance At Devil's Rock" by Paul Tremblay
Scratchman by Tom Baker

Film

Television

Constantine
American Dad!
Lucifer
Quantum Leap
The Messengers
Billions
American Horror Story
Criminal Minds
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Netflix TV Series by Roberto Aguirre-SacasaBeing Human
Hap and Leonard (TV series)
The Cuphead Show
A Christmas Carol
Lawmen: Bass Reeves
''Agatha All Along''

Music

"Beelz" song written by Stephen Lynch
"Three Men Hanging" song by Murder by Death
"Tight Like That" by Clutch
"Un-Reborn Again" by Queens of the Stone Age
"Bewitched" by Beat Happening
”The Devil Lives in a Mason Jar” by John Driskell Hopkins
"Oldscratch" by The Distillers
"Old Scratch Blues" by Jack White

Video games

Miscellaneous

Episode 12 of the podcast Welcome to Night Vale
Parts 31-38 of the podcast
A proposed Doctor Who feature film developed by Tom Baker and Ian Marter was given the working title Doctor Who Meets Scratchman.