The supernatural villain of “The Monkey,” writer-director Osgood Perkins’ one-note followup to last year’s horror hit “Longlegs,” is a toy chimp that murders every time his little key ...

'The Monkey,' a wild horror comedy, shows how a toy kills and never reveals why There’s no message, just a string of of creative and gruesome deaths inflicted by an evil plaything.

Horror director Osgood Perkins ("Longlegs") says he had to make a major change when adapting the Stephen King short story, "The Monkey," for the forthcoming film of the same name — and he says ...

You see, “The Monkey” is based on a 1980 King short story that was published in a now-defunct adult magazine and later as part of the King story collection “Skeleton Crew” in 1985.

A generation after the boys drop the killer mechanical percussionist down a well, it’s 2024, the monkey’s back, and Theo James takes over the roles of grown-up and now-estranged Hal and Bill.

You see, “The Monkey” is based on a 1980 King short story that was published in a now-defunct adult magazine and later as part of the King story collection “Skeleton Crew” in 1985.

In the warped new horror-comedy “The Monkey” (in theaters), Theo James plays Hal and Bill, estranged twin brothers who are besieged by a possessed music-making monkey toy they got under ...

The Monkey transforms Stephen King’s eerie short story into a blood-soaked dark comedy, ... The Monkey Review – A Sinister Toy with a Sinister Sense of Humor. Mark Pacis. February 5, 2025.

You see, “The Monkey” is based on a 1980 King short story that was published in a now-defunct adult magazine and later as part of the King story collection “Skeleton Crew” in 1985.

He added: “I wanted to steer away from the more serious movies about possessed toys, which don’t ring true for me.” “The Monkey” hits theaters February 21. Suggest a Correction ...

You see, “The Monkey” is based on a 1980 King short story that was published in a now-defunct adult magazine and later as part of the King story collection “Skeleton Crew” in 1985.