"The Monkey," the new Osgood Perkins film based on a Stephen King short story, ends with the main character encountering a ...

The Monkey pairs its macabre sense of humor with an unsettling takeaway.

Despite being an enjoyable watch with an impressive cast and good creative direction, the movie’s horror elements never ...

Gore, death, and revenge are three qualities typically found in the horror genre, and the 2025 adaptation of Stephen King’s ...

Splitting the character of Hal Shelburne into a set of twins is one of the biggest changes to King's original story, along with the depth into which the movie goes about Hal and Bill's childhood.

After their mother's funeral, Bill (unbeknownst to Hal) figured out that it was Hal that turned the monkey's key in 1999, ...

"The Monkey," in theaters Friday from director Osgood Perkins and adapted from Stephen King, celebrates extreme death scenes with a macabre sense of humor.

Watching “Gremlins” as a kid was huge influence on Perkins’ “The Monkey,” and the director has received feedback from 12- and 13-year-olds who think “it's the best movie they've ever seen.” Hal and ...

The Monkey stars Theo James (Archive, Dual) as twins Hal and Bill Shelburn. Hal and Bill’s father, Petey Shelburn Sr., (Adam Scott) attempts to return the monkey toy in 1999 to an antique shop. The ...

The Monkey is an adaptation of the Stephen King short story of the same name, and there couldn't be a better fit for Perkins. All of his movies, in one way or another, have dealt with family trauma ...