The Monkey opens with Hal and Bill's father, Capt. Petey Shelburn, trying to give away the toy monkey at a nearby antique store.When talking to the shopkeeper, Petey explains that he doesn't know ...

The Monkey is a horror film following twin brothers Hal and Bill, who uncover their father's old monkey toy in the attic, ...

Spoiler alert! We're discussing key plot points and the ending of “The Monkey” (in theaters now) so beware if you haven’t seen it. “Everybody dies, and that’s life” is director Osgood ...

The first rule of “The Monkey” is there are no steadfast rules to “The Monkey.” This is a blood-red dark comedy about a toy monkey who is evil incarnate and has the supernatural ability to ...

The Monkey might not be setting a new standard of excellence for King adaptations, but by Perkins merely leaning into the lunacy of the core premise, he showcased that creatives don’t need to be ...

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 ...

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.

The Monkey manages to lean full-force into sight gags and dry one-liners while still making plenty of room for beheadings, electrocutions, and a death-by-beehive sequence that has to be seen to be ...

The titular evil entity of The Monkey would need a new instrument to play and one that would feel right for a mid-20th century toy. Luckily, Perkins had some schemes in mind to make things just right.