But unlike in the Stephen King story, the toy monkey rocks a drum In King’s original ... more in line with Itchy and Scratchy and Wile E. Coyote than they are with ‘Terrifier,’ ” Perkins ...

King compares the film to more like a ... “Oz [Perkins] is right when he says that the deaths are like Wile E. Coyote,” he says of The Monkey’s often explosive murders.

Based on the short story of the same name by Stephen King, Oz Perkins twists and expands the story to suit his purposes -- ...

Essentially a series of sketch-comedy illustrations of how many ways you can kill off your cast members, “The Monkey” comes from Stephen King’s 1980 short story. The psychic link between ...

“The Monkey” is classic King material. A creepy windup childhood monkey doll that plays cymbals and bears a stressed-out psycho smile re-enters the lives of two very different twins (Theo James ...

So is the new one: Director Osgood Perkins' "The Monkey" (in theaters now), based on the short story from King's "Skeleton Crew" collection, stars Theo James as twin brothers plagued by a cursed ...

What if I told you Oz Perkins' The Monkey isn't the first to adapt Stephen King's short story? While Neon's 2025 goreganza is the approved and licensed adaptation, there's a lesser-known 80s ...

While promoting that project, Perkins recently dropped a few hints on The Monkey to Bloody Disgusting’s Boo Crew podcast. Those details include what type of Stephen King vibe to expect ...

Warning: You may not be able to sleep after watching The Monkey, a new Stephen King horror movie opening in theaters this weekend. Especially if you’ve ever had a toy monkey at any point in your ...