The Monkey is based on a 1980 King short story of the same name about a wind-up monkey toy that causes people to die whenever it bangs its cymbals together.

“The Monkey” lands as a twisted horror-comedy, superbly blending gruesome deaths with genuine laughs while exploring the complexities of family relationships.

The greatest sin of “The Monkey” is that it has everything it needs to be genuinely entertaining, but it still fails to meet its potential. The idea of a killer toy monkey is exciting, but all the ...

The “Helmholtz resonator” concept explains the frequencies of sound produced by clapping the hands together in different configurations.

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

“The Monkey” is full of elaborately gruesome set pieces where characters are electrocuted, burned, blown to bits and more, all to the whimsical tune of the toy monkey. Its surreal tone and strange ...

"The Monkey" movie director Osgood Perkins spills on his cartoonish kills, nods to Stephen King and why Death himself makes an appearance. (Spoilers!) ...

The Monkey toy at the center of the movie was given a drum instead of the original clapping cymbals from King's original short story due to Disney copyrighting the cymbal-style monkey for Toy Story 3.

The 'Longlegs' writer/director talks to IndieWire about his career, Stephen King, and the origins of his toy monkey with no backstory in 'The Monkey.' ...

The Monkey Review The Monkey (2025) Film Review, a movie directed by Osgood Perkins, written by Osgood Perkins and starring Theo James.