it's clear that King's name continues to be a draw for viewers under the right circumstances. The Monkey also features a unique horror-comedy tone and plenty of gruesome, inventive kills ...

“The Monkey” is based on a short story of the same name by “The Shining” author Stephen King. Published over 40 years ago, the story was originally included in a 1980 edition of Gallery ...

Stephen King is a master [of tone-setting]. In terms of “The Monkey,” he sets a tone ... (Laughs.) You draw on your own history, certainly. I have brothers, I have sisters.

"Even today we draw inspiration from the Monkey King's pioneering spirit of courage and determination. Simultaneously, we are moved by the profound Chinese culture and artistic depth embedded ...

Based on a Stephen King short story, the film stars Theo James as twins Hal and Bill Shelburn who have been traumatized since childhood by a cursed monkey toy that brings about a shocking death ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

King’s original tale provides the broad strokes for Perkins’ screenplay, and his influence is felt in other familiar ways, like The Monkey’s small-town Maine setting, at least one in-joke ...

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 ...

Stephen King’s short story “The Monkey” was originally published in a 1980 issue of Gallery magazine, and later anthologized in King’s wildly popular 1985 collection “Skeleton Crew.” ...