Despite having powerful producers James Wan and Peter Safran aboard the Stephen King adaptation, no major studio wanted Perkins' take on the project before indie outfit Neon boarded: "I had to take it ...

Filmmakers tinker with the question of tone from project to project, many not as much as they should. But writer-director ...

What do you get when you mix the 'Longlegs' director with a short story by the Master of the Macabre? Hint: It involves drum ...

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With “The Monkey,” there's flashes of what makes director Oz Perkins and original storyteller Stephen King so interesting.

Stephen King is an author renowned for his uncanny ability to consistently craft engaging and terrifying stories, so it’s no surprise his works have influenced Hollywood productions for decades. The ...

The Monkey, the upcoming horror movie based on Stephen King's short story, is set during the 1990s, and there are a few reasons why this works well.

Stephen King praised the upcoming horror movie The Monkey as "batsh*t insane" and "admirable." King has been honest about past adaptations, criticizing some like Firestarter. Osgood Perkins wrote ...

the composer said. Advertisement Article continues below this ad He decided to write "The Monkey King,” based on an episode from the 16th century Chinese novel “Journey to the West” in which a primate ...

The Monkey arrives in theaters on February 21. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The first of as many as six Stephen King ...