‘The Monkey’ is fun, but that’s about it

‘The Monkey’ is fun, but that’s about it

If you saw Osgood Perkins's recent summer blockbuster "Longlegs," you may be in want of another chilling, somber, story-driven thriller. You may think to turn to "The Monkey," Perkins's newest film released less than a year after the former. But the minute the film begins, you will realize it is, in fact, not the movie you're looking for. Where "Longlegs" aimed to scare with classically creepy and haunting energy, "The Monkey" shoots for laughs.…

‘The Jolly Monkey’ Exclusive Trailer – Osgood Perkins’ ‘The Monkey’ Gets a Mockbuster

In the wake of Osgood Perkins’ new movie The Monkey scaring up $20 million in its box office debut, The Asylum is offering up a “mockbuster” of their own with The Jolly Monkey. The Asylum will release The Jolly Monkey in select theaters on February 28 before bringing the film to VOD outlets on March 1. Exclusively watch the official trailer down below. Like the Osgood Perkins movie based on Stephen King’s short story, The Asylum’s “mockbuster” t…