THE MONKEY Spoiler Review

‘The Monkey’ Review (2025)

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THE MONKEY Spoiler Review

Major spoilers ahead for The Monkey. You’ve been warned.  *  *  For Hollywood, Stephen King is the gift that keeps on giving. Over 50 of his stories have been turned into movies or series. That’s not even counting sequels or remakes of the same stories. Only Shakespeare has him beat for the most adaptations.   Some adaptations of King’s work have been truly awesome, like Carrie (1976), Misery (1990) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994). Others ha…

REVIEW: ‘The Monkey’ provides a hellaciously gory and hilariously dark horror tale

Graphic inspired by The Monkey film, featuring cymbals, an eye, and a mouth to represent key motifs. (Gracie Davis/The Seahawk) Fresh off the success of “Longlegs” this past year, writer-director Osgood Perkins has put out yet another horror blockbuster in theaters. This time, in place of an original feature, he has chosen “The Monkey,” one of dozens of short stories from Stephen King’s “Skeleton Crew” novel, has worked once again with the help …

New Release Review - "The Monkey"

WW Jacobs' 1902 short story 'The Monkey's Paw' might be the most influential work in the horror genre. In the century since its publication we've received countless novels, stories, plays, TV shows and films that riff on its "be careful what you wish for" template. With his 1980 short story 'The Monkey', Stephen King playfully acknowledged the influence of Jacobs on his chosen field, but rather than merely a paw he presented readers with a whole…

The Monkey Review: A Must-See or Not?

Stephen King’s terrifying short stories have long served as inspiration for some of the most iconic horror films, and The Monkey is the latest to receive a big-screen adaptation. Directed by Osgood Perkins and featuring a star-studded cast including Theo James, Elijah Wood, Tatiana Maslany, and Christian Convery, The Monkey promises to deliver supernatural chills wrapped in a psychological thriller. But does it live up to the legacy of King’s be…

The Monkey Review: You Won't Go Bananas For It

Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey brings Stephen King‘s 1980 short story to the screen, transforming its chilling premise into a psychological horror film laced with dark humor. Starring Theo James in a dual role as estranged twin brothers, the film explores the nightmarish consequences of a cursed toy monkey that orchestrates gruesome deaths whenever its mechanical ... The post The Monkey Review: You Won’t Go Bananas For It appeared first on The Movie…