One of the biggest ties between Perkins' symbolism and the film is in The Monkey's ending, in which Bill frantically tries to force the toy to kill his brother, resulting in a massive surge of ...

The upcoming Stephen King movie adaptation, The Monkey, offers a dark twist on toy characters similar to Toy Story. The cursed cymbal-banging monkey toy in The Monkey brings themes of death and ...

You see, “The Monkey” is based on a 1980 King short story that was published in a now-defunct adult magazine and later as part of the King story collection “Skeleton Crew” in 1985.

He added: “I wanted to steer away from the more serious movies about possessed toys, which don’t ring true for me.” “The Monkey” hits theaters February 21. Suggest a Correction ...

Horror director Osgood Perkins ("Longlegs") says he had to make a major change when adapting the Stephen King short story, "The Monkey," for the forthcoming film of the same name — and he says ...

Horror director Osgood Perkins ("Longlegs") says he had to make a major change when adapting the Stephen King short story, "The Monkey," for the forthcoming film of the same name — and he says ...

You see, “The Monkey” is based on a 1980 King short story that was published in a now-defunct adult magazine and later as part of the King story collection “Skeleton Crew” in 1985.

You see, “The Monkey” is based on a 1980 King short story that was published in a now-defunct adult magazine and later as part of the King story collection “Skeleton Crew” in 1985.