The Monkey is swinging into theaters, promising violently fun horror for all who dare. From Osgood Perkins, in his follow-up to last year's Longlegs, The Monkey is based on Stephen King's short ...

‘The Monkey’ director Osgood Perkins says Disney is why film’s evil toy plays the drum by: Russell Falcon. Posted: Feb 15, 2025 / 04:20 PM CST. Updated: Feb 15, 2025 / 04:20 PM CST.

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.