NEON’s adaptation of the Stephen King short story, The Monkey, released in theaters on Feb. 21, 2025. Courtesy of NEON.

The Monkey director Osgood Perkins actually plays a character in the horror film, and he gave himself the most disturbing ...

The Monkey takes a major divergence from the original short story and turns an unexpected characters into a dangerous villain who's after Hal.

“Everybody dies, and that’s life.” This repeated line in Oz Perkins’ twisted “The Monkey” sums up its main theme of the inevitable brutality of life, something the filmmaker knows all too well. The ...

However, when it came to adapting The Monkey, one critical element of the titular simian had to be changed for the big screen. Believe it or not, that change came about because of a family ...

Well, here comes another one. The menacing toy of “The Monkey” is right there in the title — more specifically, it’s a medium-sized circus monkey who, when wound up via a key in the back ...

[Spoilers for The Monkey ahead.] A campy, gory horror movie starring Theo James is as fun of a time as it sounds. The White Lotus actor gives a stellar performance in director Osgood Perkins ...

With The Monkey making its way into theaters, many fans are wondering when and where it will be available for streaming. Hulu is expected to be the streaming home for the film, following the pattern ...

Reveling in kills that are senseless, aggressive, and increasingly imaginative and nightmarish, The Monkey is not just a stomach-churning treat for horror fans. It also feels like a challenge ...

But “The Monkey,” which Perkins adapted from a 1980 short story by Stephen King, doesn’t build on the earlier film’s promise. On the contrary, it’s a ham-handed, lurchingly obvious mess ...

King without blood isn’t much of a spectacle, and thankfully, The Monkey has it in bucketloads. Off the back of his success with 2024’s Longlegs, Osgood Perkins has returned in a new form with ...