'The Monkey' ending is a blood-soaked spectacle — and completely different from the short story it's based on
"The Monkey," the new Osgood Perkins film based on a Stephen King short story, ends with the main character encountering a ...
Oz Perkins returns Stephen King to the cornball grindhouse with The Monkey
Stephen King's grim short story The Monkey becomes Oz Perkins' gonzo midnighter where death is just another punch line.
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‘The Monkey’ is fun, but that’s about it
The film delivers little story and emotion, instead opting for shock-driven laughs and outrageous violence.
'The Monkey' Is a Delirious Gross-Out Hoot That Totally Cracks the Stephen King Adaptation Code
Director Osgood Perkins follows up 'Longlegs' with a giddy, gruesome, film that would make the King of Horror proud ...
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This 2017 Netflix Movie Is One Of Stephen King's Most Underrated Adaptations
Stephen King's beloved sci-fi and horror novels have been adapted for the big and small screen countless times, and one movie ...
‘The Monkey’ review: Stephen King’s killer toy becomes ‘Longlegs’ creator Osgood Perkins’ plaything
Filmmakers tinker with the question of tone from project to project, many not as much as they should. But writer-director ...
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Why The Monkey Is So Divisive With Audiences Despite Its 78% Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score
Though 2025's The Monkey has been praised by critics, director Osgood Perkins's horror-comedy has gotten less than favorable ...
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‘The Monkey’ means business
On Jan. 25, famed horror author Stephen King posted on Threads, “You’ve never seen anything like THE MONKEY. It’s batshit ...