The actor pulls double duty as twins facing a deadly toy monkey in the Stephen King adaptation, which had a script that he loved but left him "slightly confused" because of its comedic tone.

Petey Shelburn, trying to give away the toy monkey at a nearby antique store. When talking to the shopkeeper, Petey explains that he doesn't know exactly what the monkey is. The film also doesn't ...

George Romero wasn’t really known for feel-good endings; his movies are famous for their biting social commentary, and Night ...

Oz Perkins’ second movie in two years, The Monkey (2025) puts humor first. Scared by the power or feeling guilting depending on which brother is talking, they try to abandon the murderous toy.

Have you ever had an old toy that didn't really make you smile? But actually, it sent shivers down your spine? Maybe it was its dead eye stare, or the frozen grin, or just the thought of what it might ...

Neon released it theatrically in the United States on February 21, 2025. In the movie, a cursed toy monkey randomly kills people around him. After the toy is taken by the twin brothers Hal and ...

The short story “The Monkey” was first published in 1980, later joining many of King’s other works in the “Skeleton Crew” collection in 1985. The story follows a man named Hal Shelburn, who recovers ...

The Monkey film takes creative liberties with King's story, changing characters, tone, and setting. The movie transforms a horror story into a black comedy with absurd and gory deaths. Both the ...

Then, when Oz and I started talking about it ... and he’s looking for immortality through this maniacal toy monkey. Hal was always bullied by his slightly older twin brother, Bill.