Hal soon discovers that it's his estranged twin Bill who now has the monkey and is responsible for the deaths. Bill has been turning the monkey's key, hoping that it'll be Hal that the monkey kills.

“They own Darth Vader and they own the cymbals,” Perkins says. The filmmaker initially thought having the monkey play a drum might “cheapen” it. However, Perkins figured out a way for the ...

observing that the monkey appears to be broken. Its hand, holding a drumstick, is stuck at head level. It can’t even play the drums! “You don’t want the drumstick to come down!” ...

it’s a medium-sized circus monkey who, when wound up via a key in the back, beats his little drum and stares at the winder unblinkingly. As a fun addition, though, as the monkey plays ...

Much like its equally evil horror toy counterparts — Annabelle and Chucky, for instance — the monkey itself is fairly terrifying. When wound up by an unsuspecting human, the stuffed animal begins to ...

(NEXSTAR) — 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 ...

Neon’s horror comedy “The Monkey” is seeing and doing a strong opening weekend, though it’ll take silver at the box office behind Disney’s “Captain America: Brave New World,” still ...

Bill gets hold of the monkey and constantly tries to kill Hal but triggers the deaths of anyone but Hal. Eventually, he traps ...

What could have been a refreshing exploration of grief gets crushed beneath the monkey's drum. While the comedic success of the film lies in its timing, visual gags and physical action ...

“The Monkey” chopped into an estimated $5.8 million from 3,200 theaters across … Box Office: ‘The Monkey’ Drums Up $5.8 Million Opening Day, ‘Captain America’ Gets Second Term on Top ...