Stephen King's grim short story The Monkey becomes Oz Perkins' gonzo midnighter where death is just another punch line.

“Don’t call it a toy!” This sentiment is alternately groaned ... Cue hours of amusement for the kiddos! This particular monkey is slightly different from your typical plaything, however.

I was like, ‘It’s a toy monkey, for one thing ... The blood spatter would work as the punch lines, not jump scares. He also wanted to embrace the spirit of King himself, who he credits ...

Even in a universe where deaths are caused by a malevolent toy monkey. You turn the key and ... work of comic genius where the punchlines punch so hard you’ll explode.

Of course, all machinations are born of a cursed monkey toy that proves impossible to get ... but for the deaths to really hit with a gut-punch force, you have to feel something for the people ...

After stumbling upon their long-lost father’s (Adam Scott) old-fashioned toy monkey ... of Hal’s messing around with the monkey no less, it’s a gut punch for the audience as well as the ...

Gory and gloriously absurd, the horror comedy stars Theo James in a dual role as twins who thought they got rid of a cursed monkey toy when they ... one-two emotional punch of Tom Hanks and ...

The 1965 Dam Troll Monkey was ... iconic toys. The game featured two colorful robots — Red Rocker and Blue Bomber — controlled by players who used levers to punch and try to knock their ...

The cast of The Monkey delivers haunting performances, with big names like Elijah Wood and Theo James anchoring the spine-chilling story.