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

The sound design too deserves a special mention, with its every cymbal crash punching you in the ... which isn't always the best thing for a film about a killer monkey toy. Final Verdict: Wind it up ...

People will literally form a circle around me and clap their hands like I’m a trained monkey.” As a result, he tells DJs to resist the temptation to play Footloose, Kenny Loggins’ 1984 song that ...

The story kicks off with Petey Shelburn Sr. (Adam Scott) attempting to return a toy monkey he bought for his sons, only to witness a horrifying accident at the store. Realising the toy’s dark nature, ...

mechanical cymbal-banging monkey as children, only to discover that every time it plays, someone dies. Terrified, they dispose of the toy, hoping to leave its horrors behind. But years later ...

But Perkins couldn’t have them because apparently Disney had copyrighted a monkey playing cymbals for “Toy Story 3.” “They own Darth Vader and they own the cymbals,” Perkins says.

comes into play. Cymbal-banging monkey toys are nothing new. Moviegoers have seen them before, both on the silver screen and perhaps even in real life. The monkey depicted in King's short story is ...

included in the 1985 short story collection “Skeleton Crew,” the toy monkey brings about death by playing cymbals. But Perkins couldn’t have them because apparently Disney had copyrighted a monkey ...

Where King describes the titular toy as holding two cymbals, the monkey on the movie ... Very soon, Hal realizes the connection between the monkey's playing and other mysterious deaths, including ...

Directed by Osgood Perkins, who broke out with the ominous 'Longlegs,' his follow-up is jokier and less effective, piercing the jugular with splatter gags.