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

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 ...

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 ...