The Monkey writer/director Osgood Perkins explains how his unique experience with people dying in weird ways funneled into ...

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 ...

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 ...

Given the rich source material, one would expect a psychological horror film full of dread. Instead, Perkins delivers a ...

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.

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.

The story follows a man plagued by a monkey toy that bangs its cymbals if you wind it up. Unfortunately, every time the monkey bangs its cymbals, someone dies. The 2025 Oscars won’t use this ...

The Monkey is an adaptation of the Stephen King short story of the same name, and there couldn't be a better fit for Perkins. All of his movies, in one way or another, have dealt with family trauma ...

Or a wig on a hat. The monkey itself is a marvel of design, all grinning, glass-eyed malevolence. Notably, the iconic, cymbal-banging toy seen on the cover of King’s short story collection could ...

The actor discusses playing ... comedy “The Monkey” (in theaters), Theo James plays Hal and Bill, estranged twin brothers who are besieged by a possessed music-making monkey toy they got ...

Part of this was because of necessity – Disney actually copyrighted the small, cymbal-playing monkey because the toy makes an appearance in Pixar’s “Toy Story 3.” Perkins’ monkey instead ...