Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Director Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey — the hit horror comedy based on a short story by Stephen ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. The logline for The Monkey reads, “When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a ...

Less than a year after he left audiences haunted with his Nicolas Cage-led indie horror hit “Longlegs,” writer-director Osgood Perkins is back with another singular cinematic nightmare. His latest ...

Warning: this review contains spoilers. NEON’s new Stephen King adaptation, “The Monkey,” is not for the faint of heart but is an absolute blast for those who can stomach the absolute carnage on ...

The Monkey follows young twin brothers Bill and Hal Shelburn (Christian Convery), who happen upon their father’s toy wind-up monkey tucked away in the attic. Whenever the key on the monkey’s back is ...

"The Monkey" is about a cursed wind-up monkey toy that causes someone to die whenever it's played. The movie from filmmaker Osgood Perkins is based on a Stephen King story of the same name. It's ...

The following contains spoilers for The Monkey, in theaters Feb. 21, 2025. Most people do not expect their horror-comedy to ...