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 ...

His latest horror film “The Monkey,” based on King’s 1980 short ... blackly comical cartoon sense of humor similar to the gleeful eviscerations in Stuart Gordon’s “Re-Animator” or ...

In an adaptation of Stephen King’s short story, “The Monkey,” the film follows Hal and Bill Shelburn, portrayed by Theo James ...

This contrast of humor and horror is one of the film’s greatest strengths, allowing its story to explore dark, emotional themes with an unexpected sense of catharsis. The monkey itself is more ...

And although the script never gives him any "funny" material to work with, his no-sell, deadpan deliveries are hilarious at the right times. On top of that, The Monkey oozes Stephen King.

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.

showstopping ways that writer-director Osgood Perkins reserves for his characters in “The Monkey.” Death not only has a sick sense of humor in this adaptation of the 1980 Stephen King short ...

Nothing’s wrong with a few buckets of blood, but Perkins’ movie waters them down with its repetitious plot and weak attempts at humor. “The Monkey” strains to be a comedy as much as a ...