“Longlegs” writer-director Osgood Perkins has returned this month with “The Monkey,” another nightmarish horror film with a shockingly violent edge. The similarities between the two movies more or ...

"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 ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Perkins’ The Monkey deviates substantially from King’s ...

Joe George has been a pop culture writer for over a decade, whose work frequently appears at Den of Geek, Reactor Magazine, Think Christian, and elsewhere. He has bylines at StarTrek.com, Polygon, and ...