"The Monkey" is a 1980 horror short story by Stephen King featuring a cursed cymbal-banging monkey toy. The story was first published as a booklet included in Gallery magazine in 1980. It was significantly revised and published in King's collection Skeleton Crew in 1985.

Stephen King’s“The Monkey” is a story that combines psychological horror with a profound analysis of guilt, fear, and the connection between the everyday and the supernatural. The story revolves around a mechanical monkey, a seemingly harmless toy loaded with an inexplicable evil that seems to cause tragedy whenever it sounds its cymbals.

The Monkey is an upcoming American horror comedy film [4] based on the 1980 short story "The Monkey" by Stephen King. The film adaptation is written and directed by Osgood Perkins. It stars Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, Christian Convery, Colin O'Brien, Rohan Campbell, and Sarah Levy.

3 days ago · But The Monkey is hardly your average King page-to-screen situation—a relief, ... adapts Stephen King with an assist from producer James Wan—and the result is a perfect blend of all three ...

It came out more sharply than he had intended, and he had snatched the monkey out of Dennis's hands before he was really aware he had done it. Dennis looked around at him, startled.

3 days ago · Stephen King adaptations have existed in wide variety of forms and genres, and I have personally seen them all. That being said, never before have we seen something like Osgood Perkins’s The Monkey. — Eric Eisenberg, CinemaBlend. Perkins takes considerable creative liberties in adapting Stephen King’s 1980 short story.

“The Monkey” is a short horror story by American writer Stephen King, who is often called “The Master of Horror.” It was first published in 1980 as a booklet in Gallery Magazine and later significantly revised and included as part of King’s 1985 short story collection, Skeleton Crew.

Jan 7, 2025 · The Monkey is based on Stephen King’s short story of the same name. The story was first published in 1980 in Gallery magazine. Then, in 1985, a revised version of the story was published in King’s short story collection Skeleton Crew. The story follows two brothers, Peter and Dennis, who discover a toy monkey with cymbals in the attic.

Dec 28, 2024 · Based on the eponymous short story originally published in 1980, The Monkey concerns a pair of brothers who discover a mysterious cymbal-playing monkey toy in the attic. Unfortunately for the unsuspecting siblings, someone close to them perishes every time the mechanical simian clangs its cymbals.

After stumbling upon their father's vintage toy monkey in the attic, twin brothers Hal and Bill witness a string of horrifying deaths unfolding around them. In an attempt to leave the haunting behind, the brothers opt to discard the monkey and pursue separate paths over time.