"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.

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.

The Monkey is an upcoming American supernatural horror comedy film [5] 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.. Neon will release The Monkey in theaters in the United …

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 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.

The central conflict in “The Monkey” centers on the supernatural influence of the monkey toy and the deadly consequences of possessing it. Read on the most straightforward level, the story pits its protagonist , Hal Shelburn , against the malevolent presence of the monkey.

Jan 20, 2025 · The Monkey director Osgood Perkins reveals why he changed Stephen King's story into a comedy and what the author's reaction was. Based on King's 1980 horror short story, the upcoming movie stars Theo James as twin brothers Hal and Bill, following the characters as they experience a series of shocking deaths after they discover their father's ...

Jan 1, 2001 · Hal didn't know where it had come from, but every time the moth-eaten monkey with the strange yellow eyes clashed his cymbals, jang, jang, jang...somebody died. An irresistible urge had made him turn the key, but that was before he knew what it could do.

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.