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‘The Monkey’ Director Oz Perkins on His Unusual Relationship to Horror, the Genre He Was Born Into

The 'Longlegs' writer/director talks to IndieWire about his career, Stephen King, and the origins of his toy monkey with no backstory in 'The Monkey.'

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‘The Monkey’ Review: In Osgood Perkins’ Vicious Horror-Comedy, Monkey Shocks You!

William Bibbiani is a professional film critic and member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), the Critics Choice Association (CCA) and GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. He has written film criticism for over 20 years and written for The Wrap since 2019. He is a frequent guest on KCRW’s Press Play with…

Wall Street Journal · 1d

‘The Monkey’ Review: Osgood Perkins’s Death-Dealing Doll

The ‘Longlegs’ director returns with a gruesome horror film, based on a Stephen King short story, about a wind-up toy that unleashes random acts of violence.

Monkey is a horror comedy that could use a few more laughs

Forbes · 1d

When Is Horror Comedy ‘The Monkey’ Coming To Streaming?

Theo James and Elijah Wood's new horror film from “Longlegs” filmmaker Osgood Perkins—is new in theaters. When will it be available to watch at home?

Salon on MSN · 13h

"The Monkey" wants to remind you that death is coming for us all, as if we didn't already know that

Osgood Perkins' follow-up to "Longlegs" pivots toward comedy, but there's no fun to be had with this toy monkey

The Daily Beast on MSN · 1d

‘The Monkey’ Is the Grisly Horror-Comedy of the Year

Few filmmakers have successfully adapted Stephen King’s work for the screen, and even fewer have found a way to stay true to his material while simultaneously putting their own spin on it. Osgood Perkins,

Stephen King adaptation Monkey is a sick joke

USA TODAY on MSN · 16h

The best Stephen King movie adaptations, ranked (including 'The Monkey')

There have been winners and clunkers in the Stephen King film canon. With the release of new horror comedy "The Monkey," we're ranking the 15 best.

Yahoo · 21h

13 Stephen King Adaptations That Should Be Made As Comedies After The Monkey

As far as tone is concerned, Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey is unlike any Stephen King adaptation audiences have ever seen. There have been King films in the past that have funny lines and funny scenes, but the 2025 movie is the first to go all out and consistently use extreme horror as a vehicle for comedy.

CBC.ca · 22h

Stephen King adaptation The Monkey is a sick joke

The Monkey turns out to be is something more like a personification of its demon than an examination of it — perhaps because Stephen King and Osgood Perkins may just be the two worst possible creatives to bring together.

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‘The Monkey' Swings To NEON's Second-Best Previews Ever With $1.9M – Box Office

There’s been a lot of horror film in the last month and a half, but NEON’s The Monkey is on its way to posting the best ...

Review: 'The Monkey' is a barrel of campy, horror fun

The flip of the coin in a film that is also encouraging viewers to revel in its absurdity is that fans of 90s cult horror ...

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Oz Perkins explains The Monkey’s ‘sophisticated, joyful’ slaughterhouse vibe

The Monkey’s repeated tagline — “Everybody dies” — is presented as maybe a little cathartic, a little bit of a relief, ...

The Monkey ending explained: What's up with that weird horseman?

Hal and Petey take the monkey and drive out of town, resolving to keep the monkey in order to stop anybody else from turning ...

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Adam Scott’s five-minute cameo in The Monkey is proof that he belongs in more horror movies

Canadian pop star Tate McRae has been booked and busy: Between headlining her world tour and choreographing her elaborate ...

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The Monkey is the opposite of Longlegs — and most modern horror

That audience won’t get what they’re expecting. And yet, as movie studios fixate on giving fans exactly what they want, ...

7 Movies to Watch After The Monkey

The Monkey is the latest horror movie by Osgood Perkins, but it’s admittedly a very different kind of horror experience from ...

The Monkey Review: Stephen King-Inspired Horror Comedy Hits Looney Tunes Levels of Mayhem

Theo James stars in writer/director Osgood Perkins' demented adaptation. The Monkey Review: Stephen King-Inspired Horror ...

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The Monkey's Disturbing Ricky Death Scene Explained By Star Rohan Campbell: "I've Died A Lot Of Different Ways On Camera But This One Is Electric"

Rohan Campbell is no stranger to horror films and has died on camera in many ways, but reveals his The Monkey death is his ...

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