The best step-up inThe MonkeyfromLonglegsis how packed it is with Perkins dark humor, with several laugh-out-loud moments.
The Monkey, like all great horror movies, has a sick opening scene.
Some time later, the father has abandoned his family due to his inability to destroy the monkey.
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We then jump 25 years.
Osgood Perkins’s much-anticipated Stephen King adaptation hits theaters in less than a month.
The Monkey, for the most part, plays like a grittier and more elevated Final Destination movie.
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Its a refreshing twist on the cursed, murderous object trope one thats rarely scary.
The Monkeybangs into theaters on February 21.
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The Monkey is based on Stephen Kings 1980 short story of the same name.
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The Monkey is based on Stephen King’s 1980 short story of the same name. The plot follows twin brothers Hal and Bill, played by Theo James and Christian Convery, who discover a cursed monkey toy in their father’s attic. The toy is linked to a series of gruesome deaths, forcing the brothers to confront its dark power years later.
