‘The Monkey’ Review: Osgood Perkins Turns a Somber Stephen King Story Into a Wildly Unhinged, Triumphant Horror-Comedy

A haunted cymbal-banging monkey toy sounds like a tired rehash of recent horror films like “Annabelle” or clasics like “Chucky“, but in Osgood Perkins’ hands, “The Monkey” becomes a gloriously deranged, blood-soaked Looney Tunes episode for horror fans. Loosely adapted from Stephen King’s short story, the film delivers a bonkers mix of gallows humor, absurdly elaborate death scenes, and a surprisingly heartfelt meditation on generational trauma (this is Osgood Perkins after all). Continue reading ‘The Monkey’ Review: Osgood Perkins Turns a Somber Stephen King Story Into a Wildly Unhinged, Triumphant Horror-Comedy at The Playlist.

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‘The Monkey’ Review: Osgood Perkins Turns a Somber Stephen King Story Into a Wildly Unhinged, Triumphant Horror-Comedy
The Monkey new still‘The Monkey’ Review: Osgood Perkins Turns a Somber Stephen King Story Into a Wildly Unhinged, Triumphant Horror-Comedy

A haunted cymbal-banging monkey toy sounds like a tired rehash of recent horror films like “Annabelle” or clasics like “Chucky“, but in Osgood Perkins’ hands, “The Monkey” becomes a gloriously deranged, blood-soaked Looney Tunes episode for horror fans. Loosely adapted from Stephen King’s short story, the film delivers a bonkers mix of gallows humor, absurdly elaborate death scenes, and a surprisingly heartfelt meditation on generational trauma (this is Osgood Perkins after all).

Continue reading ‘The Monkey’ Review: Osgood Perkins Turns a Somber Stephen King Story Into a Wildly Unhinged, Triumphant Horror-Comedy at The Playlist.