Horror filmmaker Osgood Perkins is on a roll, racking up his second hit in a row with “The Monkey,” which recently became the second biggest-ever box-office opener for its distributor Neon — only behind Perkins’ previous film, “Longlegs.”
Adapted from a Stephen King short story and produced by horror mogul James Wan, “The Monkey” stars Theo James as a pair of twin brothers whose family has been cursed by an evil toy monkey, which causes someone’s death each time it plays its jaunty little song.
The elaborately staged deaths are the highlight of the movie, which is an amusing diversion that laughs in the face of mortality. Audiences have clearly responded to its sick sense of humor, so if you caught “The Monkey” in theaters and are looking for more from Perkins, King and other creators with similar sensibilities, here are five more movies to check out.
‘Longlegs’
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