Warning: You may not be able to sleep after watching The Monkey, a new Stephen King horror movie opening in theaters this weekend. Especially if you’ve ever had a toy monkey at any point in your life.
Written and directed by Osgood Perkins, and based on the 1980 short story by Stephen King of the same name, The Monkey follows two twin brothers who discover their father’s vintage—and very creepy—toy monkey in their attic. Shortly after, they begin witnessing horrifying deaths. They part ways as they grow, and try to leave the trauma behind them… but you can’t outrun the past.
Theo James stars as both twin brothers, and the supporting cast includes Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Colin O’Brien, Rohan Campbell, Sarah Levy, Adam Scott, and Elijah Wood. Apparently, Hollywood has not run out of Stephen King stories to adapt yet, and I hope they never do.
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