The menacing toy of “The Monkey” is right there in the title — more specifically, it’s a medium-sized circus monkey who, when wound up via a key in the back, beats his little drum and ...

Our interview with Perkins on The Discourse podcast will run tomorrow, but suffice it to say, the creative ways in which people are killed in the movie ... so he knows how to add a little creepy flair ...

Credit: Courtesy of the Oakland Zoo On New Year’s ... “If you see a video of a little baby spider monkey having fun playing with a duck, that’s probably a trafficked spider monkey, it’s probably ...

Feb. 7, 2025 — 'We feel sorry because we cry,' wrote philosopher and psychologist William James, 'angry because we strike, afraid because we tremble,' suggesting that emotional bodily responses ...

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Twisting the key on the monkey's back only brought them tragedy via strange and gruesome deaths of the people closest to them—including their babysitter and their own mother. Trying to destroy ...

Reveling in kills that are senseless, aggressive, and increasingly imaginative and nightmarish, The Monkey is not just a stomach-churning treat for horror fans. It also feels like a challenge ...

It’s a toy monkey that malevolently bangs a drum, leading to unimaginably brutal death. What else do you need to know? And I do mean havoc. Perkins is having an absolute blast figuring out inventive ...

Along with promoting Perkins, The Monkey’s trailers make one other promise to viewers: People will die, and it will be fucked up. So it’s fitting that the director would, this time ...