Osgood Perkins' adaptation of Stephen King's The Monkey dominates the horror genre in theaters, becoming the highest-grossing horror movie of 2025.

The Monkey's biggest change wasn't even something Osgood Perkins wanted to do, but the change actually makes the movie much better.

The Monkey is the first Stephen King movie of the year, but the next one, to be released in November, is very different but equally exciting.

The Monkey features many changes from Stephen King's short story, with the original ending being much bleaker.

The film, adapted from a Stephen King short story, stars Theo James as twin brothers who battle for control of a randomly lethal toy monkey. It received significant praise from critics and audiences alike, earning a 79% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

The "Longlegs" filmmaker drew from his own experience with people dying "in insane ways" for the Neon horror comedy The post How ‘The Monkey’ Writer-Director Osgood Perkins Added Soul to All the Splatter appeared first on TheWrap.

The Monkey sees director Osgood Perkins follow Longlegs up with a horror-comedy that looks death in the eye and says "sh!t man, that sucks." Perkins, producer James Wan, and the legendary Stephen King join IGN Fan Fest to talk about what made The Monkey such a perfect candidate for a movie,

After The Monkey's success, Osgood Perkins reveals his dream adaptation is a mind-bending psychological thriller with a complex and enigmatic story.

Numerous Stephen King adaptations in the works span a variety of movies and TV shows. Osgood Perkins' movie The Monkey surpassed a $21 million box office milestone globally. With the success of The Monkey,

Directed by Osgood Perkins, The Monkey is set to conclude its theatrical run with a respectable haul, but it's falling vastly short of Longlegs.

If you walked out of The Monkey either scratching your head or dying to hear more, the filmmakers themselves, a truly impressive trio, joined IGN during Fan Fest to explain the ending.

The new Stephen King movie, The Monkey, passes a major box office milestone in less than one week, making it closer to a financial success.