The killer toy in Osgood Perkins's The Monkey is a mysterious and powerful force like in Stephen King's short story, albeit with some differences.

Before you watch up a wind-up monkey toy terrorize a bunch of adults, refresh yourself with other childhood toy agents of chaos ...

It's unclear precisely which producer Perkins was referring to, although horror ... monkey toy (aka a Jolly Chimp) identical to the one described in King's original story. The movie version ...

In Stephen King’s original The Monkey short story, the monkey toy that causes so much gnarly chaos is a classic staple of any vintage toy shelf. Specifically, a cymbal-playing monkey ...