Oh, it’s definitely scary at points, Perkins proving quite masterful at drawing out the suspense surrounding the definitely supernatural, definitely evil monkey of the title. Yet there’s a manic, ...

Despite having powerful producers James Wan and Peter Safran aboard the Stephen King adaptation, no major studio wanted Perkins' take on the project before indie outfit Neon boarded: "I had to take it ...

The laughs are there, especially in the well-timed gusto with which Perkins unleashes the movie’s gore, and the monkey itself is an eerie creation imaginatively and unsettlingly filmed. If you’re ...

Filmmakers tinker with the question of tone from project to project, many not as much as they should. But writer-director ...

Stephen King is an author renowned for his uncanny ability to consistently craft engaging and terrifying stories, so it’s no surprise his works have influenced Hollywood productions for decades. The ...

With “The Monkey,” there's flashes of what makes director Oz Perkins and original storyteller Stephen King so interesting.