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The Monkey post-credits scene explained: does the new horror movie have a post-credits scene?

With The Monkey post-credits, there is a different kind of surprise in store for fans of Longlegs director Osgood Perkins

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The Monkey ending explained: Who dies and is the curse broken?

The new Stephen King-inspired horror from Longlegs director Osgood Perkins is out now

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How to watch The Monkey

Theo James stars in an adaptation of Stephen King's The Monkey, now playing. Here’s what you need to know about how to watch the dark comedy.

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The Monkey, Osgood Perkins’s follow-up to Longlegs, needed Nicolas Cage instead of Theo James

3/5 One of the most intriguing voices in horror has adapted a short story by Stephen King – about a mechanical toy that incites doom – that just about gets by on its own eccentricity

The Independent UK

The Monkey review – slapdash splatter comedy is a grating misfire

Writer-director Osgood Perkins follows up horror hit Longlegs with a tiresome, juvenile adaptation of a Stephen King short story about an evil toy monkey

The Guardian - US

New horror movie from Longlegs director The Monkey will be the first film ever to screen in churches and theaters simultaneously

The Osgood Perkins movie is on a monumental mission.

Total Film

It's a publishing fairy tale. 'Hansel and Gretel' is reimagined by Stephen King and Maurice Sendak

An upcoming edition of “Hansel and Gretel” combines the dark and singular talents of two literary giants who apparently never met: Stephen King and the late Maurice Sendak

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Bizarre movie poster for The Monkey makes a bold statement

Its giving retro exploitation vibes.

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On a Fourth Wing hangover? Here are the romantasy books to read next

Alternatives to the viral, dragon-fuelled fantasy wild ride

Evening Standard

The Monkey review: Longlegs director Osgood Perkins embraces his silly side in gory, surprisingly existential horror comedy

Total Film

'The Monkey' Review: A Glib Thriller That Botches Stephen King's Horror Classic

Osgood Perkins' follow-up to 'Longlegs' lacks any smarts or charm. Read our review of 'The Monkey.'

Inverse

Trailer for new Stephen King horror movie receives ban for ‘excessive violence’

Four TV channels turned down the gory teaser video

The Independent UK

9 movies the What Hi-Fi? test team can't wait to see in 2025

These are the films that have got the What Hi-Fi? team chomping at the bit in 2025.

What Hi-Fi?

The Riskiest Stephen King Adaptation Could Break A Long-Standing Curse

A Stephen King movie that flopped hard is being remade as a TV show, and apparently, it's "perfect."

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Black Panther director's Stephen King inspired horror movie Sinners gets wild trailer that sees Marvel star Michael B. Jordan fight off bloodthirsty vampires

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Stephen King praises Longlegs director's new horror movie adaptation of his own short story: "It's batsh*t insane"

"I say that with admiration"

3 best Amazon Prime Video shows you didn't know existed

We've trawled the back end of Prime Video to find three hidden shows you really should watch.

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The Monkey director explains why it was so important to him to give Stephen King's "chilling" short story a "playful horror" twist: "I think [that] seemed correct for a movie about a toy"

Exclusive: Osgood Perkins talks turning The Monkey into a horror comedy

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The Monkey director explains how a bizarre copyright issue actually improved the comedy horror movie: "Thanks, Disney!"

Exclusive: Osgood Perkins reveals the weird link between his new bloodsoaked film and a Pixar flick

Evening Standard

Meet Luciane Buchanan, breakout star of Netflix's The Night Agent

The actor has gone from booking small jobs in New Zealand to starring in one of Netflix’s biggest shows, and building a legion of fans including one Stephen King

Total Film

First reactions to new horror movie from Longlegs director are calling it "outlandishly demented" and "cartoonishly bloody"

This new Stephen King adaptation is already receiving praise from critics

The Guardian - US

How have the California wildfires affected Hollywood?

The ongoing devastation has impacted this year’s awards season, raising questions over the Oscars and Grammys

The Independent UK

‘I’m not voting’: Stephen King demands Oscars cancellation after California fires

‘No glitz with Los Angeles on fire’ wrote the 77-year-old writer

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Stephen King calls for Academy Awards cancellation

Stephen King has called for the Oscars to be cancelled amid the Los Angeles wildfires and insisted he won't be voting this year.

Total Film

Gory new trailer for Longlegs director's horror follow-up based on a Stephen King story has more deaths than you can shake a drumstick at

The Monkey releases on February 21

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