Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. The Monkey — a hit horror comedy from Longlegs filmmaker Osgood Perkins — is apparently ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. The logline for The Monkey reads, “When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Consequently, Perkins decided to pursue the subgenre of horror-comedy, which tends to be a tough sell within the studio system.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Illustration by Victoria Sunday/The Daily Best/Neon Expertly melding its conflicting tones so that its ridiculousness and ...

The Monkey follows young twin brothers Bill and Hal Shelburn (Christian Convery), who happen upon their father’s toy wind-up monkey tucked away in the attic. Whenever the key on the monkey’s back is ...

Osgood Perkins isn’t necessarily known for his sense of humor, which is a little odd since he co-starred in “Legally Blonde,” a movie which isn’t particularly terrifying (well, maybe the anecdote ...

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The Book of Revelation is a running motif throughout “The Monkey,” Osgood Perkins’ newest film based on a short story by Stephen King. Specifically, the film repeatedly references Revelation 6:8, ...

Director Osgood Perkins says his adaptation of Stephen King’s The Monkey might be funnier than some fans expected. IGN recently talked to Perkins about his upcoming film Longlegs (you can read the ...

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