"The Monkey" is a 1980 horror short story by Stephen King featuring a cursed cymbal-banging monkey toy. The story was first published as a booklet included in Gallery magazine in 1980. It was significantly revised and published in King's collection Skeleton Crew in 1985.

It came out more sharply than he had intended, and he had snatched the monkey out of Dennis's hands before he was really aware he had done it. Dennis looked around at him, startled.

“The Monkey,” a chilling short story by Stephen King, was first published in Gallery magazine in 1980 and later included in Skeleton Crew. It tells the story of Hal Shelburn, a man haunted by a sinister toy monkey from childhood.

The Monkey is an upcoming American horror comedy film [5] based on the 1980 short story "The Monkey" by Stephen King.The film adaptation is written and directed by Osgood Perkins.It stars Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, Christian Convery, Colin O'Brien, Rohan Campbell, and Sarah Levy.. Neon will release The Monkey in theaters in …

“The Monkey” is a short horror story by American writer Stephen King, who is often called “The Master of Horror.” It was first published in 1980 as a booklet in Gallery Magazine and later significantly revised and included as part of King’s 1985 short story collection, Skeleton Crew.

1 day ago · Stephen King’s best short stories are in Skeleton Crew. And so is “The Monkey,” adapted for Osgood Perkins’ new movie. ... But coming back to Stephen King’s “The Monkey” ahead of ...

Dec 28, 2024 · Based on the eponymous short story originally published in 1980, The Monkey concerns a pair of brothers who discover a mysterious cymbal-playing monkey toy in the attic. Unfortunately for the unsuspecting siblings, someone close to them perishes every time the mechanical simian clangs its cymbals.

Jan 1, 2001 · Hal didn't know where it had come from, but every time the moth-eaten monkey with the strange yellow eyes clashed his cymbals, jang, jang, jang...somebody died. An irresistible urge had made him turn the key, but that was before he knew what it could do.

After stumbling upon their father's vintage toy monkey in the attic, twin brothers Hal and Bill witness a string of horrifying deaths unfolding around them. In an attempt to leave the haunting behind, the brothers opt to discard the monkey and pursue separate paths over time.

"The Monkey" is a short story written by Stephen King. It was originaly published in the November 1980 issue of Gallery, and later included in King's own 1985 collection Skeleton Crew. The Monkey follows the life of Hal Shelburn,, and how a cymbal-banging monkey toy follows him around throughout...