[The Monkey] is a bloody blast. A big shift away from the feel of Longlegs, the movie is a full on horror-comedy with Osgood Perkins having a ton of fun going into Final Destination territory with one crazy-gory-twisted death after another.

When it came time to make the Stephen King adaptation The Monkey, Longlegs director Oz Perkins drew on tragedies from his own life.

The second trailer for The Monkey has debuted. The upcoming comedy horror movie directed by Longlegs' Osgood Perkins is based on "The Monkey," a short story by Stephen King, which revolves around a cursed toy monkey responsible for a slew of terrifying murders.

Perkins had audiences in a chokehold last year with Longlegs, his creepy tale of an FBI agent on a mission to solve the mystery behind the horrific killing spree terrorizing her neighborhood. Now he returns with another feast for horror fans,

Horror enthusiasts have been left stunned by the trailer for The Monkey. Adapted from one of the legendary Stephen King's short stories, the freshly released trailer has stirred both excitement and terror among cinephiles due to the "insane" gory content and eerie plot.