Stephen King's short story is coming to the big screen and its trailer has already set an incredible independent record.

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Stephen King adaptations will be big in 2025, but one movie that will release in February looks like it could be one of the year's best horror films.

Written and directed by Longlegs helmer Osgood Perkins and adapted from King's short story of the same name, The Monkey follows twin brothers Hal and Bill (both played by Theo James), who witnessed a string of horrifying deaths as children after discovering their father's toy monkey in the attic.

Social media reactions to early screenings of the bombastic new horror comedy arrived earlier this month, but Stephen King has now added his voice to the chorus of praise. The author has seen the movie, and in posting his critique to Threads, he has revealed that he is enamored with how off-the-walls it is. King wrote,

The Monkey, based on the short story by the ‘Master of Horror’, is directed by Osgood Perkins, who gave us satanic crime chiller Longlegs in 2024. It stars James Bond hopeful Theo James in two roles, playing twins Bill and Hal who find their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, after which a series of gruesome deaths start.

Stephen King has praised the new adaptation of his legendary horror novel 'The Monkey', which has already earned rave reviews from critics.

Horror author Stephen King has given The Monkey his stamp of approval after watching the film, which is based on his own short story, ahead of it's release on 21 February

Horror author Stephen King, whose spine-chilling tales have been adapted into numerous films and TV series, has given his seal of approval to an 'insane' new film that's been dubbed 'sadistic' by early viewers.