Stephen King's cursed monkey hits indie horror with family trauma on steroids.
After a near-fatal accident, soon-to-be father Pete Shelburn begins to suspect that his past has come back to haunt him. With his own father at death's door and his brother refusing to make amends with him, he's forced to save his family by confronting a nightmare from his childhood: a cursed cymbal-clapping toy monkey.
Practical Effects
That cymbal-clapping nightmare is all practical effects.
Acting
Molinski's panic attack scenes feel uncomfortably real.
Director
Spencer Sherry
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is a 'Dollar Baby'—Stephen King lets filmmakers adapt his shorts for $1. Spencer Sherry scored big.
The original 1980 short story was too dark for King's early collections; this 2023 short finally gives it the grim adaptation it deserved.
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