How Stephen King really feels the 2025 horror movie

Whenever the surfaces of Stephen King Horror, one can expect the maestro his feelings on this topic. In the case of “The Monkey”, his opinion is more interesting than usual given the strangeness of the movie. It is based on the short King’s 1980 story of the same name, which revolves around the monkey of the Wind-up game-with the extra horror element in every clash of the sings that carries the monkey that indicates an imminent death (the sings was exchanged for a drum in the movie to Surprising reasons). It is also the latest movie from The Conflray Horror Manager Osjoud “Oz” Berkins, He created himself as one of the most interesting creators in this type with films ranging from the Gothic ghost story “I am the beautiful thing that lives at home” (2016) to the series “Longlegs” (2024).

King has now issued the judgment on “The Monkey”, and from his looks, the author loves the eccentric of the film. In fact, his oral post on the movie Subjects There was nothing excited:

You did not see anything like a monkey. It’s a crazy *** bat. As a person indulged in the bats ******* from time to time, I say it with admiration.

Although Stephen King has a very personal relationship with the story “The Monkey”, he is not the only person who shared his views about the quality of the movie. Jeremy Mattai /The “The Monkey” review found that it could not rise to the noise level, He pointed to the difficult movie balance between Gor and Humor and its relatively weak relationship with the original King’s story. The consensus of rotten tomatoes is somewhat more compassionate, and many critics have found that the “monkey” rhythms work amazingly well on its red back. As a result, the film has 84 % health classification.

Despite the undeniable academic injury between “The Monkey” and Perkins ” Iny Horror Superhit “longegs”, “,” The 2025 movie appears to have his fans. It remains to see if it is “The monkey” can top the “Longlegs” success story at the box office, But at least the film has full -heart support to help him along the way. The monkey opens in theaters on February 21, 2025.