The movie follows brothers Hal and Bill, who learn that a monkey toy that frightened them as ... Though the clanging of the cymbals are arguably still slightly more jarring, the drumming actually ...

George Romero wasn’t really known for feel-good endings; his movies are famous for their biting social commentary, and Night ...

In King's version of The Monkey, the sinister toy bangs a pair of cymbals when it decides to kill someone. As for Perkins's movie, the monkey plays a drum and plays a whimsical tune the moment it ...

Where King describes the titular toy as holding two cymbals, the monkey on the movie ... Very soon, Hal realizes the connection between the monkey's playing and other mysterious deaths, including ...