From 'The Monkey' to 'Longlegs,' Oz Perkins' Opening Scenes Are Way More Meaningful Than You'd Think. Story by Olga Artemyeva • 1d. Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for The Monkey.

Theo James in The Monkey from Osgood Perkins. The film hits theaters on February 21, 2025. Courtesy of NEON. Based on the short story by Stephen King, The Monkey follows the twins as they find ...

Perkins fully embraces that the monkey, discovered in Hal’s absent father’s closet, is an exploration of his own father’s closeted secrets, “It’s absolutely that.

Oz Perkins talks about the 'The Monkey' post-credit teaser for 'Keeper,' which NEON will release on October 6, 2025.

Last summer, when Osgood “Oz” Perkins’ Longlegs grossed nearly $127 million against a sub-$10 million budget, the writer-director had already wrapped its two follow-ups for Neon. The Monkey ...

But with his adaptation of The Monkey, filmmaker Oz Perkins takes Stephen King back to the cornball grindhouse—far sleazier, sillier, and juicier than the dreadful source.

For example, Oz Perkins’ previous movie, Longlegs, was released in theaters on July 12, 2024, and didn’t appear on Hulu until February 14, 2025, around seven months later.

The difference with “The Monkey” is that Oz Perkins is amusingly uninterested in suspense. The supernatural deaths in Perkins’ film are cruel jokes, often unleashed quickly and with minimal ...

Features The Monkey: Oz Perkins Uses a Classic Stephen King Story to Show the Funny Side of Death. Exclusive: Osgood Perkins opens up about his relationship with tragedy informing the humor in The ...