Director Osgood Perkins says it was important for his adaptation of Stephen King's short story The Monkey to be more on the comedic side - rather than a straight horror. "I took a playful horror shine to it right away.

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

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.