Stephen King

1 week ago | itsjustmovies.com | William Sterr |Elijah Wood |Osgood Perkins |Stephen King

— by WILLIAM STERR —Osgood Perkins strikes horror gold again with this horror/comedic take on Stephen King’s short story “The Monkey.”King’s story follows Hal Shelburn. Hal’s son, Petey, discovers a windup monkey in a box while exploring the attic of his father’s childhood home. It turns out Hal had in turn found the monkey among his own father’s things in a closet. As a child, Hal soon realized that whenever the monkey clapped its cymbals, a death or calamity followed.

2 months ago | cgmagonline.com | Shakyl Lambert |Tatiana Maslany |Christian Convery |Stephen King

Less than a year after breaking out to mainstream popularity with the devilish procedural Longlegs, writer/director Oz Perkins’ follow-up The Monkey couldn’t feel more of a tonal 180 while remaining in the same genre. This time around, the son of horror royalty—his father being original Psycho Anthony Perkins—is adapting the short story of the same name from the icon himself, Stephen King, with the additional help of modern horror maestro James Wan as a producer.

2 months ago | audible.com | Tricia Ford |John Sandford |Stephen King |Sarah Allen

The legendarily prolific author talks about reaching her 60th book of the In Death series, writing as J.D. Robb, what she loves about her character Eve Dallas—and, of course, what she’s already working on next. Note: Text has been lightly edited and does not match audio exactly. Tricia Ford: Hello, listeners. This is Tricia Ford, an editor here at Audible, and I'm here with Nora Roberts, also known as J.D. Robb, an author who needs no introduction. She's been a fan favorite for decades.

Jan 16, 2025 | carolesrandomlife.com | Stephen King

Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread. If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks. If you would like to join in, please feel free to enter your link, link back to this post, and then spend some time visiting some of the other posts.

Jan 6, 2025 | cinema.de | Stephen King