Are you interested in seeing The Monkey? The new adaptation of the classic Stephen King story from Longlegs director Osgood Perkins hits physical media on June 24th, 2025. The film is already available on digital platforms and heads to 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD in June.
Dubbed “the most outrageous horror movie of the year,” THE MONKEY is adapted from the Stephen King short story and produced by James Wan (THE CONJURING, SAW). When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.
The film marks NEON’s second collaboration with Perkins, and the studio’s second-largest theatrical opening, trailing only Perkins’ previous film LONGLEGS. To date, THE MONKEY has grossed over $39 million at the U.S. box office, and over $60 million globally, making it the studio’s third highest-grossing film of all time.
The Monkey On 4K UHD
The Monkey is based on the 1980 short story of the same name by Stephen King. It follows a man named Hal Shelburn, who is terrorized by a cymbal-banging monkey that rains misfortune down on whoever possesses it. Hal first found the object among his father’s belongings in a storage closet, and after the discovery he started losing loved ones to tragic accidents. Believing the monkey is connected to the catastrophes, Hal throws it in a dry well, but it resurfaces sownhow decades later to haunt Hal again. In order to break the curse, Hal teams up with his son to try and dispose of it once and for all.
The movie terrorized audiences in theaters and now you can own it at home!
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