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.

Adapting a Stephen King novel is no easy feat, and the recent Salem's Lot movie and its reception is proof of that. The 2024 Max movie left audiences with mixed-to-negative reactions, especially due to comparisons with the iconic TV miniseries. However, there is another adaptation of the same novel that is worth another look.

The Monkey, Osgood Perkins's highly-anticipated adaptation of Stephen King's short story, is being released soon, and King shared his thoughts.

Stephen King has praised the new adaptation of his legendary horror novel 'The Monkey', which has already earned rave reviews from critics.

The definitive Stephen King movie, in my opinion, is actually two movies: It Chapter One and Two, directed by Andy Muschietti in 2017 and 2019.

Social media reactions to early screenings of the bombastic new horror comedy arrived earlier this month, but Stephen King has now added his voice to the chorus of praise. The author has seen the movie, and in posting his critique to Threads, he has revealed that he is enamored with how off-the-walls it is. King wrote,

Osgood Perkins' THE MONKEY is super over the top, really disgusting, and a blast. It has a blunt comedic sensibility that pairs wonderfully with its extreme gore, and it successfully earns the superlative ‘Funniest Stephen King Movie.

Iconic horror writer Stephen King has shared his review of Neon’s upcoming The Monkey movie based on King’s 1980 horror short story of the same name. The film is scheduled to arrive in theaters on February 21,