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Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey trailer breaks independent horror records

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Osgood Perkins made a big splash in independent horror with 2024’s smash hit Longlegs, and if these numbers are anything to go by, we’re in for another treat for The Monkey.Just over a week ago, Neon released the trailer for the upcoming horror film, which became a hit. The current viewership across all platforms, including TikTok, […]

Witness the power of The Monkey in brutal red band trailer for Osgood Perkins’ latest trip

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Black Bear is starting to wind-up anticipation for Osgood Longlegs Perkins’ The Monkey by dropping a brand new trailer for the outrageous looking horror film.Based on the Stephen King short story, and produced by master of modern horror James Wan (The Conjuring), The Monkey stars Theo James (The Gentlemen),Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) and Elijah Wood […]

Osgood Perkins shares clip from his Stephen King adaptation The Monkey

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Writer-director Osgood Perkins (Longlegs) shared a Christmas gift for Stephen King fans yesterday, unveiling a clip from his upcoming adaptation of the author’s horror short story The Monkey which gives us a peek at one of the film’s brutal death scenes; check it out below…When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father’s old monkey […]

Stephen King’s Autopsy Room Four set for movie adaptation

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Deadline is reporting that a feature film adaptation of the Stephen King short story Autopsy Room Four is in the works from British writer-director Ranjeet S. Marwa (Doll Face, Dig Me No Grave) and producer Jon Levin (In the Tall Grass).First published in 1997 and collected in 2002’s Everything Eventual, Autopsy Room Four “delves into […]

Stephen King’s Graveyard Shift coming to 4K Ultra HD

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Kino Lorber has announced that Ralph S. Singleton’s 1990 adaptation of Stephen King’s horror short story Graveyard Shift is set to arrive on 4K Ultra this February; check out the cover artwork and details below…Stephen King took you to the edge with Carrie, The Shining, Cujo, Pet Sematary and Misery. This time…he pushes you over! […]

Mike Flanagan is heading to prom with series adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie

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Mike Flanagan is going right back to the beginning for his next Stephen King project, with Deadline reporting that Flanagan and his producing partner Trevor Macy have set an eight-episode series adaptation of King’s 1974 debut novel Carrie at Prime Video.Carrie tells the story of Carrie White, a timid high school student living with her […]

Josh Brolin in talks to join Edgar Wright’s The Running Man

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Glen Powell has found someone to face off with in his Edgar Wright-directed The Running Man remake. While not confirmed yet, reports have Josh Brolin in final negotiations to land the villain role; little is known about the part, but he’ll likely play the antagonist behind the violent reality show at the center of the […]

Stephen King’s Fairy Tale to become A24 series from Fringe creator and Paul Greengrass

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Another adaptation from Stephen King’s vast body of work is on the way as Deadline reports Fairy Tale is being developed as a 10-episode series by A24 and Fringe creator J.H. Wyman and Bourne and News of the World director Paul Greengrass. Fairly Tale was previously being developed as a feature film with Greengrass having written a script with […]

Stephen King adaptation The Monkey gets new red band trailer

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Neon has released a new red band teaser trailer and poster for The Monkey, director Osgood Perkins’ (Longlegs) upcoming adaptation of the Stephen King short story of the same name.The supernatural horror follows siblings Bill and Hal (played by Theo James) as they set in motion a series of disturbing deaths after discovering an old […]

Movie Review – Salem’s Lot (2024)

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Salem’s Lot, 2024.Written and Directed by Gary Dauberman. Starring Lewis Pullman, Alfre Woodard, Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, Spencer Treat Clark, Pilou Asbæk, John Benjamin Hickey, William Sadler, Jordan Preston Carter, Nicholas Crovetti, Cade Woodward, Kellan Rhude, Debra Christofferson, Rebecca Gibel, Mike Bash, Fedna Jacquet, Avery Bederman, Liam Anderson, Marilyn Busch, Sage Rudnick, Alyana Hill, Gavin […]