After it kills their mother, they make it disappear and grow up to lead separate lives.

But when the monkey mysteriously resurfaces, the meek brother must find it before it kills any more people.

The Monkey is based on Stephen Kings 1980 short story of the same name.

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Andy Dusfrene essentially goes through hell on Earth and comes out a free man on the literal other side.

Theres a reason its beenfrequently cited by King himself as his favorite film version of his work.

ITis a densely complicated book that deals with growing up and the dark underbelly of small-town America.

Arnie tends to Christine in John Carpenter’s ‘Christine’

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The most anticipated event of the school year is the Bates High School prom.

Everyone whos anyone is going even Carrie White (Sissy Spacek).

Shes the quiet, bullied misfit of her class whos recently discovered shes got telekinetic powers.

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The movie takes a heightened approach to the story, but the drama and plot are grounded in reality.

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A toy monkey with a creepy grin holding a drumstick in the air while looking at the camera in The Monkey.

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The Monkey is based on Stephen King’s 1980 short story of the same name. The plot follows twin brothers Hal and Bill, played by Theo James and Christian Convery, who discover a cursed monkey toy in their father’s attic. The toy is linked to a series of gruesome deaths, forcing the brothers to confront its dark power years later.

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Andy, played by actor Tim Robbins, and Red, played by actor Morgan Freeman, stand together in a prison yard in The Shawshank Redemption.

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Chris and Gordie looking shocked with a gun in Stand by Me

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Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates) holding a sledgehammer in Misery.

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Pennywise smiling while baring his teeth in ‘It Chapter 1’

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Jessie Burlingame, handcuffed to a bed and looking scared in Gerald’s Game

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Ewan McGregor as Danny Torrence peeking through a broken door in Doctor Sleep

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Danny Torrance, played by actor Danny Lloyd, riding his tricycle down a hallway in ‘The Shining’.

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A shot of Sissy Spacek covered in blood in Carrie.

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