In King's version of The Monkey, the sinister toy bangs a pair of cymbals when it decides to kill someone. As for Perkins's movie, the monkey plays a drum and plays a whimsical tune the moment it ...

In King’s original text, the Shelburn family is terrorized by a cursed toy monkey that bangs cymbals together whenever it is about to cause another death. In Perkins’ film, its toy monkey ...

Or a wig on a hat. The monkey itself is a marvel of design, all grinning, glass-eyed malevolence. Notably, the iconic, cymbal-banging toy seen on the cover of King’s short story collection could ...

It turns out, though, that The Monkey’s influence reached far beyond just how he impacted Andy’s toys in 2010 ... That’s better than cymbals. So thanks, Disney. I prefer it!” ...