The face of the automata monkey takes full form when its lips peel back, revealing its glossy, stained rows of teeth. The stuff of nightmares. The dreadful infamy of the musical toy has sent a shiver down people’s backs of all those who have seen the devilish face of Stephen King’s original short story “The Monkey” since its 1980 release. The animatronic primate, now wielding a drum set instead of cymbals, is back in the cultural zeitgeist with Osgood Perkins’ new version of the same name.   The kills in this film are as graphic as they are titillating, akin to those of the Final Destination series, but the story ended up being quite underwhelming, with more cliche dialogue than the King’s very original story. 🔗 Read more in the link in bio. ✍️: Julian Mullan (brainasanantfarm) 📸: NEON #sfsu #sfstate #ggxnews #themonkey #moviereview