Stephen King's grim short story The Monkey becomes Oz Perkins' gonzo midnighter where death is just another punch line.

The film delivers little story and emotion, instead opting for shock-driven laughs and outrageous violence.

"Like life," is the warning that arrives with The Monkey's titular stuffed animal, the words emblazoned on a hat box tween twins Hal and Bill (both played by Canadian Christian Convery at his ...