"Okay, so this isn't exactly King's most complicated work, nor is it technically a very good movie. But some late October nights call for trashy, scary good fun, and this story of a hapless couple whose road trip leads them into a community ruled by bloodthirsty, corn-god worshipping children is exactly that. And if its status as a campy 80s classic isn't enough for you, it also stars Terminator's always magnetic Linda Hamilton."
"After amassing his rep as a new horror auteur, Osgood Perkins finally helmed a Stephen King adaptation with his 2025 black-comedy horror, The Monkey. Based on King's 1980 short story of the same name, The Monkey follows two estranged twin brothers (both played by Theo James) who deal with the return of a cursed cymbal-playing monkey doll who seems to attract violent misfortune to anyone who comes near it."
"Stephen King's short story 1408 was already a greatest-hits album of Kingsian action: it centers on an author who investigates haunted house houses. There's a particularly spooky one at a hotel in New York City, Room 1408... and whoops! He gets trapped. The film doesn't work quite as well as the story, but it features aughts John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson, both in top formwhich is half the battle."
Selections span a campy 1980s horror about a hapless couple whose road trip leads to a community controlled by bloodthirsty, corn-god–worshipping children, featuring Linda Hamilton. A 2025 black-comedy horror, The Monkey, directed by Osgood Perkins, follows estranged twin brothers (both played by Theo James) confronting a cursed cymbal-playing monkey doll that brings violent misfortune. The film 1408 centers on an author trapped in a haunted hotel room, with John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson delivering strong performances despite the adaptation's flaws. The Netflix release 1922 adapts a novella about Wilfred James and serves as an underrated recent King adaptation.
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