George Romero wasn’t really known for feel-good endings; his movies are famous for their biting social commentary, and Night ...

"The Monkey," the new Osgood Perkins film based on a Stephen King short story, ends with the main character encountering a ghostly horseman.

No matter. It's still a grabber. The monkey is not a real monkey, it's a toy with a curse on its head. Wind up the key on its back and it plays a menacing drum roll that portends a gruesome death.

Have you ever had an old toy that didn't really make you smile? But actually, it sent shivers down your spine? Maybe it was its dead eye stare, or the frozen grin, or just the thought of what it might ...

I said: Sign me up. It’s also funny. You can’t take a story about a toy monkey murdering people too seriously. What I love about Oz is that he makes you touch on a truth or a sentimentality ...