Few horror tropes are as timeless as a possessed doll. That simple yet creepy concept has fueled many a modern story, from Child’s Play to James Wan’s Conjuring series. Even Stephen King tried his hand at the subject, penning a short story about an evil cymbal-banging monkey toy in 1980. The story, appropriately titled “The Monkey,” is one of King’s more obscure works. But like seemingly everything else in the author’s oeuvre, it will soon get a big-screen adaptation from an emerging voice in horror.
