The first rule of “The Monkey” is there are no steadfast rules to “The Monkey.” This is a blood-red dark comedy about a toy monkey who is evil incarnate and has the supernatural ability to kill people in a variety of creative and gruesome ways, and either you go with that or you don’t.

And "The Monkey," now in theaters, doesn't disappoint, even if it never quite reaches the horror heights. No matter. It's still a grabber. The monkey is not a real monkey, it's a toy with a curse on its head.

Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.” In addition, audiences have given The Monkey a 74% “fresh” rating on RT’s Popcornmeter based on 100-plus verified user ratings.