From: atropos@mac.com   
      
   On Dec 29, 2025 at 10:50:31 AM PST, "shawn"    
   wrote:   
      
   > I basically watched all of Season 1 of MIDNIGHT, TX. I watched the   
   > entire season back in 2018/19 so this was a rewatch. Started up   
   > because I caught a good clip on the Youtube Shorts.   
   >   
   > Oh, last night I caught THE MONKEY, a 2025 movie that I only ended up   
   > watching because I saw a trailer that seemed interesting. The idea is   
   > that some kids found a wind up monkey that plays a drum when the key   
   > is turned. Unfortunately it turns out that when the monkey plays the   
   > drum someone will die. No control over who it will be other than it   
   > seems like it will be someone within a limited distance of the monkey.   
   >   
   > It's described as horror/comedy but it has limited horror other than   
   > some messy deaths and limited comedy. The deaths are quite horrific as   
   > they are all impossible accidents like someone tripping and falling   
   > face first into the arrow of a "House For Sale" sign.   
      
   Based on the short story by Stephen King of the same name, from his collection   
   NIGHT SHIFT.   
      
   Of course expanding a 15-page story into a full-length movie pretty much meant   
   they were going to write their own tale that bears little resemblance to   
   King's and just use the wind-up monkey as pretty much the only story element   
   that survives the transition.   
      
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