Considered by many to be one of the greatest movies of all time, The Shawshank Redemption celebrated its milestone 30 th anniversary last year, and Brown recently spoke about his experience making the movie during an interview on The Rich Eisen Show.

Continuing, Osgood Perkins explained that Stephen King’s writing also opened his eyes to the versatility of horror as a genre. He has a deep affection for Creepshow (which is notably the film that most closely matches The Monkey in terms of tone), and he also recalls a special revelation he had when he read Misery for the first time:

Horror movie icons Osgood Perkins and James Wan connect to make this Stephen King story an outrageously fun time. "The Monkey" is lowbrow and wild.