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While many modern horror films (like The Babadook or The Dark and the Wicked ) deal with grief, The Monkey literalizes generational trauma as a physical, randomized event. The protagonist, Hal, inherits the monkey from his father, and the curse passes down as a legacy of accidental death.

Viewers looking for a tidy explanation will be frustrated. The film teases a fascinating monster—a water spirit that mirrors your deepest regret—but never commits to the rules. Does it require belief to work? Is it contagious? By the end, you’re left with three conflicting interpretations, none of which feel fully satisfying. It’s “elevated horror” that forgets to be scary in its final act. new horror on amazon prime