In King’s original story, the monkey was one of those eight-inch-high ’60s novelty toys you would crank with ... picked up on when he made “Dead Alive,” which was an orgy of slapstick ...

Have you ever had an old toy that didn't really make you smile? But actually, it sent shivers down your spine? Maybe it was its dead eye stare, or the frozen grin, or just the thought of what it might ...