This column was created to give proper notice to the motion picture’s kith and kin: the television drama. Each installment, we’ll closely examine a stalwart story from the land of anthology horror. Why? Because as you’ll soon find out, they are all small, dark wonders unto themselves. First up: Holly’s House.

Director Oz Perkins adapts Stephen King’s short story about a cursed wind-up toy in The Monkey, a monster flick that embraces horror-comedy.