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The Monkey (2025): The Art of Macabre Humor

With The Monkey (2025), Osgood Perkins continues building a legacy that positions him as a future cult director. For some, what he achieved with Longlegs—which I consider one of the best films of 2024—would have been enough. With his latest work, he confirms his sharp talent for telling macabre stories. He steps away from the serious and psychological tone of his previous film to deliver a black comedy that leans into supernatural horror to torment the audience.

LONGLEGS: The Soul Collector

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Hugo Pagan Soto

A curious girl and a macabre character are the elements with which Longlegs (2024) hooks the audience. After that opening sequence, director Oz Perkins takes us on a 1 hour and 40-minute journey of pure tension and psychological terror. This is Perkins’ fifth film as a director who has followed the horror line in all his works. On this occasion, the filmmaker delves into the genre of police investigation and serial killers to explore terror from the perspective of thriller and appeal more to the effect of suspense.