Annie’s character becomes even more memorable onceThe Monkeyreveals her last nameafter her shocking death.

Is The Monkey’s Annie Wilkes The Same Character From Misery?

Osgood Perkins adapts Stephen King’s The Monkey, based on the short story.

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We break down how scary and violent the new horror film actually is.

However, she could’ve been hiding her true darkness behind her smiling exterior just as she did inMisery.

The monkey might’ve saved their lives that night by killing Annie when it did.

The monkey with one drumstick raised in The Monkey 2025

Is Annie Wilkes In Stephen King’s The Monkey Short Story?

Actor Lizzy Caplan even played a younger version of her in the Hulu seriesCastle Rock.

Ultimately, Annie Wilkes is one of the manycreative changes Perkins made while filmingThe Monkey.

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It also explains why Annie seems to have a kinder personality than her more murderous counterpart inMisery.

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