10 Best Horror Movie Moments Of 2025

10. The Hive - The Monkey

Osgood Perkins' black comedy The Monkey centres around twins Hal and Bill, who find their lives changed forever after inheriting a cursed monkey toy. Every time the wind-up toy completes a drum solo, somebody nearby or associated with the brothers dies horrifically. The constant bloodshed triggers a rift between the siblings, compelling them to use the sinister simian against each other.

The deaths can be seen coming a mile away, but they still exceed expectations due to how over-the-top and goofy they are. For example, when a thug called Ricky holds Hal at gunpoint in his car, the camera fixates on a wasp hive in front of them. Nearby, Hal's son winds the monkey, unsubtly teasing that Ricky is about to take a dirt nap. It's obvious what's about to happen, but viewers will be on edge nonetheless, wondering how the buzzy critters are going to infiltrate the car.

But when Ricky shoots at the windscreen, it's crystal clear where the scene is going. Sure enough, the wasps torpedo through the small opening and enter Ricky's throat, causing him to choke to death on thousands of stingers.

Sure, Ricky deserved to get his comeuppance, but that was a brutal way to go.