The Devil’s Gift

The Devil’s Gift

Infobox Film
name = The Devil's Gift


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director = Kenneth J. Berton
producer = Kenneth J. Berton
José Vergelin
writer = Kenneth J. Berton
Hayden O'Harra
José Vergelin
narrator =
starring = Bob Mendelsohn
Struan Robertson
music = Todd Hayen
cinematography = Karil Daniels
Caris Palm
editing = Kenneth J. Berton
José Vergelin
distributor = Zenith International Pictures
released =
runtime = 112 min.
country = USA
language = English
budget =
gross =
preceded_by =
followed_by = "Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders"
website =
amg_id = 1:13532
imdb_id = 0218937

"The Devil's Gift" is a 1984 horror film directed by Kenneth J. Berton. The film's plot is similar to that of the Stephen King short story "The Monkey", leading many to believe that the filmmakers plagiarized the story. [cite web |url=http://www.theflagship.net/coldspot/d/devilsgift.html |title=Reviews of "The Devil's Gift" |accessdate=2007-11-07 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=The Cold Spot] In 1996, the film was reedited as the second story of "Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders", a horror/fantasy film.

Plot

The film is about an evil monkey toy that kills whenever its cymbals clash.

References

External links

*imdb title|0218937|The Devil's Gift


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