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‘Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round’ Trailer Plunges Kids TV Show Host Into Surreal Nightmare
The set of a kids’ television show becomes a nightmarish hellscape for its host in the trailer for Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round.
Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round begins streaming exclusively on Screambox on May 19, 2026.
In the film, “After a mysterious bout of amnesia, a beloved children’s television host struggles to piece together his fractured memories, only to find his once-cheerful puppet co-stars behaving with sinister intent. As reality unravels, the line between performance and nightmare begins to blur.”
Take a look at the new trailer and images below, introducing the puppet denizens tormenting a TV show host on set. Move over, Buddy, Monkey might be even more sadistic.
Michael Gilio, the screenwriter behind Dark Harvest and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, stars in the movie from writer/director Aidan Leary, making his feature debut. Leary co-wrote the screenplay with C.R. Thompson.
The horror film marks the first project on the Terror Town genre slate from producer Joe Swanberg (You’re Next, Offseason) and Yale Productions.
“I am blown away by what this team of accomplished. Leary and Thompson immediately announce themselves as bold new talents,” Executive producer Nicholas Donnermeyer stated previously. “It’s very rare to come across a debut feature that is so assured and precise in its execution. This film is a trip. I can’t wait to see this with an audience.”
Get ready to take a spin on Monkey’s Magic Merry Go Round next month.
The story of Ghostbusters II will be told like never before in the documentary Too Hot to Handle: Remembering Ghostbusters II, which has wrapped production after eight years!
Deadline details, “United Kingdom filmmakers Anthony and Claire Bueno are behind the documentary, whose production was delayed by the pandemic and health complications. The aim is to officially launch the film at a festival and/or market this fall.”
Too Hot to Handle: Remembering Ghostbusters II is a sequel to the 2019 documentary Cleanin’ Up The Town: Remembering Ghostbusters, also made by Anthony and Claire Bueno.
The upcoming Ghostbusters II documentary will feature “interviews with Dan Aykroyd, the late Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, the late director and producer Ivan Reitman, and ILM’s Dennis Muren.”
Director Anthony Bueno said in a statement shared by Deadline, “It’s been an honour and a privilege to capture these interviews and finally be able to present them all to the world. I’m incredibly proud of the work that we have all put into these documentaries. It hasn’t always been an easy journey but with the skills and talents of all involved, we can finally show Too Hot To Handle to the fans of the Ghostbusters films and filmmaking alike.”
Composer Randy Edelman previews, “As it comes closer to having audiences view the wonderful new documentary Too Hot To Handle, I find that the music for the score reflects more than just going over the broad plot points of this look back to the gloriously and unique sequel to such a loved film property. As I had written the score to Ghostbusters II film, I valued the aspects of so many who contributed so much in terms of character and story.”
“I believe all those who will view this film will appreciate it and its subject matter in a welcoming, graceful way. And those who were part of it originally who aren’t fortunate enough be on this earth to see it, they would be incredibly proud of the diligence, thoughtfulness, and power of these two – a team of a sister and brother from England – who against the odds of traditional Hollywood brought this doc to the screen,” Edelman’s statement continues. “I was around for both so I feel qualified to make this commentary.”
Unannounced Film Company has boarded world rights on Too Hot to Handle.
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