Monkey Shines

Monkey Shines is a 1983 British psychological horror novel by Michael Stewart. Its plot follows a quadriplegic man whose service animal, a capuchin monkey named Ella, grows increasingly violent. It was adapted into a feature film of the same name in 1988 by director George A. Romero.

Monkey Shines

First edition cover art
Author	Michael Stewart
Language	English
Genre	Horror, science fiction
Published	1 September 1983 (1983-09-01)
Publisher	Freundlich Books
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Pages	256 (first edition)
ISBN	978-0-881-91001-8
OCLC	9555443

This article is about 1983 novel. For the film adaptation, see Monkey Shines (film). For 1890 American experimental film, see Monkeyshines.

Premise

The novel follows Allan Mann, an Oxford law student who becomes quadriplegic after an accident, and is given a service monkey named Ella to help him with daily tasks. Ella, however, has been scientifically altered, and begins to channel Allan's inner fury, carrying out his most devious desires.

Critical response

Kirkus Reviews deemed the novel "Uneven in tone, with neither the sparkle of Michael Crichton nor the involving seriousness of, say, Richard Setlowe's The Experiment--but a lively, often intriguing smorgasbord of medical-ordeal, neuro-science, paranormal chills, and man/animal love-story."^[1]

References

1. "Monkey Shines by Michael Stewart". Kirkus Reviews. 1 September 1983. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.

External links

• Monkey Shines at Goodreads