The Monkey star got so covered in blood she couldn’t even watch her own scene

The Monkey is filled with creative kills, and for star Tatiana Maslany’s own on-screen death, she couldn’t even watch it because of all the blood. (Warning: spoilers ahead!)

Osgood Perkins’ adaptation of the Stephen King short story is in theaters now, putting a darkly comedic twist on the evil toy monkey that kills people.

From attacking bees to harpoon gun mishaps, it would be hard for anyone to pick their favourite kill of the bunch. However, one of the most devastating comes from Tatiana Maslany’s Lois, the mother of Hal and Bill, who dies from a sudden aneurysm.

Speaking to Dexerto, Maslany broke down what it was like to film that gruesome moment, and even revealed why she wasn’t able to watch it herself at the time.

Tatiana Maslany’s The Monkey kill was done practically

In the new movie, Bill walks into the kitchen to find his mother Lois twitching at the counter. She turns around, blood streaming from her eyes and ears, and soon, her brain explodes from the inside out. All because Hal turned the key on the Monkey toy.

It’s a tragic moment, and one that alters Hal and Bill’s lives forever. As Maslany revealed to Dexerto, much of the sequence was pulled off using practical effects.

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“There was a lot of practical. It was like, I was rigged up,” Maslany explained. “My head had a whole thing on it, the timing had to be right. There were all these factors involved.

“And the effects team was so awesome. I’d worked with them on the previous movie that Oz and I did, and it’s so much fun.”

She added, “You can really be inside of the feeling when all of this is happening. You don’t have to imagine it. There’s a little buzz that the whole crew gets from ‘Will it work? How’s it going to work out?'”

Maslany also revealed she wasn’t able to watch the footage, since she had to be taken away to get the blood removed.

“I didn’t go watch playback because I was covered in blood and had to be taken offside,” she said. “But seeing it in the film, I don’t even see where – if – they did enhance anything. It’s so seamless, you know? It really feels like you can viscerally feel it.”

The Monkey is playing in theaters now.

For more, check out our The Monkey review. We’ve also provided a list of The Monkey cameos, explained why the movie owes it all to horror’s best franchise, and rounded up the best Stephen King movies of all time.