THE DEVIL'S GIFT

The story opens with Elmira Johnson, an elderly woman who uses a Ouija board to communicate with spirits. One spirit becomes angry, manifesting as a cymbal-banging monkey toy. The toy's eyes glow red, and its cymbals cause lightning to strike Elmira's house, killing her.

Later, David Andrews, a single father, celebrates his son Michael's ninth birthday. Michael receives the monkey toy as a gift from David's girlfriend, Susan, who bought it at an antiques store. The monkey begins to act on its own, and strange occurrences follow, including the death of household plants, a fire that kills the family dog, and nightmares that plague David.

David consults Adrienne, a fortune teller, who warns that demons often possess innocuous objects. Realizing the monkey is linked to the events, David investigates its origins. He learns from an antiques store clerk that the toy was found unharmed in the ruins of Elmira Johnson's house. Despite his findings, the disturbances escalate. Susan becomes possessed and tries to drown Michael, leading David to expel her from the house.

Adrienne provides David with a protective necklace and advises him to dispose of the monkey. However, Michael retrieves the toy from the garbage, and further accidents occur. David attempts to bury the monkey, but it inexplicably returns. As the family tries to escape, the monkey activates its cymbals. The story ends ambiguously with a chime and an explosion, implying the family's demise.

The monkey toy ultimately causes the violent deaths of the boy and his family by blowing up their house from within.

The film’s conclusion delivers a bleak resolution, emphasizing the inescapable and destructive nature of the demonic force inhabiting the monkey. Despite attempts at exorcism and protective measures, the family's efforts are futile, reinforcing the theme that evil can reside in the most innocuous objects and that some curses, once released, cannot be contained or reversed.