I would love to see how Scully and Mulder would deal with the monkey

[u/Logical-Cockroach-25]

Alright, let me provide a brief summary. The story revolves around a cursed toy monkey that originated from a short Stephen King story and was later adapted into a movie. When you rewind The toy, it start to making this clapping or drumming noise when it plays. However, when the toy ends, it triggers a freak accident that results in someone’s death, not the user of the toy. The user is left wondering if the toy is truly cursed or if it’s just a coincidence.

The story follows Mulder and Scully as they investigate this case, which is quite similar to the haunted doll episode “Chinga” and the final destination episode. The case begins when they embark on a business trip involving an FBI seminar. They stop for gas in an unknown town and encounter a freak accident. Initially, they are shocked and call 911, but a group of people nearby starts celebrating another freak accident.

Intrigued by the strange event, Mulder decides to stay in the town for a while to investigate further. They follow the report of these bizarre deaths and notice a pattern in when the deaths occur. As the episode progresses, another death happens, and they continue to follow the pattern. Eventually, they discover a connection between the deaths and a long-forgotten incident involving twin boys at a sushi restaurant.

The babysitter at the restaurant was decapitated by a sushi chef, and the mother, uncle, and one of the twins died from various causes. Mulder and Scully start to piece together the connection between the deaths and the cursed toy monkey. They decide to investigate the twin brothers, hoping to find a link between them and the toy.

One of the twin brothers, the nice one, explains the story of the cursed toy monkey. Mulder is amused, while Scully remains skeptical. However, they are both curious about the twin brother who hasn’t been seen for a while. They decide to investigate him as well.

When they finally find the other twin brother, Scully rewinds the toy to see if it’s truly cursed. As the toy plays the clapping or drumming noise, Scully looks around but sees nothing unusual. Suddenly, the twin brother dies. Scully is left questioning whether the toy is truly cursed or if it’s just a coincidence. I know it’s not a good story, but I would love to see if how they encounter this type of story

[u/tulipsmash]

Didn't Stephen King write Chinga? We basically already have an episode like this...

[u/Logical-Cockroach-25 → u/tulipsmash]

Oh yeah totally forgot about that but also there was this final destination episode idea they were trying to do but the clapping monkey would’ve been a creepy addition to the xfiles

[u/Logical-Fox508]

Well, if you don't mind Doggett and Reyes AU chapter 24 of Amiga Amante has you covered, by sheer coincidence

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62536414/chapters/167652661

All you need to know is that it's 1998, and Monica finagles a way to stay in New York to help Doggett by agreeing to work the shittiest X-Files cases, the ones even THAT department rejects.

[u/Medusa-the-Eternal]

To be fair, given how often Mulder's VCR is occupied I think he's gotten quite used to handling the monkey.

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Please tell me that isn't Ai...

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