Before going on to helm Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, director J.A. Bayona delivered an unheralded coming-of-age classic in A Monster Calls. Adapted by writer Patrick Ness from his own 2011 young ...

The monster in the new Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts production of “A Monster Calls” continually bothers young Conor O’Malley. “Stories are important, if they convey the truth,” the ...

As coming-of-age movies go, “A Monster Calls” is a uniquely gloomy experience. Young Conor O’Malley has a dad who moved 5,000 miles away, a mother dying of cancer and a giant tree creature that visits ...

A Monster Calls is based on the award-winning novel by Patrick Ness (inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd).When a towering yew-tree “monster” appears at 12:07, thirteen-year-old Conor begins a ...

South Lakes Theatre Arts will present A Monster Calls on November 14th & 15th and 21st and 22nd. Tickets are on sale now! $12 for adults, $8 for students and senior citizens. The show is recommended ...