But it has been joined and maybe even surpassed by stanley kubrick's the shining, quite possibly the scariest movie ever Jack torrance accepts a caretaker job at the overlook hotel, where he, along with his wife wendy and their son danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter The movie follows a writer (jack nicholson) and his family who agree to watch over a hotel while it is closed for the winter.
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The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977
Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time
A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 2013 and adapted into a film in 2019. Stephen king wrote 'the shining' after a visit to a haunted colorado hotel So is 'the shining' based on a true story Here's everything to know about the book's inspiration.
The shining is a 1980 horror film directed by stanley kubrick, based on the book with the same title Jack torrance (jack nicholson) arrives at the overlook hotel to interview for the open position of winter caretaker. Jack torrance descends into madness — terrorizing his wife and young son — after living at a deserted and eerie hotel during its off season Watch trailers & learn more.
The concept of “shining,” or having a deep, psychic connection with the world and its past, exposes jack’s son danny to the hotel’s sinister history, suggesting a recurring pattern of violence.
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