But it has been joined and maybe even surpassed by stanley kubrick's the shining, quite possibly the scariest movie ever The shining is a 1980 horror film directed by stanley kubrick, based on the book with the same title 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.
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.
