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New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. I think it's in reference to the scene with Danny in room 217, and the woman in the tub. Of course, Kubrick's movie only shows the aftermath of Danny's visit to the room, so not so much to recreate, but it is absolutely one of the more horrific scenes of the book.
The reactions, to the the shine, from different age groups in the Torrence family; are all relatable, because of how realistic they are. This makes the shine, and the idea of ghosts in general, more grounded in The Shining; than in most other films, which is what sells the horror in the film. The Shining is better.
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Nov 12, 2019 · The funeral parlor owner abused Dick both physically and sexually, in sight of Dick's parents. The description of this grandfather's ghost is even more horrifying in the novel, as well. Readers of the book will instantly remember these horrors and understand the full weight of this moment.
I really enjoyed Doctor Sleep. Not much of a Stephen King fan or a fan of The Shining. It had a very engrossing atmosphere and didn't hold back on stuff like the dead baby or the kid getting abducted and stabbed to death. HOWEVER, I did have two problems with it.
Sep 24, 2013 · Winner for Best Horror (2013) Stephen King returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, The Shining, in this instantly riveting novel about the now middle-aged Dan Torrance (the boy protagonist of The Shining) and the very special 12-year-old girl he must save from a tribe of murderous paranormals.
Mar 31, 2021 · The film version of Doctor Sleep opens with a shot of the Overlook Hotel sitting atop a snowy mountain. In the years since what happened to the Torrance family, the formerly glamourous hotel fell into ruin. That's still a far cry better than the fate in the book. In the novel The Shining, the Overlook was destroyed due to Jack's negligence of ...
