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Oct 25, 2021 · Horror movies often play into the fear of seeing yourself in the mirror, which has led to classic scenes in The Shining, Candyman, Poltergeist, and others. We rank the best of those scenes.
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- The Shining – Hedge maze chase scene. Topping our list is the heart-pounding hedge maze chase finale, where claustrophobia meets icy terror. Danny’s desperate flight from his deranged father through the snow-covered labyrinth is nothing short of cinematic brilliance.
- The Shining – Here’s Johnny scene. The iconic Here’s Johnny! moment is where horror meets pop culture, etching itself into our collective consciousness.
- The Shining – Redrum scene. The Redrum scene stands out for its plain horror, as young Danny scrawls the word in a trance-like state. The audience is initially unaware of its significance until a mirror reveals ‘REDRUM’ to be ‘MURDER’ backward.
- The Shining – All work and no play scene. The shock of Wendy discovering Jack’s manuscript is akin to uncovering a window into madness. The repetitive nature of ‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’ typed out thousands of times reveals the extent of Jack’s descent into insanity.
Nov 26, 2021 · Funny/Classic scene from the movie: The Shinning. 1980.redrum... Redrum... REDRUM!Starring: Danny Lloyd and Shelley Duvall.Check out all our clips from this ...
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Jul 31, 2023 · Similarly, the word “redrum” must be seen in a mirror to reveal its true, chilling meaning: “murder”. These mirrors reflect the characters’ altered states, the intrusion of past into present, and the thin veil separating sanity from madness.
Mar 26, 2021 · 10. Redrum Is Murder - The Shining. Warner Bros. What would this list possibly be without including Stanley Kubrick's inimitable horror masterwork The Shining? The unforgettable scene in...
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I'm reading the book now, and I've seen the movie before (several times, actually). When I saw the movie, I instantly recognized that REDRUM was "murder" spelled backwards. However, it came as a surprising reveal of sorts to the others watching it around me.
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Jul 9, 2024 · When the hotel’s forces get hold of Jack, Danny starts chanting and drawing the word “REDRUM,” which Wendy later sees reversed in the mirror, revealing the word “MURDER.” Danny was warned by the Grady twins that something terrible was going to happen, and “REDRUM” was the warning passed on to Danny and Wendy through Danny.
