The Shining is both a novel and a film. In fact, it’s also a TV mini-series, starring Steven Weber and Rebecca De Mornay. So, for now, we have three versions of Stephen King’s horror tale.
Which version do you prefer?
Director Stanley Kubrick’s feature film version, being the most well known, has been controversial, but for Kubrick’s fans and cinema lovers in general, the movie is mostly revered. In fact, in 2018, the film was inducted into the National Film Registry by the American Library Of Congress for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.” However, for many reasons, the novelist himself, Stephen King, didn’t like Kubrick’s spin of his ghostly tale.
Starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall, the film has been called the greatest ghost story on film of all time. C’mon my howling horror hounds. Join me as we sniff around and chat about the clash of ideas and beliefs Stanley Kubrick and Stephen King had during production of Kubrick’s, The Shining.
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