It deals with many of kings recurring themes, including alcoholism. The shining crew reveal why stanley kubrick didnt blow. The shining novel, however, has a very different ending, and one that even made way for a sequel. Were going to take a look at a different kind of horror last night my wife and i watched the 2019 movie doctor sleep its based on the 20 book of the same name written by horror legend stephen king. What happened at the end of stanley kubricks the shining. The shining crew reveal why stanley kubrick didnt blow up overlook hotel, chose second fatality for film adaptation.
Differences between the shining book vs movie page 1. The shining begins with jack torrance being interviewed for the caretakers job at the overlook hotel. King does a good job in all of his books to keep a relatively gloomy sensation while reading them. Theres the sense that a great talent has been wasted. The maze chase grew out of the topiary animal hedges that move around in the book. The shining download free book online pdf teach of time. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. At the end of the film, jack and the overlook freeze. Moving his wife, wendy, and their son, danny, into it for the. Discussion of themes and motifs in stephen kings the shining. At the end of kings the shining, the overlook hotel exploded after jack torrance left the boiler room unmonitored. As the film develops, it becomes more mysterious, ambiguous, threatening, and hallucinatory. In flint city, oklahoma, police detective ralph anderson arrests popular teacher and little league coach terry maitland in front of a crowd of baseball spectators, charging him with raping, mutilating and killing an 11yearold boy.
Followed by the stand in 1978, these books cemented kings place as. I am not going to go on and on about how frustrating it must be for someone of kings prolificity and stature to have people think that his best novel was written 22 years and 30some books ago. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. Endgame mistakes charmed mistakes the biggest mistakes in the xmen movies the phantom of the opera questions 6 underground quotes unknown ending sex and the city trivia apocalypto. Jun 22, 2012 the shining is the story of jack torrance, who is employed as the caretaker of the gargantuan overlook hotel in colorado one winter. The shining had a much darker alternate ending, and it. Today were going to take a break from the coronavirus insanity and go in a different direction. And its not like the actual ending is a bundle of laughs.
Even though the shining is over a quarter of a century old, i challenge anyone to not get freaked out by jack nicholsons descent into madness. Jun 26, 2012 the shining was the book which inspired me to write. Nov 01, 2012 born from a bad dream experienced during a onenight stay at a colorado hotel that was closing for the season, the shining is the first book stephen king wrote from a position of financial stabilit. The shinings 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history. Jack torrance, his wife wendy, and their young son danny move into the overlook hotel, where jack has been hired as the. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending.
Top 10 differences between the shining book and movie. Jul 08, 2015 in the final shots of stanley kubricks the shining, the audience sees the corpse of jack torrance jack nicholson frozen to death in the hedge maze where he tried to kill his wife wendy. One of the many mysteries of stanley kubricks the shining is why jack appears in the photo at the end, and it actually has a semisimple explanation. Stephen king is happy to crap on stanley kubricks film version of his novel the shining whenever possible. Hbo max has ordered overlook, a spinoff series about the haunted hotel in the shining, from warner bros. Some important things to remember about the hotel are that it is isolated due to the winter. The first genre show in the works is a project that draws inspiration from justice league dark, a. The final, terrible shot of jack on the ground, his frozen face forever stuck in its maniacal, upwardlooking openmouth gaze, instantly freezes itself into the brain of anyone who witnesses it. And that last point shall be my final point, in concerns to jack torrance. I didnt believe him that a book could be scary until i was in the bathtub and i started reading the part about the woman in 217 and the shower curtain brushed up against me.
Mar 10, 2016 the other was the olympia up on 100 and something street, friedkin said. His wife wendy, son danny, and even dick hallorann were able to survive the. The book was followed in 20 by the sequel doctor sleep. Jack lets the boiler explode to destroy the hotel while the. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his. The end of the book seemed a bit hackneyed to me and not very interesting, kubrick told michel ciment. Home entertainment the shining is perfect quarantine. Until the last minute, the plot seems to be wrapping up in a conventional way. In the original novel, jack torrance is driven mad and possessed by the spirit of the overlook hotel.
Stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks corresponding adaptation are both staples of the horror genre, but theyre also very different beasts. The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the. He was renowned for using supernatural events in many of his stories making them a mixture of horror, gloom, and fantasy. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. A solid commercial success for the film which opens here next week would confirm one of kubrick.
Differences between the shining book vs movie page 2. When stephen kings third novel the shining hit the shelves in 1977, it became his first hardcover bestseller. As winter closed in and blizzards cut them off, the. The shining ends with an extremely long camera shot moving down a hallway in the overlook, reaching eventually the central photo among 21 photos on the wall, each. Stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status. Based on the novel of the same name by stephen king, the shining follows jack torrance jack nicholson, an aspiring writer and recovering. He puts the invitation back in the book and starts reading the scrapbook. King himself made his displeasure with kubricks more dramatic, less supernatural adaptation known publicly, as the legendary filmmaker disposed with kings explosive ending and. This is a rare example of something so unique that no one has been able to rip it off. Kings book came to an end with a clash between danny and his father. The shining tv show overlook is happening at hbo max with j. As it stands, the ultimate fate of the lost ending remains as indeterminate as the shining itself.
The miniseries was a huge mistake except for the scene with the woman in the tub. The book was published by doubleday in january 28, 1977. The tension felt when jack jack nicholson chases danny danny lloyd through the hotel grounds is incredible. With ghosts, visions and psychological horror, the shining by stephen king is a very good horror story, i would say one of his best, right up there with the likes of salems lot which is another sk novel that i recommend if you enjoy horror. The shining, by stephen king, is slowly but surely changing that perception. That is pretty much where the similarities end, in that respect. The shining s 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history. There have been several references to the shining found in books, magazines, television programs, movies, artwork, music that play an integral role in mainstream society. This is a stark contrast to the jack torrance we meet at the end of the book. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two. That night i dreamed of my threeyearold son running through the. The shining writers reveal an alternate ending that was even more depressing than the original.
At first, it feels like a traditional horror setup a guy gets hired to spend the winter in an enormous hotel, secluded from civilization, where obviously something will go very wrong. Sep 15, 20 the shining by stephen king was amazeballs. The shining is a novel published in 1977 by stephen king, a wellknown american author. The shining is one of the all time classic horror movies, buts its also a pretty great book too. Jun 26, 2012 with ghosts, visions and psychological horror, the shining by stephen king is a very good horror story, i would say one of his best, right up there with the likes of salems lot which is another sk novel that i recommend if you enjoy horror. The shining spinoff series overlook in the works at bad. Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, and most definitely not a direct sequel to the 1980 film directed by stanley kubrick. In the book, john is a playwright who abandons his original play and begins writing.
The shining is stanley kubricks bid for a super hit, his attempt to even a number of scores. The shining ending writers reveal alternate end that was. At the end of the book, the boiler explodes, killing jack and burning the hotel to the ground. When his father became caretaker of the overlook hotel his visions grew frighteningly out of control. He ended up in the bar and was served drinks by a bartender named grady. A mustread that inspired kubricks brilliant film is a literary masterpiece of the horror genre the film was one of the most frightening entertainment pieces i had ever experienced until i read the book. More than 1 million books in pdf, epub, mobi, tuebl and audio book formats. The hotel will soon close for the winter, but cant be left unattended. The shining by stanley kubrick is one of my favorite movies ever and im interested in reading the novel. Jack is blown away, imaging the scene of wealth and splendor. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending, not the.
Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. The true story behind the legendary lost ending of the shining. Stephen kings original version of the shining ended differently than the film version that was directed by stanley kubrick. The shining collectors edition introduction by ken.
For those who havent read the shining book, heres how the ending basically goes down. Not least because you will never work out what it means. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen. The shining girls, by lauren beukes lauren beukes new thriller the shining girls traces a timetraveling serial killer as he jumps through the decades, pursued by the only one of. Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate. The shining is a tragedy, and wed be remiss to classify the ending otherwise. Sacrificing himself so danny and wendy can escape the overlook hotel. In the 20 novel doctor sleep, kings official sequel to the shining, a grown danny torrance suffers from alcoholism like his father. The young, psychic danny played by danny lloyd in the film has a. Stephen kings the shining and doctor sleep book and. The unmasking will happen at the stroke of midnight.
The shining is set in the overlook hotel, which is located in the rocky mountains of colorado. Jack rushes to go release the boiler before it explodes, but danny uses his shining to help him see what hes become. The adaptation is balancing act between kings books and stanley kubricks the shining. Note this was also used for the remake 2007 shining movie, where instead of a bee hive its a different insect nest which fills up that night when it was suppose to be empty.
The final shot of the shining, its ambiguity forever helping stanley kubricks most popular film carry on its enduring legacy for nearly thirty years. Danny loses him in the maze and leaves out, to find his mother outside, shocked by horrific visions. List of references to the shining the shining wiki fandom. The shining book vs movie all the differences between the two. This classic novel is arguably kings most famous story and piece of literature. The shining splitvolume the shining, doctor sleep, and the shining doctor sleep. The shining collectors edition introduction by ken follett. Search for the shining books in the search form now, download or read books for free, just by creating an account to enter our library. The death is also nothing like jacks fate in the novelization of the shining, written by stephen king. I had the opportunity to reach past the kubrick film all the way back to the ending of the shining the novel, the ending that king never got, he said. Danny was only five years old but in the words of old mr halloran he was a shiner, aglow with psychic voltage. In an interview with ew, producers jan harlan and diane johnson explain the steps that were taken in making the film, and the decisions made by director stanley kubrick to create the final ending. Doctor sleeps grand finale takes inspiration more from stephen kings the shining than the stanley kubricks famous film. Hardcover paperback trade kindle audio movie tv miniseries dvd.
Hallorann, the hotels cook, receives a warning from his force, the shining, and arrives there, only to be axed by jack who goes into the outside maze to find danny. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen king. In doctor sleep, the sequel to the shining, a now grownup danny works at a nursing home where his remnant shining power provides the crucial final comfort to the dying, kings book. Home entertainment the shining is perfect quarantine viewing. As somebody who is a massive fan of the movie, i was certain that i. The shining series by stephen king goodreads share book. In the movie, he gets lost in the maze, chasing wendy and danny, and freezes to death. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Jack lets the boiler explode to destroy the hotel while the other three escape. Signing a contract, jack torrance, a normal writer and former teacher agrees to take care of a hotel which has a long, violent past that. In the novel, the shining ends with the death of jack, as well as the hotel that goes up. At the end of the shining, why is jack in the photo of the. Nov 10, 2011 with ghosts, visions and psychological horror, the shining by stephen king is a very good horror story, i would say one of his best, right up there with the likes of salems lot which is another sk novel that i recommend if you enjoy horror.
The shining, one of the stephen kings bestselling novels and the film that has had a huge impact in pop culture, finally has the ending explained. How the shining movies ending differs from the book. Two of them are directly inspired by dc comics and stephen king. It was also the first full novel i read coverto conver. The outsider is a horror novel by american author stephen king, published on may 22, 2018, by scribner.
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future. In the movie the motivation of the ghosts is to possess jack torrance to get him to kill danny. Below you will find a definitive list to all references to the shining. In the movie jack gives danny an empty bee hive as a present, which end up full of bees when it was supposed to be empty. Abrams the ending was changed almost entirely because kubrick found it a cliche to just blow everything up. When i was in high school one of my teachers told me it was the scariest book he ever read, and after one part he threw the book across the room and slept with the lights on. Danny has the shining as many others do around the world. Fans of the shining or any of stanley kubricks movies understand the importance the director placed on minor details. Abrams sets justice league dark, the shiningbased tv. The shining how a red book could explain everything. The shining collectors edition introduction by ken follett king, stephen on. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. The shining is the third book published by stephen king. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen kings novel.