The shining i listened to this book many years ago and forgot how creepy it actually was, the thought of being stranded in a snow storm in the middle of nowhere in a haunted hotel dont bare thinking about i wanted to refresh on this brilliant book to do doctor sleep after i am so glad i did. 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. Once i separated them at least in my mind, i really got in to it. This fact is well known, but he admits as much in the authors foreword for his new book, doctor sleep. We all know that the stanley kubrick version of stephen kings book the shining is great, but there was also made for tv movie by the same name that came out few years ago. He was the recipient of the 2003 national book foundation medal for distinguished contribution to. However, as explained above, three weeks into its release, kubrick cut the 2 minute coda from the end of the film, reducing its length to 144 minutes. The shining itself the title comes from the line we all shine on in the john lennon song instant karma is the uncanny ability to. It was his 18th novel, and the th novel written under his own name.
The shining movie the shining audiobook external links. A t book readings, stephen king sometimes tells a story about his only preproduction discussion for the 1980 film adaptation of the shining. The amount of changes is one of the reasons why king hated the film so much. While the film doctor sleep is intended to be a direct adaptation of the 20 sequel novel, director mike flanagan said doctor sleep still acknowledges kubricks the shining in some way.
Flanagan said, it is an adaptation of the novel doctor sleep, which is stephen kings sequel to his novel, the shining. He was renowned for using supernatural events in many of his stories making them a mixture of horror, gloom, and fantasy. 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. Order of stephen king books stephen king is an american author of horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy novels. The hotels head chef, dick halloran scatman crothers, warns danny before he leaves for the winter not to go into room 237 and explains to danny that he has the same psychic gift, the shining. Room 237, documentary with theories about the shining. Apr 06, 20 a t book readings, stephen king sometimes tells a story about his only preproduction discussion for the 1980 film adaptation of the shining. Due to its immense success, the shining was nominated for two awards. The first edition of the novel was published in 1983, and was written by stephen king. Upon being released on dvd, each title card does in fact change in sync with the music, the way it was originally intended. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and cowritten with novelist diane johnson. The shining is a tragedy, and wed be remiss to classify the ending otherwise.
Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. The shining is a 1980 pyschological horror film directed by filmmaker stanley kubrick, and based on the 1977 stephen king book of the same title. Thirtysix years after the release of stephen kings novel, the shining, danny torrance is back as his story continues in kings new book, doctor sleep. Stephen king novel, stanley kubrick screenplay 1 more credit. A tribute trailer i put together for one of my alltime favorite directors and movies, stanley kubriks the shining. His acclaimed nonfiction book, on writing, is also a bestseller. Jack is blown away, imaging the scene of wealth and splendor. Shining sea by anne korkeakivi goodreads share book. The autobiographical undertones of the shining have been discussed by king himself at length. Jack torrance jack nicholson arrives at the overlook hotel to interview for the open position of winter caretaker. The classic elements were invented by horace walpole in 1764 in his novel the castle of qtranto.
The 10 best stephen king audiobooks, a ranking book riot. What stanley kubrick got wrong about the shining salon. One of my favorite analyses of the shining goes on at great length about how the entire film is an extended metaphor for the systematic slaughter of native americans. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. The addition of twins, the ending, it was all nicely done. Contrary to the hotels expectations, room 217 is requested more often than any other room at timberline. The long winter and the evil forces inside the hotel take its toll on jack with dire consequences when wendy discovers what jack has really been. The main characters of this horror, fiction story are.
For me, the movie gets a solid 8 out of 10 on the scary scale. The shining 1980 all work and no play scene 37 movieclips by movieclips. Its speculated that the reason for this is that he wanted to use to movie to draw attention to the genocide of the american indians. I read through almost 700 pages in some of the shortest length of time ive ever taken to finish a book. These elements have been used in a variety of ways in different aspects books films short stories even today. In the year 1978, the shining was nominated for the locus awards, under the category best fantasy novel. Oct 01, 20 jack nicholson in the shining warner bros. He is bestknown for such published works as carrie, the shining and misery all of which have been adapted into successful films. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen king. Mar 30, 2017 for the first time, the shining s producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and how it evolved again and again during the filming. 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.
I think kubricks the shining does no justice to kings novel and was a poor adaptation. Stephen king is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. Aug 25, 2011 stanley kubrick allowed his then17yearold daughter, vivian, to make a documentary about the production of the shining. This summary of the shining includes a complete plot overview spoilers included.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1096 pages and is available in hardcover format. October 29, 2011 meghan leave a comment go to comments halloween season is well underway and with the holiday itself just around the corner, i thought it would be fun to share a brief analysis i wroteup last year on what has become a modern classic. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance. Hardcover paperback trade kindle audio movie tv miniseries dvd first edition. Oct 29, 2019 author stephen king famously hates stanley kubricks iconic 1980 movie version of the shining, for a number of reasons. The lodge requested that kubrick not depict room 217 featured in the book in the shining, because future guests at the lodge might be afraid to stay there, and a nonexistent room, 237, was substituted in the film. The shining is a novel published in 1977 by stephen king, a wellknown american author. Nov 09, 2017 the shining 1980 all work and no play scene 37 movieclips by movieclips. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. The shining by stephen king audio book simply audiobooks. The unmasking will happen at the stroke of midnight. The film version made big changes to the character of jack overall, and subsequently, many elements of the story were completely modified to better represent the character the picture was working with.
Listen to the shining audiobook by stephen king, narrated by campbell scott. He puts the invitation back in the book and starts reading the scrapbook. The film has plenty of genuinely scary moments but manages to keep a creepy atmosphere all through especially as the ghosts come out and jack begins to move between his reality and the reality that is gradually claiming him. The death is also nothing like jacks fate in the novelization of the shining, written by stephen king. A dizzying array of theories about just what stanley kubrick was up to in his 1980 film the shining are the subject of room 237, a documentary. Although his works are usually classed as horror, i was surprised that he is able to deliver a story that can keep the reader to the end without raising the blood level to the point of ones putting the book down without finishing. Loved hearing docs story, struggles and lessons he learned. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. Download free shining company audiobook mp3 by rosemary sutcliff, johanna ward unabridged audiobook audio length 7 hours 43 minutes. The film is based on stephen kings 1977 novel of the same name and stars jack nicholson, shelley duvall, scatman crothers, and danny lloyd. The list of books and their page counts was supplied by kings office and refers to the american hardcover editions. This is one of those rare books where you feel you must turn each pageand quickly to.
Kings latest, under the dome, is his third longest novel ever. Flanagans doctor sleep draws heavily on elements in the book version of the shining that kubrick didnt use, restaging some unused scenes from the original novel with the characters from king. Created originally for the bbc television show arena, this documentary offers rare insight into the shooting process of a kubrick film. The way king was able to capture the fear or the emotions, his writing is so humane that you can almost put yourself in jacks shoes, when i read the synopsis i was like that wont happen to me leave me on a hotel alone with my family and thats never going to happen but as i started reading the book. King talked to time about his top 10 biggest books, reflecting on the circumstances under which they were written and the critical reception that they received. Published in 1977, the shining was kings third full length novel, and like most of his work, didnt take that long to become a film. 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 middleaged dan torrance the boy protagonist of the shining and the very special 12yearold girl he must save from a tribe of murderous paranormals. For the first time, the shining s producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and how it evolved again and again during the filming. Moving his wife, wendy, and their son, danny, into it for the. Stanley kubrick allowed his then17yearold daughter, vivian, to make a documentary about the production of the shining.
You surely already know what an amazing film the shining is. In the same year, the book was once again nominated for the gandalf award under the book length fantasy category. King had already scored two paperback bestsellers with his first two novels, carrie 1974 and salems lot 1975. This film scares the most just by using suggestion to turn your own imagination against you. Jan 29, 2018 on january 28, 1977, stephen king published a book that came to be considered a modern horror masterpiece. Get the audible audio editions of the the shining series from the.
I recently finished reading my third stephen king book the other day, and coincidentally it happened to be the shining, which was his third published book and first supersuccess. Ok so i listed to the shining first then right in to doctor sleep. What stanley kubrick got wrong about the shining stephen king has always disliked stanley kubricks film of the shining, and he has a point. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. Ive gone through the novel and film multiples times and comprised this list of changes and similarities between. The shining written by anonymous on november 1st, 2008. It was one of the best selling novels in the united states of that year and is now considered a modern masterpiece of the horror genre in literature. In my opinion, all the changes that kubrick made are great.
Wolves of the calla, song of susannah, and the dark tower. Download the the shining audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. Despite receiving two nominations in the same year, the. In all previous video versions of the shining, prior to the 2001 dvd rerelease, each title card failed to change in synchronization with the music. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. The book itself is a mere 275 pages and yet my feeling upon finishing it is that i might have just read a 400 page sweeping family chronicle. In the novel, the transformation is diluted by length. Not long after, the book began a long and complex road to the screen. The native american designs arent mentioned in the book but kubrick went to great trouble to build the set in this theme.
Free download or read online carrie salems lot the shining pdf epub book. Author stephen king famously hates stanley kubricks iconic 1980 movie version of the shining, for a number of reasons. The story doesnt stick to kings novel and is better for it. Jack nicholson in the shining 1980 shelley duvall in the shining 1980 the shining. By his own admission, stephen king was a serious alcoholic when he wrote the shining. The shining book vs movie all the differences between the two. Founded in 1992 by carolyn strom collins and currently edited by mary beth cavert and carolyn strom collins, this annual online newsletter includes original scholarship, reports on events and findings, and personal events about all aspects of montgomerys life, work, and legacy. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a full length study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. Stephen king word count 112263 274,672 bag of bones 203,3 black house 252,270 blockade billy 15,917 carrie 60,718 cell 121,931 christine 193,602 cujo 121,150 cycle of the werewolf 15,955 desperation 195,011 doctor sleep. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. The book was released by viking on september 15, 1986. So many people wonder how much of a difference there is between the film and novel of the shining by stephen king.
Jan 16, 2020 in the novel, the transformation is diluted by length. What stanley kubrick got wrong about the shining stephen king has always disliked stanley kubricks film of the shining. The shining is a truly frightening movie that works symbolically on many levels, but is basically about human shortcomings and the way they can be exploited by unconscious forces combined with weakness of will. Since the book s publication kings story has been adapted several times.