![]() ![]() ![]() Initial reviews weren't particularly favorable-King himself was not a fan of the film, going so far as to produce his own adaptation in a 1997 miniseries-but it's now considered a horror classic.įor those not familiar with the story, Jack Torrance takes a position as the winter caretaker of the remote Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies, bringing his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall) and young son Danny (Danny Lloyd). ![]() It became his first hardback bestseller and was adapted into a film by Stanley Kubrick in 1980, starring Jack Nicholson as struggling alcoholic and aspiring writer Jack Torrance. (Major spoilers for The Shining-film and book-below mild spoilers for Doctor Sleep.) Along with 2017's spectacular IT, Doctor Sleep is one of the best film adaptations of a King novel yet. Closing out this annus mirabilis is Doctor Sleep, adapted from King's novel of the same name, a sequel to The Shining. We've had the release of a (disappointing) Pet Sematary remake earlier this year, IT: Chapter 2 in September, the Netflix adaptation of In the Tall Grass last month, and a new season of Castle Rock currently airing on Hulu. Horror master Stephen King continues to have a banner year in Hollywood. ![]()
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