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. Mark romanek is in negotiations to helm warner bros. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20. Doctor sleep marketed as stephen kings doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film written and directed by mike flanagan. Stephen king sets release date for sequel to the shining. Stephen king has seen a resurgence of adaptations as of late. Jul 18, 2014 mark romanek is in negotiations to helm warner bros. While the two talk, there is a pen wandering around the table in every shot.
The book is a sequel to kings widely successful the shining and follows its protagonist as a now grown man who has been haunted by the inhabitants of the overlook hotel ever since that. The book and film pick up years after the events of the original and follows danny, the son from the first book. Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining novel or the movie. Doctor sleep is based on stephen kings 20 novel of the same name, itself a sequel kings 1977 novel the shining.
Sep 28, 2011 stephen king announced the book s possibility back in 2009, but it wasnt made official until last weekend when he read an excerpt during a george mason university awards ceremony. Stephen king brings back son of the shining in sequel. With the push and pull of public opinion between the audience that covets stanley kubricks the shining, and that of the book s author, stephen king, one has to wonder if the film adaptation. Stephen kings hatred for stanley kubricks the shining. First two acts are book sequel, third act is film sequel. But this also exists very much in the same cinematic universe that kubrick established in. Fans of both the film and the novel have anxiously anticipated the films release, which explores the life of an adult dan torrance trying to cope with the horrific atrocities he experienced as a child. The shining almost required a sequel and we were all curious to know what happened to a danny torrance but the sequel doctor sleep is a wasted opportunity. The shining is one of my favorite books for these reasons. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two.
Dec 29, 2017 if youre a fan of horror movies in any way, then chances are youve seen stanley kubricks 1980 masterpiece, the shining. Rose, attracted by dans shining, invites him to join the cult, but he refuses. Rise again by ben tripp the plethora of zombie books tends to drown the entire genre. Jun 22, 2012 the shining is two stories, both the same, but somehow very different.
Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. It looks at danny supernatural abilities and powers again. Jun, 2019 first two acts are book sequel, third act is film sequel. Published in 2009, doctor sleep is the sequel to kings seminal horror novel the shining, which was published in 1977. Stephen king announces the shining sequel release date. The sequel to rise again, from an author who balances kinetically choreographed scenes of zombie carnage with studies of. Director mike flanagan confirms his forthcoming movie adaptation of stephen kings doctor sleep will be a sequel to and bridge the gap between both the shining movie universe and the original novel. Sep 19, 20 when stephen king published his third novel, the shining, in 1977, he was a writer with a lot on his mind.
I love this is a sequel to the shining and in the beginning of the book it goes into some things from when danny was young. Led by rose the hat rebecca ferguson, they set their sights on. Doctor sleep sequel to the shining trailers neogaf. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Stephen king plots the shining sequel books the guardian. The shining is two stories, both the same, but somehow very different. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Doctor sleep actress teases the story of the shining sequel. Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, and. Doctor sleep movie vs book differences how mike flanagan.
Oct 01, 2010 rise again by ben tripp the plethora of zombie books tends to drown the entire genre. Apr 12, 20 the shining is such an old book now that the comes back to me. Doctor sleep the long awaited sequel to the shining now. Kings book picks up with a middleaged danny torrance years after the events at the overlook hotel, still psychic but in. Our glimpses of jack torrance are fleeting in michael flanagans the shining sequel, doctor.
Its been over a year since weve heard anything about the worrying news of warner bros. Stephen king reads from his upcoming sequel to the shining. I dont think you can make a shining movie that does the book justice. Buoyed by the meteoric success of it over at new line, warner bros. Jan 27, 2018 the book is a sequel to kings widely successful the shining and follows its protagonist as a now grown man who has been haunted by the inhabitants of the overlook hotel ever since that.
Horror writer stephen king has revealed that a sequel to the shining would focus on a 40yearold danny torrance alison flood wed 25 nov 2009. Doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film written and directed by mike flanagan. Doctor sleep, a sequel to stanley kubricks seminal horror film the shining, is hoping to scare some life into the box office. Mike flanagan the haunting of hill house, geralds game has released a film that serves, somehow, as a followup to both the book and movie versions of the shining. The shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by stanley kubrick and cowritten with novelist diane johnson.
Romanek the shining prequel i really dont think the shining needs a prequel. A sequel hook is something in a work that suggests that there is a clear possibility for another story. Kings book is a direct sequel to his 1977 novel the shining, and most. Can the shining sequel doctor sleep awaken the box office. This is why stephen king hates the shining so much. Feb 19, 2019 doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the book king had first described his idea for a sequel to the shining in 2009 while promoting his novel under the dome. The shining sequel has cast its main star cinemablend. Stephen king explains why shining sequel doctor sleep needed. Oct 07, 2015 its been over a year since weve heard anything about the worrying news of warner bros. Stephen kings sequel to the shining is coming to the big. Kings fans are no doubt aware that the author has written a sequel to the shining a book thats titled doctor sleep and was published in 20 though up to now there hasnt been a whole lot of buzz about either a potential film or tv adaptation of that particular king story. The true knots leader, rose the hat, becomes aware of abras existence and formulates a plan to kidnap abra and keep. Oct 17, 20 whether you read kings book or saw stanley kubricks 1980 cinematic interpretation of it which stephen king has never endorsed, chances are the shining ranks high on your list of most terrifying things ever.
Nov 25, 2009 horror writer stephen king has revealed that a sequel to the shining would focus on a 40yearold danny torrance alison flood wed 25 nov 2009 05. In the movie, the final showdown between dan, abra, and rose the hat. I respect flanagan for walking that line and paying homage to both. The shining sequel doctor sleep sets mike flanagan as. The shining sequel doctor sleep gets director mike flanagan. Just six years later, that tale is getting the cinematic treatment under the direction of mike. The shining is such an old book now that the comes back to me. Sequel to kings novel the shining due out in september 20. Former walking dead showrunner glen mazzara recently turned in his.
I still appreciate the movie a lot because its a very good horror movie, but the amount of character development in the book cant be accomplished in 2 and a half hours in a movie. Doctor sleep is just a shadow of the shining ap news. Overlook hotel, a prequel to the stanley kubrick classic the shining. Adapted from the stephen king novel of the same name, the film tells the story of an unhinged man accepting a job as the winter caretaker of a ski lodge, only for him and his family to be assailed by the madness that lies hidden both in the lodge, and in himself. King finished it perfectly as a book while kubrick destroyed it as a sequel.
Rise again below zero by ben tripp nook book ebook. The world of ghosts and psychic powers of the shining was rich enough to deserve further explorations and explanations. We break down grandpa flick, crow daddy, rose and the shining sequel. Oh ben tripp the ending of rise again made me want this book instantly, and i was. In addition to doctor sleep, stephen kings upcoming sequel to 1977s the shining, now stanley kubricks 1980 film adaptation is being primed for a. Based on stephen kings 20 book doctor sleep, the story follows danny torrance in. The sequel to rise again, from an author who balances kinetically choreographed scenes of zombie carnage with studies of welldrawn characters and enough political intrigue to give his tale more gravity and grounding than most zombie gorefests publishers weekly. Whether you read kings book or saw stanley kubricks 1980 cinematic interpretation of it which stephen king has never endorsed, chances are the shining ranks high on your list of most terrifying things ever. Famed songbook rise up singing gets a sequel, rise again. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction combined, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. This modern sequel will be based on the king book doctor sleep. A sequel to the shining is something i never really expected to see, but in 20 stephen king went ahead and wrote the sequel novel doctor sleep, so now were getting a. Stephen king revealed the release date for his novel doctor sleep, a sequel to the shining, will be sept. Danny torrance was portrayed by danny lloyd in the shining movie, and variety reports that ewan mcgregor has signed on to play the character as an.
To say that he became outright giddy when i let him know that fans. If you are looking to try the film, there are two versions. The sequel to rise again from an author who balances kinetically choreographed scenes of zombie carnage with studies of welldrawn characters and enough political intrigue to give his tale more gravity and grounding than most zombie gorefests publishers weekly. Billions died and rose again, hungry for human flesh. The shining by stephen king audio book simply audiobooks. The shining had such resonance in part because of kubricks film, which king disliked that one returns to the characters with a sense of deep familiarity. I was looking to read below zero since mr ben tripp reveal the sequel.
The book is a sequel to the stephen king horror classic the shining. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20 summary. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. Years ago, the haunting of the overlook hotel nearly broke young dan torrances sanity, as his paranormal gift known as the shining opened a. Stephen king plans to write a sequel to the shining the. Stephen kings sequel to the shining contains some real, grownup. 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 films central character is jack torrance nicholson, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic who accepts a. I like do the 1980 movie version despite it losing parts of the book, but jack nicholson is wonderful in it.
King first started talking about a sequel in 2009, and now were getting our first taste of whats to come. Listen to stephen king read from the shining sequel. Much to my disappointment, i found that rise again below zero did not live up to the first installation. Jul 25, 2014 it has been 33 years since actor jack nicholson terrified audiences in the shining, but we may get a second chance to see his son, little danny, on the big screen again. At long last, you will know what happened to danny torrance. When jack is first accepting his new job as a caretaker at the overlook, he meets with the manager, stuart ullman. Stephen kings sequel to the shining changed a lot on its way to the big screen. How doctor sleep is both a sequel to stephen kings and. Initially, he told the times in 1998, he conceived of the book as a. Published on oct 31, 2019 the highly anticipated sequel to the shining doctor sleep is finally here hoping to be a worthy stephen king adaptation. Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel the novel was adapted into a film of the same name, which was.
When stephen king published his third novel, the shining, in 1977, he was a writer with a lot on his mind. Doctor sleep, the authors followup to the shining, gave us an adult danny torrance who was still kind of psychic but also cursed with a drinking problem like his father. The film, which also serves as a direct sequel to the film adaptation of the shining, directed by stanley kubrick, is set several decades after the. The film will adapt kings 20 novel, which follows danny. 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.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It has been 33 years since actor jack nicholson terrified audiences in the shining, but we may get a second chance to see his son, little danny, on the big screen again. Its the sequel to the shining, his 1977 thriller that stanley kubrick fammously adapted to film. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading doctor sleep. The shining sequel doctor sleep gets director mike. The shining sequel doctor sleep lands i am legend writer. Dan gets hooked on drink, hits rock bottom, and drags himself up again. Rose the hat is not to be trifled with in doctor sleep. Doctor sleep picks up on the story of danny, the little boy with psychointuitive powers in kings famous 1977 novel, the shining. Later that year, he posted a poll on his official website, asking his fans to vote for which book he should write next. Oct 04, 2019 in 20, stephen king published doctor sleep, the direct sequel to his beloved 1977 novel the shining.
This bit of audio theres video over on youtube as well has actually been surfacing for some time, but a buddy of mine recently responded in staggering fashion when i told him of kings forthcoming sequel to the shining, doctor sleep. The issue were left with at the end of the first book is dealt with brilliantly, but i must admit, with such a long time between releases, ive i have been waiting for this book, the followup to rise again, for about two and a half years. A novel the shining book 2 kindle edition by king, stephen. I fully intended to dislike the book because it was another, yes another, zombie book.
Plot details revealed for stephen kings the shining sequel. Years following the events of the shining 1980, a nowadult dan torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as the true knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal. If you didnt know, now you do, and youll soon know the sequels title and release date, announced by the master of suspense himself. Stephen kings shining sequel, doctor sleep the new. Doctor sleep movie is nowhere near as good as the book, leans too. The shining sequel doctor sleep has a director with. It has been over 30 years since stanley kubrick released his movie version of the shining, but it. In a recent episode of the now what podcast, doctor sleep actress emily alyn lind explained the story of the upcoming film, which is based on stephen kings sequel to the shining.
May 10, 2012 way back in november of 2009 we got word that stephen king was working on a sequel novel to the shining, the book on which the classic stanley kubrick horror film of the same name is based. The shining sequel to star ewan mcgregor as danny torrance. The macguffins may come in threes, the big bad might be not quite dead, or, more blatantly, as the story ends another adventure might be shown. Set several years after jack torrance was driven to madness at the overlook. Some time of trigger turns a majority of the population into mindless zombies. The shining written by anonymous on november 1st, 2008. Watch the trailer for shining sequel doctor sleep the. Doctor sleep is a sequel to shining movie and stephen king. Sep 20, 2012 london reuters more than three decades after the shining was first published, the sequel to stephen kings classic horror novel is finally coming out next year. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. The 1997 miniseries is a lot closer to the book and the version i prefer. Stanley kubricks the shining is widely praised as a brilliant film, but not by the man who wrote the book it was adapted from. With ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson, kyliegh curran, cliff curtis.
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