The novel was adapted into a 1980 film of the same name and later followed by a sequel, doctor sle. The book is a little better then the movie in my opinion. The setting and characters are influenced by kings personal experiences, including both his visit to the. Stanley kubricks the shining was released in 1980, and since has been hailed as one of the greatest horror movies ever made. 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. In the process, the filmmakers actually find more to draw on from the original ending of stephen kings novel the shining instead of stanley. Jul 09, 2016 the book is in hardback, and comes in a protective card case. Danny is only five years old, but in the words of old mr hallorann he is a shiner, aglow with psychic voltage. Ive gone through the novel and film multiples times and comprised this list of changes and similarities between. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 1. The interview goes pretty well except jack finds out that one of the last guys to hold his job at the hotel went nuts and murdered his family. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. Struggling writer jack torrance jack nicholson signs on for a winter. Essay on the shining by stephen king 829 words bartleby.
The shining is a horror cinema masterpiece, and figuring out its haunting and iconic ending was no easy task for stanley kubrick. Terrible things happen in the world, and theyre things no one can explain. He was renowned for using supernatural events in many of his stories making them a mixture of horror, gloom, and fantasy. The setting and characters are influenced by kings personal experiences, including both his visit to the stanley hotel in 1974 and his recovery from alcoholism. It captures the imagination and is a compelling read. 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. Movie, hell be taking a critical look at movie adaptations of horror novels. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen king. The doctor sleep ending bridges the gap between stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks movie, which king famously hated.
Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two. When he and his family are snowbound in a haunted hotel for the winter, his father seems to change. Sometimes it seems like its only the bad people who stay healthy and prosper. Stephen king characters wendy torrance she is jacks wife. The shining splitvolume the shining, doctor sleep, and the shining doctor sleep. Check out his first column below, exploring the shining.
How the shining movie s ending differs from the book as mentioned above, the film ends with wendy and danny escaping during a snowstorm thanks to the snowcat hallorann arrived in. May 22, 2014 buy doctor sleep shining book 2 the shining 01 by stephen king isbn. In the book the shining, its very clear, in true stephen king fashion, that the overlook hotel is haunted. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. The tension felt when jack jack nicholson chases danny danny lloyd through the hotel grounds is incredible. The shining by stanley kubrick jack nicholson, shelley. The most debated element of the shinings ending is the revelation in the final shot that jack is present in a photo of the overlooks fourth of july party in 1921.
So many people wonder how much of a difference there is between the film and novel of the shining by stephen king. 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. The shining by stephen king, 9780307743657, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jack rushes to go release the boiler before it explodes, but danny uses his shining to help him see what hes become. It is regarded in some quarters as kings best book. There are ghosts, things that going bump in the night and even the topiaries in the garden come alive in the book. The amount of changes is one of the reasons why king hated the film so much. In the shining, the main characters conceal their true identities behind metaphorical masks. The scrapbook after the torrance family begin settling into their home at the overlook hotel danny is shown more murder like scenes from tony worrying his mother and father. At the beginning of the movie we see that kubrick has changed the books red volkswagon with a yellow one a seemingly harmless change. Stephen kings the shining, published in 1977, is a horror novel. 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. In the movie the motivation of the ghosts is to possess jack torrance to get him to kill danny.
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. Jack torrance, his wife wendy, and their young son danny move into the overlook hotel, where jack has been hired as the. Twisted fate, written by norah olson, and the bookmovie the shining, written by stephen king and directed by stanley kubrick, are both examples of how the main characters fall into madness. Theres the sense that a great talent has been wasted. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending, not the. Jack lets the boiler explode to destroy the hotel while the other three escape. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The death is also nothing like jacks fate in the novelization of the shining, written by stephen king. For the first time, the shinings producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen kings novel and. This inspiring and compelling book has won ten awards to date, including honorable mentions at the december 2012 new england and london book festivals, october 2012 southern california book festival and june 2012 new york book festival in the category of spiritual books. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
The shining is a tragedy, and wed be remiss to classify the ending otherwise. It dont hate you and me, but it dont love us, either. Below, executive producer jan harlan and screenwriter diane johnson who wrote the script with kubrick explain in greater detail than ever before how the legendary director considered several very different. In the 20 novel doctor sleep, kings official sequel to the shining, a grown danny torrance suffers from alcoholism like his father. First, i just want to start by saying this was my first stephen king book. The shining is a novel published in 1977 by stephen king, a wellknown american author. The supernatural is very apparent and very real in this version of the story. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 2. Jack is left in the snow and freezes to death, and its implied that the overlook continued with its cycle of murder by bringing in more reincarnations of past workers. Jack heads up to the overlook hotel for his first job interview with stuart ullman. 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. Her gullible nature, her compassion for danny and her husband seems to be her only flaws. With their widely noted disputes about the adaptation, some think kubrick left an eff you message in the shining for stephen king.
In the climax of the novel, the ghosts of the overlook hotel, led by former hotel owner horace derwent, chant unmask. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. 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. Without the maze, the ending of the book is very different from the movie. Exchange nabe pinnacle award for inspirational books in spring 2011. 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. Take our free the shining quiz below, with 25 multiple choice questions that help you test your knowledge. The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977.
The shining is two stories, both the same, but somehow very different. When his father becomes caretaker of the overlook hotel, dannys visions grow out of control. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. This book is about the overlook hotel and, the caretaker who looks after it. Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king danny is only five years old, but in the words of old mr hallorann he is a shiner, aglow with psychic voltage.
How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen. King does a good job in all of his books to keep a relatively gloomy sensation while reading them. Unfollow the shining book stephen king to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. At the end of the novel, jack had ignored the boiler for too long, and the hotel explodes. For those who havent read the shining book, heres how the ending basically goes down. A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20 summary. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. The young, psychic danny played by danny lloyd in the film has a climactic face off against his possessed. The shining, by stephen king, is slowly but surely changing that perception. 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. Doctor sleep shining book 2 the shining paperback 22 may 2014 by stephen king author visit amazons stephen king page. The shining, gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Fiveyearold danny has the gift of shining he knows and sees things most people cant.
The hotel doesnt like danny, but it wants him, and his special gift. Discussion of themes and motifs in stephen kings the shining. The book is in hardback, and comes in a protective card case. Jack begins wondering about the hotel when he finds a scrapbook that is hiding the hotels dark secrets.
Based on the novel of the same name by stephen king, the shining follows jack torrance jack nicholson, an aspiring writer and recovering. The word sane is derived from sanus, which is a latin adjective, meaning. In kings novel, the overlooks boiler explodes at the end of the story because jack failed to maintain it, which means the hotel is destroyed with. I do like the movie to, but personally, i like the book a bit more. Determine which chapters, themes and styles you already know and what you need to study for your upcoming essay, midterm, or final exam. It makes jack less of a villain more of a ghost influenced, then possessed person and you get to see more of why he is sorta on the edge. Lauren beukes new thriller the shining girls traces a timetraveling serial killer as he jumps through the decades, pursued by the only one of his victims to survive. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. While stanley kubricks the shining easily stands out among the bestever interpretations of stephen king novels, it also ranks high in a more significant class its one of the master directors most entertaining efforts, and by far his most conventionally chilling. Exchange nabe pinnacle award for inspirational books. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the shining by stephen king. The shinings 1980 hedge maze chase is one of the most iconic endings in horror history. After telling wendy and danny to get out, jack tries to.
Ullman stood fivefive, and when he moved, it was with the prissy speed that seems to be the exclusive domain of. 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. Hardcover paperback trade kindle audio movie tv miniseries dvd. Ullman stood fivefive, and when he moved, it was with the prissy speed that seems to be the exclusive domain of all small plump men. Jun 22, 2012 the shining is two stories, both the same, but somehow very different. 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 book vs movie all the differences between the two.