Art: The Shining by Laurent Durieux

November 14, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Nearly every frame of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is full of iconic imagery—it’s how you know the film’s a masterpiece—but if I had to pick just a single moment that stands out to me the most, it’s Danny Torrance riding his tricycle through the empty halls of the Overlook. Danny running into the twins is one […]

Mark Romanek in talks to direct The Shining prequel Overlook Hotel

July 19, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

The prequel to Stanley Kubrick’s classic The Shining has found its first victim in director Mark Romanek, who is in negotiations to helm Overlook Hotel, reports Variety. That’s not the first name we’ve seen get attached to the project, however, as we learned back in May that Alfonso Cuarón had supposedly been approached to bring this one […]

Has Alfonso Cuarón been offered The Shining prequel, The Overlook Hotel?

May 22, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

A prequel to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining was first announced to be moving forward last April, and now we might have a face to attach to it as reports are coming in that Warner Bros. is looking to get Children of Men and Gravity director Alfonso Cuaron to take the helm of The Overlook Hotel. After his […]

Stephen King talks Kubrick’s The Shining; he’s still not a fan

September 20, 2013.Reading time 3 minutes.

We all know that Stephen King has never been a big fan of Stanley Kubrick’s classic horror film adaptation of The Shining—it’s something he’s been vocal about for years now. But with his upcoming sequel Doctor Sleep gearing up to hit shelves this Tuesday, September 24th, King dished out a little more on exactly why […]

Toy Shining by artist Kyle Lambert

June 11, 2013.Reading time 2 minutes.

Thank the horror gods for this insanely awesome parody by UK artist Kyle Lambert who recast Stanley Kubrick’s classic The Shining with Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story characters — it’s one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen. Apparently, once Lambert discovered through Twitter that Toy Story 3 helmer Lee Unkrich was a huge fan of The […]

What does Stephen King think of the upcoming prequel to The Shining?

April 12, 2013.Reading time 2 minutes.

Just yesterday we got hit with the surprising news that a prequel to The Shining called The Overlook Hotel was on its way and would be penned by Glen Mazzara. While there are plenty of possible paths that the prequel could go down it’s still something that a lot of fans are nervous about and rightfully so. […]