The Shining May Be A Great Movie, But It's A Terrible Adaptation
The hedge maze. Room 237. The tricycle. “Here’s Johnny!”The Shining, Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, is held in high regard among fans of horror, considered by many to be one of the best horror films of all time. Kubrick directed the film in the first frenzy of Stephen King mania, a phenomenon that has recurred periodically throughout the author’s prolific career. The film version ofThe Shiningtells a fairly straightforward horror story, one of an abusive husband and father whose domestic tyranny actualizes rumors of haunting into substantial hotel ghosts....