Years ago, the haunting of the overlook hotel nearly broke young dan torrances sanity, as his paranormal gift known as the shining opened a. Jun, 2019 the answer to all of those questions for us has always been, yes. Doctor sleep the long awaited sequel to the shining. Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel. Oct 31, 2019 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 based on stephen kings 1977 novel by. A recovering alcoholic must wrestle with demons within and without when he and his family move into a haunted hotel as caretakers. A cyberstorm novel cyber series mather, matthew on. Jun, 2018 ewan mcgregor will play jack nicholsons screen son, a nowgrown danny torrance, in doctor sleep, a sequel to the shining adapted from stephen kings book of the same name. Sep 21, 20 in the sequel, wendy, the mother, is dead from lung cancer and danny is alone, working in a hospice in a small town, where his paranormal talents help people towards a peaceful death. How doctor sleep is both a sequel to stephen kings and. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. Three days after the release of the film, stanley kubrick and warner bros. Stephen king brings back son of the shining in sequel.
And youve written a couple short stories that follow previous books, so this isnt totally alien. When promoting his shining sequel, the novel doctor sleep, king had some harsh words to tell the bbc about duvalls performance. She has kept to herself in her rural texas home and occasionally gives interviews. 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. Director mike flanagan takes on kings 20 followup novel to the shining, but adjusts.
He adds that he considered adapting his script for tv, but couldnt get the rights. In september 20, king published doctor sleep, a followup to the shining set over 30 years after the events of the first novel. 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. Jun 14, 2019 warner brothers has released the trailer for doctor sleep, the sequel to the 1980 thriller the shining. So december 27, there are clear skies now, and the sun is shining bright. The setting and characters are influenced by kings personal experiences, including both his visit to the stanley hotel in 1974 and his struggle with alcoholism. A standalone novel based in the cyberstorm world world war c book 4. Sep 11, 2019 its been 39 years since the horror classic the shining premiered, and now the terrifying film from 1980 is getting a sequel. Doctor sleep official teaser trailer the shining sequel. Inevitably doctor sleep, like most of king books, has been optioned and is to be made into a. This book followed the character of danny torrance, the boy blessedcursed with the shining, as he continues to wrestle with the ghosts that haunted him at the overlook hotel. The shining has a sequel april 25th, 2019 we are in the middle of a renaissance of stephen king adaptations at the multiplex. Stephen king announces sequel to the shining after 36. Sep 19, 2012 the longawaited sequel, titled doctor sleep, follows the story of danny torrance, the young boy who survived the horrific events in the overlook hotel.
A sequel, titled doctor sleep, was published in 20. And that is hardly a surprise given the traumatic events the young danny. Nov 03, 2019 a dapting stephen king is one thing, writing a spiritual sequel to a stanley kubrick movie quite another. The dystopia chronicles by matthew mather paperback book. Mazzara credits mike flanagans shining sequel, doctor sleep, for the projects eventual dissolution, saying that warner brothers wasnt going to commit to making both. Doctor sleep, an adaptation of stephen kings followup novel, will be out on 24 january 2020 mike flanagan oculus, geralds game takes. There were quite a few times that i felt like i was reading a stream of consciousness. Which was adapted into a movie in 2019 called doctor sleep.
Doctor sleep is stephen kings sequel to the shining. Stephen kings 20 novel, doctor sleep, which became a bestseller upon release was the sequel to his book the shining which in turn was adapted by stanley kubrick into his modern horror masterpiece. I guess they decided to leave it out of the book so it wouldnt lessen the impact of the story. Feb 01, 20 black house, the book you coauthored with peter straub, was a sequel to the talisman. 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.
A cyberstorm novel cyber series mather, matthew on amazon. Ewan mcgregor stars in trailer for the shining sequel. Doctor sleep is more than just a sequel, although it has roots to the shining, this is a story that has its own wings. The only necessary sequel to the shining is room 237. Ewan mcgregor plays the adult danny torrance in this sequel to the shining. May 22, 2018 in a bit of a meta moment, kings latest book, the outsider, features a moment when a character disses the shining, although not all kubrick is bad. Jun, 2019 ewan mcgregors dan torrance is a deeply troubled individual at the start of horror sequel doctor sleep out nov. The shining sequel has wrapped production mental floss.
The very nature of the haunted hotel are very different. Geralds game director wants to make the shining sequel. The shining sequel struggles to salute book and movie at once mike flanagans adaptation of stephen kings novel is an ambitious homage to the movie and the book. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining.
Ewan mcgregor stars in trailer for the shining sequel doctor. It is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Jack is accompanied by his wife, wendy, and son danny, but when a snowstorm leaves them cut off from the outside world, the supernatural forces living in the hotel begin to. Sometimes the worst storms arent caused by mother nature, and someti. The shining is a 1977 horror novel by american author stephen king. Yes, stephen king wrote a sequel to the shining, and yes, it was made into a movie. Sep 16, 2020 the shining follows jack torrance, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic who takes a job as the offseason caretaker of the overlook hotel, in the colorado rockies.
Audiences have flocked to the recent reimagining of pet sematary, while fans of it are giddy about the return of pennywise the clown in septembers anticipated it. Nov 07, 2019 mike flanagans spiritual sequel to the shining, doctor sleep, is elevated by great performances by rebecca ferguson, ewan mcgregor, and kyleigh curran. Even though danny, his mom and dick halloram survived from the tragic and scaryashell events that happened at the overlook hotel, some of the ghosties co reread with for love of a book with pretty badge. As sequel is published, the shining continues to grip. One of the most misogynistic characters ever put on film. The novel was adapted into a 1980 film of the same name. How doctor sleep reconciles stephen king and stanley.
Looper, on the other hand, reports that shelley duvall retreated from the public eye after her last screen performance in the comedy manna from heaven in 2002. Trailer for the shining sequel will give you chills cnn video. A standalone novel based in the cyberstorm world world war c book 4 matthew mather 4. Nov 07, 2019 director mike flanagan and stars ewan mcgregor and rebecca ferguson talk about the pressures of following up the shining with doctor sleep and how the new film pays tribute. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. Shelley duvalls traumatic experience making the shining. Securing cyber space cyber storm, the department of homeland securitys biennial exercise series, provides the framework for. It tells the brief stories of some of the people who owned or worked for the overlook hotel in the years before jack torrance and family moved in. I had no idea that this was cut from the shining before it was published. The sequel to the shining finally has a release date. Doctor sleep by stephen king meet your next favorite book. Nov 08, 2019 with the shining sequel doctor sleep directed by the haunting of hill houses mike flanagan now in theaters, we thought wed shine a spotlight on what makes this particular project unique, as. The book, and now the film, follows a grownup danny torrence the kid in the.
Cyberstorm is a science fiction novel by canadian author matthew mather. A cyberstorm novel as its meant to be heard, narrated by r. In 20, bestselling author stephen king released doctor sleep, a literary sequel to the story told in the shining. Doctor sleep by stephen king the shining sequel book. Sep 19, 20 when stephen king published his third novel, the shining, in 1977, he was a writer with a lot on his mind. Its called doctor sleep, and its airing on hbo this saturday night at 8 p. Stephen kings hatred for stanley kubricks the shining. This is an important fact that stephen king shares in his authors notes. Years ago, the haunting of the overlook hotel nearly broke young dan torrances sanity, as his paranormal gift known as the shining opened a door straight into hell. The novel was adapted into a film of the same name, which was released on november 8, 2019 in the united states.
Jul 18, 2014 based on stephen kings original prologue to the shining, which was cut from the book prior to publication in 1977, the film will tell the origin story of the overlook hotel through the. The book was followed by a sequel, doctor sleep, published in 20. Although, i am a fan of both the movie and the first book, stephen king makes it clear that if you want the true story of the torrance family you need to read the shining, published in 1977, and then you will. Geralds game director mike flanagan wants to take on more stephen king adaptations, and would really like to make the shining sequel doctor sleep. Trailer for the shining sequel will give you chills. Doctor sleep the long awaited sequel to the shining now.
A space odyssey, roger ebert referenced a quote from the poet e. Doctor sleep by stephen king the shining sequel book vs. The shining centers on the life of jack torrance, a struggling writer and recovering alcoholic who accepts a position as the offseason caretaker of the historic overlook hotel in the colorado rockies. It follows mike mitchel, a resident of new york city, who is trying to keep his family. King wrote many of his scariest books salems lot in 1975, the shining in 1977, the stand in 1978 while in a purple haze. Not only is the shining one of kings most respected and wellknown works, but its also one of his scariest, and its hard to imagine how a john lennon song had such a profound impact on it. Initially, he told the times in 1998, he conceived of the book as a. Sep 24, 20 the 1980 cultclassic film the shining could very well get a sequel now that stephen king has published his longawaited followup to the 1977 novel. Link so, there were a few main draws for this book. Cyber storm is more of a story about a group of people who band together and try to survive in an apartment building on manhattan island during raging. Now that i have slept, gotten up, and eaten some yummy ramen with an egg, i can continue. Inevitably doctor sleep, like most of king books, has been optioned and is to be made into a film and is. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time.
Stephen king announces sequel to the shining after 36 years. It is an adaptation of the novel doctor sleep, which is stephen kings sequel to his novel, the shining. May 10, 2020 the shining is stephen kings masterwork of horror, which makes peaceloving john lennons influence on the novel all the more shocking. Sequel filmed to the shining follows danny as a troubled adult. In the followup, 40yearold danny now dan torrance moves to the small town of frazier, new hampshire. May 14, 2020 in 2019, the shining got a muchanticipated, bigscreen sequel in the form of mike flanagans doctor sleep.
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