I have also created a fan edit of the entire film, the mist, which replaces the studio ending with the original novella. Is stephen king justified in hating kubricks vision for the. A long time ago, a gangly 14 year old me picked up your book it and havent been the same ever since. As amazing as the ending to doctor sleeps movie sounds, the ending for stephen king s book was way different. Basically, red death is the story of a mysterious plague the red death raging through a land, killing off its inhabitants. At the end of the film, jack and the overlook freeze. Sep 11, 2018 as i have previously expressed, both king and jj. 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. By discarding jacks emotional journey and building tension externally, kubrick changes what, for stephen king, defines the shining as a book. Director mike flanagan and producer trevor macy on recreating the overlook hotel, casting the shining doppelgangers and necessary diversions from stephen kings book in doctor sleep. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen. So i submit here, for you book ending fans, my reedit of the ending.
One of the reasons king probably hates the film so much is because it left so much of his original material behind. Stephen king is one of the most frequently adapted authors of all time, with a staggering 199 credits to his name on imdb a number little inflated by repeat adaptations the way shakespeare and dickens benefit from the endless romeo and. Stanley kubricks adaptation of stephen king s novel about a haunted hotel and. And although king loathes the film of the shining, kubricks ending is surely an improvement on the original novels marauding topiary animals and the exploding boiler that seems to.
Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is the shining book two. There are two reasons for this request and i doubt either of them is news to you or anyone whos read the book. The 11 worst endings to stephen kings best books that. Buy a cheap copy of the shining book by stephen king. On page 645 the book says from the window of the presidential suite he thought he saw a huge dark shape issue,for a moment it assumed the shape of a huge, obscene manta, and then the wind seemed to catch it, to tear it and shred it like old dark paper. What stanley kubrick got wrong about the shining stephen king has always disliked stanley kubricks film of the shining, and he has a point. Stephen king rejected doctor sleep pitch to recreate kubrick. As the offseason caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, hell have plenty.
The shining is a gothic horror novel by stephen king, first published in 1977. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 2. Based on the novel of the same name by stephen king, the shining follows jack torrance jack nicholson, an aspiring writer and recovering. Abrams have a history of crapping the bed in their final chapters. This is why stephen king hates the shining so much. The shining, one of the stephen kings bestselling novels and the film that has had a huge impact in pop culture, finally has the ending explained in an interview with ew, producers jan harlan and diane johnson explain the steps that were taken in making the film, and the decisions made by director stanley kubrick to create the final ending. In the book the shining, its very clear, in true stephen king fashion, that the. Stephen kings the shining 1977, stanley kubricks the shining 1980 and stephen kings the shining, a miniseries directed by mick garris 1997.
Hardcover paperback trade kindle audio movie tv miniseries dvd. 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. One of the things i had tried to sell king on, was that i really wanted to try to bring back the ending from the shining novel and give it to dan, flanagan shared. However, kubricks adaptation of the shining deviates from kings novel in a few. Ending spoiler for the shining 1980, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. Kings book may be scarier in essence, but kubrick simply took it to another level. Doctor sleeps grand finale takes inspiration more from stephen king s the shining than the stanley kubricks famous film. But stephen kings version of jack from the novel sacrifices himself to.
In the novel, the shining ends with the death of jack, as well as the hotel that goes up in flames due to an aging boiler. What happened at the end of stanley kubricks the shining. Stephen kings hatred for stanley kubricks the shining. For nearly 40 years now, the shining has reigned as one of the most acclaimed and terrifying horror films ever made. Nov 05, 2019 stanley kubricks the shining is widely praised as a brilliant film, but not by the man who wrote the book it was adapted from. 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. Until the last minute, the plot seems to be wrapping up in a conventional way. The doctor sleep ending bridges the gap between stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks movie, which king famously hated. As you can see, the excerpt from edgar allan poes the masque of the red death is supersized, suggesting that stephen king s popculture sensation the shining owes it a big debt. Doctor sleep, the new stephen king movie from writer and director mike flanagan, tries to reconcile three essentially incompatible texts.
Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending. The shining novel, however, has a very different ending, and one that even made way for a sequel. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Published in 1977, it is kings third published novel and first hardback bestseller. 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. Oct 01, 20 jack nicholson in the shining warner bros. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen kings novel. Looking forward to meeting you someday and shaking your. After telling wendy and danny to get out, jack tries to.
Mike flanagan on changing kings doctor sleep ending nerdist. The shining, carrie and misery omnibus by king, stephen hardback book the cheap 5 out of 5 stars 3 product ratings 3 product ratings the shining, carrie and. Novels like the green mile and the shining, as well as every novella from his different seasons collection in my opinion have very satisfying endings. Stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status. We have collected ten of the biggest differences between the 1980 film, and the. The film version made big changes to the character of jack overall, and subsequently, many elements of the story were completely modified to better represent the character the picture was working with. Every year in the fall i get the inkling to scare myself silly, and this year i decided to finally read stephen king s book version of an old favorite movie. Stephen kings original ending to the shining featured the overlook hotel burning down thanks to a furnace.
Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. Why stephen king still hates stanley kubricks the shining. What stanley kubrick got wrong about the shining salon. This is the single biggest weakness in nearly all of kings books, which is why his short stories are so good they dont have the build up that leads to. This is the single biggest weakness in nearly all of king s books, which is why his short stories are so good they dont have the build up that leads to the letdown at the climax of the story.
Spoilers follow, though if youre like me the ending of it was spoiled for you long before you read it because its just one of those things people talk about. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. Differences between the shining book vs movie page 1. Stephen kings 1977 novel the shining, stanley kubrick. The ending of kings novel, which involves jack succumbing to death by explosion, is a warm selfsacrifice that ultimately saves his wife and son, one that shows the humanity that still remains. The film version made big changes to the character of jack overall, and subsequently, many elements of the story were completely modified to. One of the many mysteries of stanley kubricks the shining is why jack appears in the photo at the end, and it actually has a semisimple explanation. Does stephen king have issues with ending his books. Heres every difference between the shining book and. Oct 14, 2017 what happened at the end of stanley kubricks the shining. In the novel, jack manages to fight the hotels possession long enough for him to tell danny to run for his life. Most people have probably heard that while stephen king comes up with some really interesting plots and characters, his endings tend to disappoint. 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 how it evolved again and again during the filming. Sep 05, 2019 and although king loathes the film of the shining, kubricks ending is surely an improvement on the original novels marauding topiary animals and the exploding boiler that seems to belong. If i could produce a quarter for all the nightmares your books gave me. Stanley kubricks the shining had a much darker alternate ending. In doctor sleep, the sequel to the shining, a now grownup danny works at a nursing home where his remnant shining power provides the crucial final comfort to the dying, king s book synopsis describes. Stanley kubricks adaptation of stephen kings novel about a. Jack torrances new job at the overlook hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. That is pretty much where the similarities end, in that respect. For starters, the end of the shinings novel saw the overlook hotel. Jan 21, 2020 the doctor sleep ending bridges the gap between stephen king s book the shining and stanley kubricks movie, which king famously hated. May 05, 2010 so i submit here, for you book ending fans, my reedit of the ending. Published in 1977, it is king s third published novel and first hardback bestseller. What was the dark shape dick saw when the hotel was up in flames. In honor of this fear, id like to examine all the fantastic failures of stephen kings conclusions as we present the 10 worst endings to stephen king books.
Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending, not the films. Jan 29, 2019 for nearly 40 years now, the shining has reigned as one of the most acclaimed and terrifying horror films ever made. Facebook messenger click the button below and wait for a. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending, not the. Jack torrance, his wife wendy, and their young son danny move into the overlook hotel, where jack has been hired as the. Stephen king cant write a good ending to save his life and. At the end of the novel, jack had ignored the boiler for too long, and the hotel explodes.
Every year in the fall i get the inkling to scare myself silly, and this year i decided to finally read stephen kings book version of an old favorite movie. How does the ending of the shining differ from stephen king. Ive been a huge fan of stanley kubricks movie adaptation of the shining since i was a kid. Stephen king has also written doctor sleep which is. So i just finished reading the shining and i have one question. In honor of this fear, id like to examine all the fantastic failures of stephen kings conclusions as. Suffice to say, i am so glad i finally took the time to read this book.
Nov 05, 2019 filmmaker mike flanagan has been quite vocal about his doctor sleep being both a sequel to stanley kubricks the shining and an adaptation of stephen kings 20 novel of the same. Stephen king has admitted not liking this version of his book. In the movie the motivation of the ghosts is to possess jack torrance to get him to kill danny. The shining crew reveal why stanley kubrick didnt blow. Mar 30, 2017 for the first time, the shining s producer and cowriter explain in detail why the horror tales ending changed from stephen king s novel and how it evolved again and again during the filming. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king. 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. Stanley kubricks the shining is widely praised as a brilliant film, but not by the man who wrote the book it was adapted from. Filmmaker mike flanagan has been quite vocal about his doctor sleep being both a sequel to stanley kubricks the shining and an adaptation of stephen kings 20 novel of the same. Stephen kings original version of the shining ended differently than the film version that was directed by stanley kubrick. But if youve read the book and watched the film, its. Few authors have been adapted as many times as king has, and it chapter two is far from the first king movie to deviate from his original ending. First, lets just replace that sex scene you know which one.