New ‘Doctor Sleep’ Posters Pay Eye-Popping Homage to ‘The Shining’

If the big ol’ “Redrum” on the first poster didn’t clue you in that Doctor Sleep is a sequel to The Shining, two new posters for Mike Flanagan’s next film make it abundantly clear with some color-work, an eye through an ax-hole, and a tiny bike in a familiar hotel hallway.

The most obvious comparison point here is the iconic theatrical poster for Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining designed by one of the GOATs, Saul Bass.

The first new Doctor Sleep poster borrows the vibrant yellow color scheme put to jarring use by Bass while also …

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