Tag: The Shining

  • This Was the Best Year for Horror Movies

    This Was the Best Year for Horror Movies

    2022 was seen as one of the best years in horror history. Part of that success came from how unexpected it was. Yes, there was the anticipation around popular franchises like Scream and Halloween, but it was the surprises that made the year so memorable. Who expected much from the straight-to-Hulu release of Prey? Instead,…

  • Stanley Kubrick Made ‘The Shining’ Cast Watch This David Lynch Movie

    Stanley Kubrick Made ‘The Shining’ Cast Watch This David Lynch Movie

    In the late 70s, Stanley Kubrick was directing The Shining as an unprecedentedly surreal, terrifying, and complex horror film. With a special blend of mystery and suspense that begs the audience to contemplate its intricacies, The Shining was really unlike most horror films to come before it. However, Kubrick did manage to find a kindred…

  • Hidden Horror Gems of the 1980s: Terrifying Films That Go Beyond the Bloody Basics

    Hidden Horror Gems of the 1980s: Terrifying Films That Go Beyond the Bloody Basics

    There’s no denying that the 1980s were a phenomenal decade for horror movies. But take a stroll through any horror convention these days and you might leave convinced that it was the only decade for horror movies.In addition to standalone classics like “The Shining” and “The Thing,” the ‘80s saw the birth of virtually ever…

  • Bad Things review – sharp gender-flipped horror is queer remix of The Shining

    Bad Things review – sharp gender-flipped horror is queer remix of The Shining

    Paranormal events spring on internal emotional conflicts in Stewart Thorndike’s study of psychic disturbanceAmerican director Stewart Thorndike’s horror film is a gender-flipped and queered remix of The Shining, complete with a pair of creepy spectres (joggers this time) and an ominous fixation on a particular hotel room. Ruthie (Glow’s Gayle Rankin) turns up for a…

  • ‘Bad Things’ Trailer: A Group Of Friends Stay At An Abandoned Hotel With A Terrible History In New Horror Film

    ‘Bad Things’ Trailer: A Group Of Friends Stay At An Abandoned Hotel With A Terrible History In New Horror Film

    After watching “The Shining,” it’s clear that nothing good can come from staying in an abandoned hotel during winter. Seriously, ghosts eat that shit up. Alas, that’s what a group of friends does in the new horror-thriller, “Bad Things.”As seen in the new trailer for the film, “Bad Things” tells the story of friends who…

  • ‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’: Everything We Know About the Prequel

    ‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’: Everything We Know About the Prequel

    If you’re a horror movie fan, it goes without saying that you’ve probably seen at least one Stephen King adaptation in your lifetime. As a long-time horror genre staple, many of King’s literary works – including novels and short stories – have been adapted for the screen over the decades. Stephen King’s unparalleled on-screen influence…

  • ‘Dead Reckoning’s Rebecca Ferguson Terrifies as This Stephen King Villain

    ‘Dead Reckoning’s Rebecca Ferguson Terrifies as This Stephen King Villain

    A woman sings by a lake, dropping flowers into the water. Her soft-spoken voice is bewitching as a young girl walks up. There doesn’t seem to be any worry of stranger danger, the woman, Rose the Hat (Rebecca Ferguson), isn’t scary. When Rose grabs the little girl’s hand, drawing blood, it’s already too late. “Honey,…

  • Both Adaptations of This Stephen King Novella Completely Missed the Point

    Both Adaptations of This Stephen King Novella Completely Missed the Point

    There are few authors as well known as Stephen King, an author so unbelievably prolific that, even discounting his numerous actual novels and just focusing on his short stories, his body of work is titanic. King has reportedly written over 200 short stories, many of which have been compiled into short story collections. A bibliography…

  • Stephen King’s Favorite Adaptations of His Works Aren’t Horror Movies

    Stephen King’s Favorite Adaptations of His Works Aren’t Horror Movies

    Having written over 70 books and hundreds of short stories, Stephen King has provided the source material for dozens of movies over the past five decades. From classics like The Shining, Carrie, and Misery, to contemporary hits like It and Gerald’s Game, and a few infamous entries like Maximum Overdrive and The Lawnmower Man, King’s…

  • ‘The Shining’ Prequel That We’ll Never Get to See

    ‘The Shining’ Prequel That We’ll Never Get to See

    In 2019, horror mastermind Mike Flanagan released one of the best Stephen King adaptations ever: Doctor Sleep. A sequel to The Shining, Flanagan had the tough job of creating a sequel to a film that King himself disliked while also respecting King’s vision from the novels. But that was not the only thing planned by…