When the topic turned to the 1980 classic, king made his hatred for kubricks shining clear, saying. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. And chances are youve still watched some of the movies they made based on his books, like it or the shining, to name just a few. It is based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, a sequel to kings 1977 novel the shining. The shining splitvolume the shining, doctor sleep, and the shining doctor sleep. The stand 2020 casting hail to stephen king ep179 duration. Stephen king poses during a portrait session on november 16th, 20 in paris, france. Kings own supplies of creative steam show little sign of being depleted. Creepy kid from the shining back in new stephen king. 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. Years following the events of the shining, a nowadult dan torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as the true knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal. Doctor sleep, an adaptation of stephen kings followup to the shining that also serves as a sequel to stanley kubricks 1980, kingdisowned film. This september, more than 35 years after he wrote the original, king is releasing a sequel, doctor sleep, catching fans up with danny torrance, the child star of the novel, as a stillshining adult.
Stephen king announces sequel to the shining after 36. But that, king says in an interview, was a deflective thing. How involved was stephen king with the movie sequel to the shining. King answers that question with his new book, doctor sleep, delving back into.
Billed as the sequel to the shining, the book hones in on danny torrance, once a little boy who discovered the overlook hotels demonic secrets. You dont have to be a fan of horror to appreciate stephen kings masterful new novel. Stephen king finally reawakens danny torrance in doctor. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. Ewan mcgregor will star as danny torrance in warner bros. Doctor sleep attempts to please both stephen king and fans of stanley kubricks movie. Stephen edwin king, born in 1947, published his first novel, carrie, in 1974. A list of stephen kings novels, organized oldest to newest. Doctor sleep won the 20 bram stoker award for best novel. Doctor sleep is based on the novel by stephen king, which is a sequel to the shining, one of the authors earliest and most popular novels.
However, kubricks adaptation of the shining deviates from king s novel in a few significant ways, which puts the new movie in a weird position. The novel was adapted into a film of the same name, which was released on november 8, 2019 in the united states. Stephen kings it has grown even more popular after the release of its successful feature film adaptations, but it turns out that the movie shares a connection with another pivotal king text, the shining it is often regarded as one of the most important stephen king novels and its a really strong encapsulation of the author, for both better and for worse. Is doctor sleep a sequel to the shining novel or the movie. But a lot of this stuff lately has been too short to be long and too long to be. And because the author has been so prolific, theres much to choose from. After 36 years, king gives shining a new luster in sequel. Stephen king published the shining way back in 1977. The new book, if it gets done, is actually going to be a novel, king said of his current workinprogress. Inspired as much by kubricks revisionist film as by either of stephen kings books 1977s the shining and its sequel, 20s doctor sleep this new story by horror.
Ulf andersengetty in our recent interview with stephen king, we. Stephen king is bringing out a followup to his horror novel the shining, which was adapted by stanley kubrick for the 1980 classic of the same name. For fans of suspense, you cant go wrong with stephen king. One book that did finally get a sequel from king was the shining, although it was a very different story than.
Whatever happened to that kid in stephens king novel the shining. Published in 1977, the shining formed the basis for kubricks horror classic, starring jack nicholson. With ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson, kyliegh curran, cliff curtis. Stephen king shares his thoughts on the shining movie sequel.
Stephen king has two new books coming out this year, so. The latter was adapted into a hit movie starring jack nicholson in 1980. Recently, stephen king sat down with rolling stone. Initially, he told the times in 1998, he conceived of the book as a. It tells the story of jack torrance, an alcoholic caretaker who descends into madness one winter and attempts to kill his wife, wendy, and son, dannya child who has psychic abilities and can see the disturbing, violent past of the overlook hotel.
Even stephen king cant escape living in a stephen king book. Kings new novel might have come straight out of that basement library. Stephen kings the shining sequel doctor sleep getting. Stephen king brings back son of the shining in sequel.
Stephen king the shining collection 2 books set the shining, doctor sleep. Ewan mcgregor says he channeled jack nicholson for stephen kings. Doctor sleep picks up the story of danny, the little boy with psychointuitive powers from stephen kings 1977 novel the shining. Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. Stephen kings doctor sleep brings the return of the. The sequel to stephen kings horror classic the shining will follow a nowadult danny torrance and his fight against the strange true knot group. However, kubricks adaptation of the shining deviates from kings novel in a few significant ways, which puts the new movie in a. In doctor sleep stephen king offers a sequel to the shining.
Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo. For the most part though, king allows his stories to rest in peace once completed, with the major exception being the longrunning dark tower saga of novels. Review the shining sequel pays homage to the original. How stephen kings doctor sleep connects to the shining. The sunday timesa powerful sequel to the shining observerking finds a mode of the supernatural that has a melancholic beauty guardian, book of the week all the virtues of his best work margaret atwood, new york times a gripping, powerful novel, all the more so for being patently heartfelt financial times. Stephen king announces sequel to the shining after 36 years of suspense stephen king, the bestselling american horror writer, announced today that he will publish a sequel to one of his most. Stephen king is an author who literally doesnt need an introduction.
A list of stephen king s novels, organized oldest to newest. One book that did finally get a sequel from king was the shining, although it was a very different story than its progenitor, and took place decades later. I thought of that experience last week while reading doctor sleep, stephen kings new sequel to the shining. The sequel is titled doctor sleep and hits the stands on september 24 next year. And its hard to write a new installment of a story that was blurry to begin with. The shining sequel tries to serve two masters doctor sleep attempts to please both stephen king and fans of stanley kubricks movie. There are a hell of a lot of stephen king movie adaptations out there but there are far less that have the horror masters personal seal of approval. With the push and pull of public opinion between the audience that covets stanley kubricks the shining, and that of the books author, stephen king, one. Doctor sleep marketed as stephen kings doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film written and directed by mike flanagan. Since then, he has written more than 70 novels, nonfiction books and story collections. Stephen kings doctor sleep brings the return of the shinings danny torrence. Doctor sleep is exceptionally scary, but its also a brilliantly paced and moving redemption story. Stephen kings shining sequel doctor sleep coming next. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts.
Stephen kings shining sequel, doctor sleep the new. When stephen king published his third novel, the shining, in 1977, he was a writer with a lot on his mind. He put off the shining sequel out of fears it would be inferior to the original, which is one of my. If you havent heard of stephen king yet, youve been living under the proverbial rock all this time.
Harrigans phone, the life of chuck, rat and the title story if it bleeds each pulling readers into intriguing and frightening places. When stephen king finally decided to write a sequel to his 1977 horror novel the shining, one of the most popular of all his best sellers, he says he didnt worry if readers needed a refresher. There may still be several months before either of these new books are released, but there is plenty of. How scary is doctor sleep, the sequel to the shining. Stephen kings shining sequel doctor sleep coming next year this article is more than 7 years old thirtysix years after the original, followup glimmers on eager readers horizon in 20.