5/22/2023 0 Comments Stephen king doctor sleep book![]() So King faces a particular challenge in “Doctor Sleep.” Not only does he have to create a satisfying and compelling new story from the bones of “The Shining,” but he must also wrest control of our memory of that little boy, Big Wheelin’ Danny. Forgetting Kubrick would be as impossible as dismissing Victor Fleming’s “Wizard of Oz.” Once seen, it can’t be unseen. ![]() But who can forget Jack Nicholson’s manic performance as Jack Torrance and Shelley Duvall as the hysterical wife, and their little son riding his Big Wheel down the creepy maze of corridors, the lady in the bathtub, the elevator of blood and those spectral twins? It’s one of those cinematic experiences that threaten to outstrip the original source material in the public imagination. ![]() Of course, many writers dislike movie adaptations of their books, and Kubrick’s version differs substantially from King’s novel. “For reasons I have never quite understood,” King complains, many people remember it “as one of the scariest films they have ever seen.” In the author’s note to “Doctor Sleep,” his fantastic new sequel to that classic horror tale, King expresses his bafflement with Stanley Kubrick’s movie version. ![]() Stephen King does not like the film “The Shining.” Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu ![]()
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