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Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining' (1980) is based on a novel by which author?
Answer
Stephen King
'The Shining' adapts Stephen King's novel about a family isolated in a haunted hotel during winter. Kubrick's psychological horror masterpiece explores madness, family violence, and supernatural terror through stunning visual design.
💡 Did you know?
Stephen King famously disliked Kubrick's adaptation, finding it too different from his novel.
Other options people guess
- Dean Koontz
- Peter Straub
- Clive Barker
Topics
- Horror
- 1980s Cinema
- Stephen King
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