These days,The Shiningoften brings to mind the 1980 film starring Jack Nicholson anddirected by Stanley Kubrick.

Nicholson’s performance paired with stunning visuals and shocking scares have made the film absolutely legendary.

Through tapes, journals, and correspondence, readers see how this investigation turns into an absolute nightmare.

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American Psychois a gruesome and troubling read, but a hugely important one.

If anything,American Psychois even more important to read nowadays than it was upon its initial publication.

Significance aside, though,American PsychoparallelsThe Shiningin its ability to carry out an intriguing and horrifying character study.

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Years later, the youngest Barrett daughter agrees to be interviewed about what really happened to her sister.

Overall,A Head Full of Ghostsquestions mental health, urban legend, and memory.

Charnel Houseisan essential haunted house story.

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Behind the house,Creed discovers a cemetery for pets that reverses death.

When tragedy strikes, Creed makes a terrifying decision.

Pet Sematarydiffers fromThe Shiningin many ways, but strangely, their themes are closely aligned.

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Audiences are forced to sit back and watch as these families are torn apart by things beyond the grave.

Ultimately,Pet Semataryis a haunting story of loss and love gone wrong.

Meanwhile, the house has other plans for them.

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Jackson is a legend in literature, andHill Houseis one of her most lauded works.

It is worth reading all on its own.

It is just as eerie and meaningful.

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However, his viewpoint changes when a strange force inside the house begins making itself known.

Before he can escape, a blizzard hits.

The Shiningwas the third novel that Stephen King ever published.

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Maynard’s Houseis right up King lovers' alley.

Its Maine setting and trauma-filled backstory areideal for those who adore King’s writings.

It doesn’t take long before the Rolfes realize that something very wrong is happening within their vacation home.

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In some ways,Burnt Offeringscomes across as even scarier due to its strange antagonist in Mrs. Allardyce.

ADoctor Sleepmovie adaptation was released in 2019.

The connections betweenDoctor SleepandThe Shiningare obvious.

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The two books exist in the same world and follow the same characters through Dan.

In this sequel,audiences get a chance to see the world ofThe Shiningexpanded.

More is revealed about the shining and its role in society.

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