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The “shining” or the “shine” is an ability that some of King’s characters have throughout his novels, most notably Jack and Danny Torrance in The Shining.
At the core of Stephen King’s The Shining is the special ability that gives the novel its name, but what exactly is “the shine”? In 1977, King’s third novel titled The Shining was published, and it was such a big success it helped establish Stephen King as one of the best authors in the horror genre.
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The Stephen King universe has its own mythology, and one of its most famous and intriguing concepts is the “shine”. Introduced in the novel The Shining, the “shine” is a psychic ability that grants those who possess it the ability to read minds, communicate with other “shining” users through the mind, and have visions of events that have already ha...
The characters and stories of Stephen King are part of the Macroverse, and this is the home of two powerful entities: Maturin and IT. Maturin is a turtle of massive size who existed long before the creation of the mainstream universe in King’s novels and is one of the twelve Guardians of the Beams that hold up the Dark Tower. Maturin is kind, compa...
A very elaborate theory by The Film Theorists suggests that IT was the force behind the events of The Shining and Jack Torrance’s downward spiral. The author compares how “the evil works” in The Shining and IT and presents the similarities between Jack being helped by Delbert Grady throughout the events of The Shining and an adult Henry Bowers bein...
This theory not only suggests that IT was behind the evil forces at the Overlook Hotel that drove Jack Torrance mad, but it also suggests that the Losers have the “shine”, which could explain some of IT’s mysteries. First off, The Shining and IT are connected through Dick Hallorann, the Overlook’s chef and one of the survivors of the Black Spot, a ...
While it makes sense that the Losers could have the “shine” and there are similarities in how IT manipulated Henry Bowers and how Jack was driven to insanity by the evil forces of the Overlook Hotel, the biggest problem with this theory is the time setting of IT and The Shining thanks to IT’s hibernation period. IT is divided into two parts: 1957-1...
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The Shining is Stephen King's third book and is still, to this day, considered one of his scarier ones. In it, a young Danny Torrance has a psychic ability that enables him to read minds. He is also clairvoyant and frequently experiences premonitions.
The Shining, gothic horror novel by Stephen King, first published in 1977. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. A sequel, titled Doctor Sleep, was published in 2013 and adapted into a film in 2019.
Aug 15, 2021 · A possessed hotel hankers for a little boy with the shining – an ability to see dead people … everywhere. Five-year-old Danny Torrance has the shining. He can sense what others are thinking, and can even see the future.
A concise biography of Stephen King plus historical and literary context for The Shining. The Shining: Plot Summary A quick-reference summary: The Shining on a single page.
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