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The Shining influenced Doctor Sleep

Added by Media Influence Map · 27 September 2026

The evidence

Mike Flanagan's film adapts King's sequel novel but is written as a sequel to Kubrick's film, which King's book is not.

  • The Overlook is rebuilt from Kubrick's sets for the finale, including the Gold Room and Room 237
  • Kubrick's shots are restaged with new actors, from the Torrance family scenes to the Grady twins
  • The Overlook is still standing when Dan returns, as it is at the end of Kubrick's film; in King's first novel it burned down

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