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