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The Shining Falls Short Of "All-Time Great" Status Thanks To One Stephen King Book Change

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Many horror fans consider The Shining to be one of the best horror movies of all time, but the ending slightly holds it back from being an "all-time great" in the eyes of others. Stephen King published The Shining in 1977, his answer to the haunted house subgenre whose masterpiece remained Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House. However, when Stanley Kubrick adapted it, the haunting of the hotel almost took a backseat to the idea of a man …
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ScreenRant broke the news in Montreal, Canada on Sunday, June 22, 2025.
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