While Kubrick’s adaptation of The Shining has always been a deeply creepy watch, one fan theory makes the horror movie even scarier by positing that even the audience themselves are unknowingly playing a creepy role in its story. Stanley Kubrick’s take on The Shining was infamously divisive when the movie was released in 1980. While author Stephen King’s book was an acclaimed best-seller, Kubrick’s typically austere adaptation was met with a frosty critical reception. Reviewers at the time complained that The Shining was un-scary and that Kubrick’s cold, detached filmmaking style was a poor fit for the horror genre. However, these unimpressed write-ups were far from the last word on the movie.
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Author: Cathal Gunning
