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Sunday Matinee Movie “The Shining” (1980)

Published: August 27, 2024; Author: Julia Sonrisa

 September 8, 2024    01:30 PM-04:00 PM EDT

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Sunday Matinee Movie “The Shining” (1980)

“The Shining” plunges us into the isolated and eerie world of the Overlook Hotel, a grand but decaying mountain resort where Jack Torrance, a struggling writer seeking solitude, takes a job as the winter caretaker.

Jack, haunted by past demons and plagued by writer’s block, is joined by his wife Wendy, and their young son, Danny, who possesses psychic abilities. As the family settles into the vast and seemingly empty hotel, Danny begins experiencing unsettling visions and encounters with ghostly presences.

The hotel, with its labyrinthine corridors and hidden secrets, holds a dark and malevolent presence that slowly begins to corrupt Jack’s sanity. Isolated from the outside world by the encroaching winter, Jack is drawn deeper into a spiral of madness, as the hotel’s sinister history and ghostly inhabitants exert their influence over him.

Wendy, aware of Jack’s deteriorating mental state and the danger that threatens their son, becomes determined to protect her family from the growing menace. Danny, with his psychic abilities, grasps the true nature of the hotel’s evil and races to warn his mother.

“The Shining” is a chilling and unforgettable masterpiece of horror cinema, masterfully directed by Stanley Kubrick. The film blends psychological suspense with supernatural terror, creating a haunting and unforgettable experience. Jack Nicholson’s iconic performance as the tormented Jack Torrance and the film’s haunting imagery have made it a landmark of the horror genre, forever etching itself into the minds of audiences.

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