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LindaOH @LindaOHio (222534) • United States 3 Oct

1980 - The Shining This psychological thriller is based on Stephen King's novel of the same name and is directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick. Recovering alcoholic Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson), goes for an interview for a...

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Are you currently reading any books?

Wise Ghost @WiseGhots (14603) 12 Mar 19

With the exception of college books, I'm reading a book by Stephen King, "The Shining". I'm very surprised by this book because it's infinitely better than the movies. I'm reading it slowly so that I can better...

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Ghosts at the Stanley Hotel

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (98033) • Daytona Beach, Florida 4 Dec 18

I’m a great fan of Stephen King and just love to scare myself reading his novels and watching movies based on them I would love to go to the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado.. This is the place which inspired King to write...

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Movie Review: The Shining (1980) - Happy Halloween!

Faye @FayeHazel (40230) • United States 31 Oct 18

Hi My Lot, I know I have been writing a lot about Halloween lately, however seeing as this is Halloween day I thought it would be funny to write about something else, so I thought in keeping with the theme I would tell you...

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Stephen King's "The Shining " -- TV Series.

Silvermist @silvermist (19701) • India 26 Sep 17

'' Books are a uniquely portable magic.” -- Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft Most of the readers especially who those who love suspense/horror and supernatural stories...

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Do You Enjoy Reading Scary Stories?

Steve West @zebra2222 (5268) • United States 28 Sep 16

I like to read scary stories. Stephen King is one of my favorite authors. I like to be kept on the edge of my seat. The twists and turns of a good scary story make it worthwhile. What about you? Do you enjoy reading scary...

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What for you was the scariest part of Stephen King's The Shining?

thebassdude @thebassdude (341) • Philippines 19 Oct 10

What part of Stephen King's novel "The Shining" scared you the most? For me it was the hedge animals... The way they seemed to move when they weren't looking and when they did look back the hedge animals had already changed...

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What is your favorite Stephen Kong book and why?

Barry331 @Barry331 (65) 16 Dec 09

Mine is 'The Shining'-What an incredible story!

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Would you like to have a job like Jack Torrance?

AnakSuNamun @AnakSuNamun (2084) • United States 4 Jan 09

I'm a huge Stephen King fan and The Shining is one of my favorite books-well,after It,Talisman and Duma Key I read the book as a teenager in parents home while being all cozy in a rocking chair and I thought that I...

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The Top Ten Movies Of 1980

ArsonCuff @ArsonCuff (3114) • United States 29 Jun 08

What were the top ten movies released in the year 1980? As in your favorite top ten, not the most profitable. My top three would be: 1. Empire Strikes Back 2. Raging Bull 3. The Shining My full top ten list and little...

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What is your favorite Stephen King movie or book?

me @dfollin (27267) • United States 10 Jun 08

I like alot of Stephen Kings stuff.I like "The Shining" best.Great story and acting.Jack Nicholson was awsome.I do not like "Children of the Corn".Too weird! Oh well,my opinion.Do you like the books or movies best or both the...

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What will scare you more? Psychological horror or gorefest.

arjun999 @arjun999 (1004) • India 3 Apr 08

Do you get scared by a psychological horror like The exorcist, The shining, What lies Beneath etc or a gore movie like Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, Friday the 13th, Saw, Hostel etc. What scares you the most?

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Do you prefer the book or the movie?

scarywhitegirl @scarywhitegirl (2766) • United States 3 Jun 07

My fiance and I were watching "The Shining" on TV today, in between running errands. Neither of us had seen it for a while, and my fiance asked me a question about it. I answered, and then realized that my answer was really from...

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Which Stephen King book really freaked you out?

posterBOY @posterBOY (116) • Philippines 1 Feb 07

Many myLot users seem to have Stephen King as one of their favorite authors. Now, which book by him have you read that really freaked you out? My personal Stephen King freak-out book was "The Tommyknockers" around the time when...

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What is your favorite movie adaptation from a book?

eriktuz @eriktuz (32) • Philippines 19 Jan 07

As we all know, some of the best movies we've seen are actually based on a certain novel or a book. Now which book to film adaptations are your favorite? Here are mine: - The Hannibal series(from Thomas Harris' novels, of...

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Who all liked the Shining? with "HEEEERRREEESS JOHNNY" lol

camo26 @camo26 (1418) 28 Nov 06

i love this film i have seen it so many times before i could almost say it word for word:) If you have never seen this film then i recomend you do as it is one of Stanly Kubricks best films ok he has made a few good ones but hey...

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