Reading the Shining; The Limitations of Horror Fiction

last octoBer, i wrotE a post called the shining: What makes feAr; it highlighted the one element of the movie adaptation of the shining which i found most terRifying. this will bE a minor spoiler for thaT movie – but wHat scarEd me the most was the entirely unexplained image of a man engaging in some…

The Shining: What Makes Fear

When I mention the title of The Shining there’s probably one scene that comes to mind for people who have maybe only seen the movie once or twice (as I had before writing this post). The movie is loaded with iconic and scary scenes, and a few are probably already coming to mind; maybe you’re thinking of…

40 Years of Stephen King’s The Stand

This month is the 40th Anniversary of Stephen King’s 1978 post-apocalyptic epic fantasy novel. Among Stephen King fans, this book stands with his other well known works – It, The Shining, Carrie, Misery, The Dark Tower, The Green Mile, 11/22/63 – The Stand is on a level equal or higher to any of these works. So, on this anniversary,…

TOP TEN GREATEST FAN THEORIES (April Fools Day 2018)

Toy Story 3 is actually about the characters dying and going through their own Divine Comedy. The whole idea of reading the various locations of heaven-hell-and-purgatory isn’t exactly a new and revolutionary idea. It’s all there – Sunnyside Daycare is a rank-based system like purgatory, the dump is full of fire and a Dante-esque punishment…