The Shining Resources

This one fan wanted to make sure that people paid proper tribute to Stanley Kubrick's work after Kubrick died in 1999. So in a way, it'd be disrespectful not to check out this site.

This place might not have everything you need when it comes to The Shining, but it'll sure tell you where to find it.

So Kubrick loved King's original novel version of The Shining, but he also considered King too "weak" as a writer to let him write the screenplay for the movie version. It seems like there's a contradiction in there somewhere, but the only guy who could have explained it is now dead.

So maybe Kubrick had a point when he decided to take King's story into his own hands, because King's TV adaptation of his own novel never got anywhere near the same praise.

This movie is designed to mess with your head, which means that it's bound to create an entire group of fans that are obsessed with finding an explanation for everything that happens in it.

It's the moment we've all been waiting for: Stanley Kubrick himself sits down with interviewer Michel Climent to talk about what was going through his head when he made The Shining.

Of course there's a lost ending to The Shining. What kind of cult film would it be without an alternate ending? And if you're feeling curious, you'll have to check out this article to see exactly what that ending is.

According to some people, this scene took more than 120 takes to get right. Others say it was only 40 or so takes. But either way, it's a great scene.

So how's this for a slow burn?

So some people might have thought that other trailer was a little too weird, so they threw this one at the original audiences too.

Want to creep out your guests next time you have a party? Well then make sure to throw on this nice background music.

Who in the world is that dude wearing the dog costume that Wendy sees down the hallway? Well for more info, be sure to check out this audio reading of the same scene in

Here's your chance to check out the entire movie and have a film critic break down all of the cool things Stanley Kubrick did to make it. But it's up to you to play your own version of the movie with the sound off if you want the commentary to sync up right.

The line was improvised by Jack Nicholson, but this image was carefully created by Kubrick and it's become the most famous still shot of this movie.

We're going to go out on a limb and say that fear was the emotion Kubrick was going for in this scene.

With all the stories about Kubrick's insane work ethic, you have to wonder how long he made Jack Nicholson hold this pose.