It is based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, a sequel to king s 1977 novel the shining. Tales of the fantastic, author stephen kotowych has shattered the constraints of this artistic medium by skilfully substituting these moving pictures with static, deathly silent text printed on remarkably paperthin sheets of paper in order to transport his collection of eight short stories off the page. Stephen king says stanley kubricks the shining is like. Feb 03, 2016 okay, so king will never soften on the shining, and thats fine. Stephen kings doctor sleep final trailer hd youtube. Still irrevocably scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at. Seasoned fans know that the movie, while engrossing in its own right, is very different in. Doctor sleep is the continuation of danny torrances story 40 years after the terrifying events of stephen king s the shining. Sep 24, 20 stephen edwin king was born the second son of donald and nellie ruth pillsbury king. Flanagan, from his own screenplay based upon the novel by stephen king. Finnish release of elevation as keveys on may 20, 2020 hungarian release of the institute as az intezet on june 1, 2020 swedish release of if it bleeds as blod saljer on june 5, 2020. Stephen king returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, the shining, in this instantly riveting novel about the now middleaged dan torrance the boy protagonist of the shining and the very special 12yearold girl he must save from a tribe of murderous paranormals. If this book is, indeed, the only surviving writing of a member of the race know as the rephaim, it is a truly amazing find for modern humanity. Jul 25, 2017 stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers.
But certainly the experience mustve changed his approach because these days, when doing deals for his books, the author. Stephen kings doctor sleep only in theaters november 8. The film, which also serves as a direct sequel to the film adaptation of the shining, directed by stanley kubrick, is set several decades after the. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers. Another stephen king book that became a major motion picture, this first installment in the dark tower series introduces readers to roland of gilead. Mar 30, 2015 in his new book, seven against tomorrow. Mercedes an edgar award winner for best novel, and shortlisted for the cwa gold dagger award. With ewan mcgregor, rebecca ferguson, kyliegh curran, cliff curtis. Three novels carrie, salems lot, the shining stephen king on. Stephen king was inspired to write doctor sleep after reading about a cat in a nursing. Overview one of the bestselling authors of the twentieth and twentyfirst centuries, stephen king has made a career out of thrilling readers with his dark and disturbing masterpieces of the macabre. Doctor sleep marketed as stephen king s doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film written and directed by mike flanagan. Stephen king is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, and. Editions of doctor sleep by stephen king goodreads.
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