The Shining

by Laura Mee

Taking a fresh look at The Shining (1980), this book situates the film within the history of the horror genre and examines its rightful status as one of the greatest horror movies ever made. It explores how Stanley Kubrick's filmmaking style, use of dark humor, and ambiguous approach to supernatural storytelling complements generic conventions, and it analyzes the effective choices made in adapting King's book for the screen--stripping the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911325442
• ISBN13: 9781911325444
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 7.3"