See, I consider The Shining to be the greatest big budget horror film ever made. (Alien, The Thing, The Omen, Rosemary’s Baby among a few other being in the top ten). The best low budget effort being The original Texas ChInsaw Massacre. But if you watch The Shining and fully comprehend what is going on.. it is absolutely mind boggling. There is so much that happens off screen. Kubrick and Nicholson made a heck of a team. King should stick to writing, and directors should stick to films. Simple as that.