Did Carrie White have the shining?

In the Stephen King universe, that means Carrie White has the shining. It doesn't stop there, however. From 1978's The Stand to 2019's The Institute, many characters can shine. Not all of them can shine at the same level as Danny Torrance, but still, for a lot of them, it becomes a powerful and dangerous ability.
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Where did Carrie White get her powers?

Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
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Did Jack Torrance have the shine?

Jack and Danny Torrance Both Have the Shining in Kubrick's Film.
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Does Holly Gibney have the shine?

Rarer still, she seems to understand more about her unique sensitivities than most of King's folks who “shine.” Holly doesn't call her abilities “the shine” the way troubled protagonist Danny Torrance does in The Shining and Doctor Sleep, but her abilities are much like his, because they come from the same part of ...
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Who has the shine in The Shining?

At the Overlook, Danny meets head cook Dick Halloran, who also “shines”. The two sense their connection instantly, and Halloran tells Danny to reach out to him with his “shine” if he needs help.
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Does Carrie Have THE SHINING?



Why does Carrie's mom hurt herself 2013?

Margaret was very evil and abusive to her daughter, Carrie. She locks her in the closet and orders her to pray for "forgiveness" when she learns about the shower incident, because she said it was a "curse" for Eve's disobedience offering Adam the fruit and creating the original sin.
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Does Mother Abigail have the shine?

Next up, is Mother Abigail in The Stand and her grandmother who called it "the shining light of God, sometimes just the shine". She has dreams that come true and is able to send telepathic messages.
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Why did they make Holly Gibney black?

Trivia. The character was white in the original work but is black in this adaptation. Price stated that this was due to Bateman wanting a role for Erivo in the series, and that Price originally had the character as a white Lithuanian American.
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Is Holly Gibney in other Stephen King books?

Stephen King is returning to the character of Holly Gibney in a new novel titled Holly. Gibney, a private investigator with OCD, previously appeared in King's Bill Hodges trilogy of novels (Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, End of Watch), the novella If It Bleeds, and his 2018 book The Outsider.
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Did Jack Abuse Danny The Shining?

Danny has been sexually abused by Jack.
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Why did Jack go insane in The Shining?

The evil spirits that inhabited the Overlook Hotel would eventually drive Jack insane by way of drowning him in his alcoholism, past trauma, and fears of becoming as abusive as his father.
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Is Carrie a mutant?

Like Jean Grey, Carrie White is a telekinetic mutant who discovers her powers at puberty.
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Does the little girl in Pet Sematary have the shine?

In the book Pet Sematary, mother Rachel Creed and her daughter, Ellie, seem to have some mild psychic powers. They both sense something is going on with the family cat, Winston Churchill, and Louis Creed, Ellie's father. Now, it is never explicitly stated that they have "the Shine," but it sure seems like it.
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Is Firestarter related to Carrie?

Stephen King's 6th published novel, titled Firestarter, was published on September 29th 1980. Though King feared it was too similar to Carrie, he pushed through the writing process and produced somewhat of a sister story to his first success.
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Does Bill Denbrough have the shine?

The group's leader, Bill Denbrough, has the strongest mental abilities connected to his shine. Bill is able to hear his friends inside his head when they need help, and he's able to separate Pennywise's illusions from the real world when the group makes their way through the house on Neibolt Street.
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Is Holly Gibney white in the books?

In the novels, Gibney is white. She's played in the Audience Network series, Mr. Mercedes, based on the first of the Bill Hodges books, by Justine Lupe (also known as Willa on HBO's Succession). So, yes, if the name Holly Gibney seems familiar, then you probably watch far too much television.
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Is The Outsider part of the Bill Hodges trilogy?

The Outsider is part of the Mr. Mercedes trilogy, which itself is part of the King's Bill Hodges trilogy, comprising 2015's Finders Keepers and 2016's End of Watch.
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Why does Holly say who's Terry?

When Holly said, “Who's Terry?”, it could have been a sign that she was possessed by El Coco and/or symptomatic of the way her brain can see some details and overlook others. It could just be she's been so wrapped up in El Coco that she forgot all about Terry Maitland.
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Who is more powerful Danny or Abra?

Biography. Abra was born with very powerful psychic abilities, like her uncle Dan. Her abilities are even greater than Dan's were at his peak, to the point where she was able to generate a small earthquake with her mind.
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Do the characters in Dreamcatcher have the shining?

Carrie displays a low level telepathy on top of her telekinesis. It's not explicitly referred to as the Shining of course. The Stand has multiple characters that might fit the description. The Stand states that Mother Abigail has "the shine."
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Who is the little girl at the end of The Stand?

So, King's new version finds Frannie (Odessa Young) giving birth not to baby Peter, but a daughter she names Abigail (after Whoopi Goldberg's character, Mother Abigail). TV Stu (James Marsden) doesn't make it back in time to be there for Frannie as her now daughter gets – and recovers from – Capt.
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