How scary is the shining?

The Shining is not a horror movie that rests on the usual scares: giant monsters, jump scares, piles of corpses. There are a few of those things, but the most terrifying moments of The Shining are when almost nothing happens.
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Why The Shining is scary?

With this film, Kubrick is able to show that the greatest kind of fear one can illustrate does not come from a vicious creature on a screen, but from within our own imagination. It is the obscure, insidious horrors we make up in our mind that makes this film truly horrifying.
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Is The Shining too scary to watch?

Intense, Psychological and Scary Kubrik Classic.

Violence: 5/5- The film is about Jack's decent into madness which is very disturbing. A man tries to kill his wife and son with an axe. Killing with an axe, not overly bloody. Blood rushes out an elevator, the scene is shown a few times but only lasts a few seconds.
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Is The Shining the most scary movie?

Courtesy photo | Warner Bros. Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" is the scariest horror movie ever. It's also the best horror movie ever - a necessary distinction, because generating terror and expert filmmaking technique can be mutually exclusive.
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Can a 13 year old watch The Shining?

A classic movie suitable for teens.
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Why The Shining is Terrifying



Are there jump scares in The Shining?

Jump Scare Rating: Virtually no jump scares. Synopsis: Writer Jack Torrance and his family move to the Overlook Hotel in an isolated area of Colorado where he begins to unravel as the hotel's dark past becomes apparent.
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What is the #1 scariest movie?

Read on to find out what our fans determined were the 10 Scariest Horror Movies Ever.
  • The Exorcist (1973)
  • Hereditary (2018)
  • The Conjuring (2013)
  • The Shining (1980)
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
  • The Ring (2002)
  • Halloween (1978)
  • Sinister (2012)
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Is The Shining scarier than The Exorcist?

The Exorcist mainly relies on shock value instead of ambiguity and that's why it hasn't aged well at all. The Shining is much scarier because it's far more realistic: murder-suicides, alcoholism, and domestic abuse are very real things that perpetuate themselves and will never go away.
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Is The Shining horror or thriller?

Stanley Kubrick's “The Shining” is arguably one of the best psychological thrillers ever made. The film was adapted from the novel “The Shining,” written by Stephen King.
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Are there any inappropriate scenes in The Shining?

There's occasional profanity, including a scene in which the cook of the hotel is called the "N" word and a use of "f--k." Frequent horror imagery. Full-frontal nudity -- an attractive young woman turns into an elderly woman with rotting skin. Implied oral sex in a sequence of nightmarish imagery.
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Do I need to watch shining before Doctor Sleep?

Yep, Doctor Sleep Is Sequel To The Shining.
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Is The Shining a classic horror movie?

The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. The film is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name and stars Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, and Danny Lloyd.
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What movie is scarier than The Exorcist?

Due to its creepy twin little girls and hallways filled with blood, The Shining is often put in competition with The Exorcist as the scariest movie ever.
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Is The Exorcist book better than the movie?

The book. If you've seen the The Exorcist, it's almost impossible not to compare or remember scenes from the film as you read. However, the book is a very different experience. The story is essentially centred around Father Karras' struggle with his faith, which is ironically reinforced by the presence of evil.
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Where is Linda Blair?

Linda, 55, lives on her animal sanctuary, outside Los Angeles, and currently has 100 rescued canines in need of a loving home. “I started modelling and acting in commercials at the age of six, in New York City in 1965.
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What is statistically the scariest movie ever?

The 10 most statistically scary movies to stream this Halloween
  • Insidious (2010) Average heart rate: 85 BPM. ...
  • The Conjuring (2013) Average heart rate: 84 BPM. ...
  • Hereditary (2018) Average heart rate: 83 BPM. ...
  • Paranormal Activity (2007) ...
  • It Follows (2014) ...
  • The Conjuring 2 (2016) ...
  • The Babadook (2014) ...
  • The Descent (2005)
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What is the #1 scariest movie on Netflix?

The Best Horror Movies on Netflix
  • #8. Cam (2018) 93% #8. ...
  • #7. Sweetheart (2019) 93% #7. ...
  • #6. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) 95% #6. ...
  • #5. The Old Ways (2021) 95% #5. ...
  • #4. Jaws (1975) 98% #4. ...
  • #3. Under the Shadow (2016) 99% #3. ...
  • #2. Creep 2 (2017) 100% #2. ...
  • #1. His House (2020) 100% #1.
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What is the scariest movie on Netflix 2021?

5 best horror movies on Netflix in 2021
  • Fear Street Trilogy. The Fear Street trilogy of films has been one of my favorite releases for 2021. ...
  • There's Someone Inside Your House. ...
  • Blood Red Sky. ...
  • Army of the Dead. ...
  • Nightbooks.
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What is the scariest Jumpscare ever?

Halloween: the 23 greatest horror movie jump scares ever
  • Psycho (1960) ...
  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) ...
  • Jaws (1975) ...
  • Carrie (1976) ...
  • Alien (1979) ...
  • The Thing (1982) ...
  • Poltergeist (1982) ...
  • Audition (1999)
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What movie has the scariest Jumpscare?

30 Best Jump Scare Movies That Will Terrify You Every 30 Seconds (more or less) !
  • The Conjuring (2013) R | 112 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller. ...
  • Dead Silence (2007) R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller. ...
  • Sinister (I) (2012) ...
  • Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) ...
  • Alone (I) (2007) ...
  • REC (2007) ...
  • The Strangers (2008) ...
  • Shutter (II) (2004)
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What movie has the most Jumpscare?

1. The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013) The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia is far and wide the most 'jumpy' horror movie ever made with 32 jump scares to enjoy throughout the film. Set in 1993.
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Is The Shining realistic?

The Shining was a fictional tale but the setting was inspired by the true hauntings within Colorado's Stanley Hotel. Stephen King's The Shining book was the basis for Stanley Kubrick's 1980 masterpiece film.
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Was Jack a ghost in The Shining?

Interestingly, in the 1997 Shining miniseries, which King himself wrote, there's a brief epilogue in which a graduating Danny is visited by the ghost of Jack, beaming with pride, suggesting that Jack's spirit was fully freed when the Overlook blew up.
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Why does Jack say here's Johnny?

Jack Nicholson ad-libbed the line "Here's Johnny!" in imitation of announcer Ed McMahon's famous introduction of Johnny Carson on U.S. network NBC-TV's long-running late night television program The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
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