I am starstruck because today I welcome Ashley Casseday (The Losers Club: A Stephen King Podcast, Keep It Weird podcast) to talk about the classic film The Shining (1980). From her work on Loser’s Club, Ashley is (in my opinion) a Stephen King scholar and we reference his other work as much as we talk about the film, so tune in if you love the King of Horror! We also discuss how The Shining is a haunted house movie, differences between the book and movie, our own paranormal investigations, and our hope for the next generation of horror fans. Even though Stephen King doesn’t like this movie, we love it!
00:00-21:00- Intro / How Ashley Got Into Horror & Stephen King / How We First Saw (& Read) The Shining
21:00-33:00- Brief Synopsis / Is It a Good Adaptation?
33:00-01:09:00- The Hotel / The Iconic Imagery / Characters (mostly Dick & Danny)
01:09:00-01:28:00- Score / Double Feature Ideas / Outro
Please note, timestamps are estimates.
References:
* Director’s Club: Mike Flanagan podcast (Chloe was on this pod talking about Doctor Sleep)
* Gen(d)erations: Wendy Carlos’ Life and Work Show the Beauty (and Trauma) of Being Openly Trans on Them Magazine by Samantha Reidel (10/10/2019)
* The Institute- Loser’s Club podcast (mentioned by Ashley)
* Making of the Shining documentary directed by Vivian Kubrick (mentioned by Chloe)
* Room 237 (documentary Ashley mentioned)
* Stephen King on Letterman talking about The Shining film (8/18/1980)
* Timberline Lodge- Overlook Hotel from The Shining article on Oregon Live
Books mentioned:
* The Bloomsbury Guide to Stanley Kubrick (mentioned by Chloe)
* Doctor Sleep by Stephen King (sequel to The Shining)
* The Institute by Stephen King (another entry in the “shine” canon)
* The Shining by Stephen King
* Why We Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature (mentioned by Chloe)
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The sound used in this episode is from The Shining (1980) and an 1980’s Stephen King interview on the David Letterman show (linked above) used for educational purposes.
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