Doctor Sleep is sequel to The Shining and follows Dan Torrance, who is now an adult. The book opens with Dan struggling with alcoholism, as he uses alcohol to suppress his shine, but he quickly finds a town and people that get him into alcoholics anonymous. He becomes known as “Doctor Sleep” while working at a hospice, using his shine abilities to help comfort patients in their final moments. He also establishes a telepathic connection with a young girl named Abra Stone, who possesses an extraordinarily powerful shine. Their peaceful existence is disturbed when a group of malevolent beings called the True Knot, led be Rose the Hat, targets children with psychic abilities to feed off their “steam,” a psychic essence that prolongs their unnaturally long lives. Dan and Abra must confront the True Knot and protect innocent children from falling into their hands, which leads to a pretty thrilling showdown between good and evil.
Why did Stephen King choose to resurrect Mrs. Massey as the first ghost we see in this book? Why is is so significant that Danny sees his old friend Tony as soon as he enters the town of Frazier? Join us as we discuss these questions and more in episode 20 of our spoiler-filled podcast.
Questions: The questions discussed in this episode come from Bookswarm. → https://stephenking.bookswarm.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/doctor_sleep_guide.pdf
Our spooky season music is from a song titled “Horror Background Music” by Lesfm from Pixabay.
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