The Shining (1980) was initially released 40 years old on May 23, 2020. The film is a masterpiece of modern cinema to many, both in and out of the horror community. To honor the 40th anniversary, I asked the PopHorror team to remember the film and to talk about the …
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Bridging the gap between horror and metal, Ice Nine Kills based their chart-topping 2018 release, The Silver Scream, on classic horror films. The album included guest vocal performances from Stranger Things‘ Chelsea Tamridge and Sam Kubrick, grandson of Stanley Kubrick. The album’s film inspirations included Friday the 13th, Halloween, The …
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The Shining is a convergence of genius, from King’s source material to Kubrick’s visionary film adaption. Even if the two masterminds didn’t agree, what came out of it is forever embedded into the mainstream horror lexicon. “Here’s Johnny!” is known to all ages, as either what Jack Nicholson says in …
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