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ugh... Stephen King is slowly de-evolving into Anne Rice: "The Shining" sequel about vampires and psychics coming soon Stephen King Writing ‘Shining’ Sequel About Psychics & Vampires
by Kofi Outlaw At first glance you might think that we’re now running mock stories. Sorry, no such luck. Instead, long-standing speculation has now given way to fact: Stephen King is writing a sequel novel to The Shining - more to the point, he has some of said sequel already written, he recently read some it, and we have video of his reading. The sequel will be called Dr. Sleep, and it will follow The Shining‘s young protagonist, Danny, 30 years after the incident at the Overlook Hotel. Danny now uses his psychic powers to literally ease the minds of terminally-ill patients in hospice care. Things get twisted when “psychic vampires” show - and Psychic vs. Vampire battle ensues? By now, most people are familiar with the aggravation that comes with learning about another unnecessary movie sequel – it’s kind of new to feel that aggravation about a novel, but that sentiment is already out there and swelling. It will be hard to convince a lot of people that The Shining needs a continuation -let alone that words ’The Shining’ and ‘vampires’ even belong in the same sentence. Here at Screen Rant, we’re already nervous about a possible (semi-)sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s classic 1980 film adaptation of The Shining, as we’re sure a lot of other movie fans are as well. Sure, Pet Sematary II and Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace have their fair share of fans – but typically speaking, movies sequels spun out of Stephen King stories don’t have a good track record. Would the result be different since King himself is crafting this new tale? Maybe the acclaimed author has a sweet twist that will make this another great story in his litany of great stories – but in our opinion, it’ll have to be one hell of a trick. Judge for yourself after listening King himself read a passage from Dr. Sleep to a George Mason University audience: The idea of psychics battling vampires has been done (see: Brian Lumley’s expansive Necroscope series) – however, listening to the passage King read, it’s clear that Dr. Sleep has some heavy Americana themes (Medicare, RV people, American roadways), possibly serving as some sort of social allegory in similar fashion to how The Shining examined themes like family dynamic and addiction. If that’s the case, one can only speculate about the possible implications of the title (on the one hand, an obvious reference to Danny’s character, but beyond that…?). ..... blerg. [Edited 1/14/13 17:13pm] Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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vampirs are a bit overdone, and the shining doesn't need a sequel, but i'm already in line waiting to buy this baby. yay stephen king! | |
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Can not stand this guys work. The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. | |
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This sounds like utter trash. Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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Okay I would expect Stephen King to do something on vampires he just seems the type that has to stick his thumb in every kind of horror idea. But, uh, tying it to "The Shining" is scary all by itself. | |
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I knew Anne Rice was evil. in case in point
her whiny self hating vampires begat Stephenie Meyers shiny self hating vampires.
and now this. DON"T GET ME STARTED ON ThAT BLOODY QUEEN OF THE DAMNED FILM AND SOUNDtrACK. honestly Aaliyah saved that film. | |
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me too.
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As a lifelong reader of King's work I have to say that I think his recent releases have actually been really solid. 'Under The Dome', 'Full Dark, No Stars', his work on the 'American Vampire' comic book (inspiration?), '11/26/63' and 'Wind Through the Keyhole' (SO much better than the last three Dark Tower books) were all great improvements on the work he'd been doing, and just generally good books. That only represents about three years (less, really) of work, and I won't deny that he was a bit of a career valley before that. I still love reading his books though - they feel familiar in a very comfortable way. 'The Sining' sequel? Meh, not really necessary, but I'll reserve judgment on the quality until I've read it.
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Now in defense of Anne I Love bout everything she did pre Lasher. Honestly I think The Witching Hour is the best book she ever wrote. She should have stopped after that. The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. | |
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At least switch genre. | |
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I love him... I have read just about everything he's written. Anne Rice, on the the other hand:
King has done vampires before. 'Salem's Lot, anyone? He has also done some form of psychic... If you've followed the books that have tied into the Dark Tower series (not just the 7 books), you'd see that the vampires/psychic idea is not new to him.
I have not liked everything- a couple still have the bookmarks in them. I am not going to judge something that isn't even out yet based on an article. I will read it, and then make an informed decision.
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I agree with your whole post. As for the bold part, it could be very interesting... "Love Hurts. Your lies, they cut me. Now your words don't mean a thing. I don't give a damn if you ever loved me..." -Cher, "Woman's World" | |
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I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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i love the witching hour. i will even grant her the vampire series through armand, even though that includes some clunkers like body thief.
but god, she really let her quality control go with lasher and it stayed low till i dropped out Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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Totally agree. I love Stephen King. Sure, some of his books have not been great, but I love the way he writes and every few years he comes out with something awesome. I really loved 11/22/1963. My favourites are:
It The Stand Misery Duma Key All the Gunslinger series | |
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Anne Rice's writing is lyrical, layered and dripping with psychological exploration.
Vampires might NOW be cliche, overdone and trite, but Rice revolutionized the portrayal of the vampire, making them more inteligent, cultured, emotional, romantic, sexual and morally conflicted about their plight. Vampires had never been this multidimensional, even with Ross, Polidori and Stoker and who wrote sophisticated creatures . She deserves respect for elevating the genre for contemporary audiences.
Of course she also powerfully continued the classic metaphor of the vampire as an expression of humanity's fear of death and desire to be immortal -- and she did that well. Unlike Twilight creator STephanie Meyer who is an intellectually dimunitive derivative leech with superficial works, Rice had tons of subtext, complexity and originality.
I really don't know why she had to be slighted in this post title. Maybe King is devolving into Stephanie Meyer (only for people who judge before seeing the sequel' it'll probably be done with finesse) but writing like Rice wouldn't be an insult.
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Annie Rice hates that film as well so why blame her for it? She didn't write the screenplay and the book was far better. In fact, I barely recognized the film as an interpretation of the book; the writers and filmmakers combined multiple books and added stuff that wasnt even in the book.
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Ah, i did not know that. [Edited 1/15/13 9:45am] | |
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I have to agree with you there, that's what drew me into the books in the first place.
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my opinion
i like some of her stuff. the first several vampire novels had some real winners, and i loved the witching hour.
but she lost me when tiny characters in her vampire cycle started getting their own books and then the weird flintstones meet the jetsons oddity that was the vamp/mayfair cross-over. and i really was done when she wrote the jesus books. Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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Exactly! "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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Well with Anne, as was stated earlier her style changed so much after the witching hour that as a fan she lost me. She went from rich context to Harlequin style of writing. It was very off putting. I think I stopped after Body Thief and all I remember from that is the Talamaca guy becoming a vamp in the end. The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. | |
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I have never read a Stephen King or an Anne Rice novel.
Should I add those to my "2013 reading list"???
What would you guys recommend?
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^Interview with a vampire The Vampire Lestat The Queen of the Damned
The Witching Hour.
Also if youre into any of the shades of grey crap out there, check out her anne rampling erotic serious bout sleeping beauty.
N dont bother with anything after Lasher. The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything. | |
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there are classics by each.
stephen: my faves would be the stand (uncut edition is much better), the shining, misery, salems lot, carrie and it (even though it is a little messy)
anne: interview with the vampire, the vampire lestat, queen of the damned, the vampire armand, the witching hour, and maybe cry to heaven Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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I didn't care for the mixing of the witches and vampires story line... "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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I too gave up on Anne Rice after the Witching Hour. I loved that book, but what came after was shit. I can't remember the name of the next book, but I hated it and haven't read anything from her since. The Witching Hour was excellent though. | |
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me either. it was when she started to lose me
and that's what i meant with the thread's title. if mixing your series starts to occur, it's time to maybe go back to the drawing board. Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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[Edited 1/15/13 12:58pm] Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. - Lord Acton | |
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