Full SPOILERS ahead for Doctor Sleep!
With fans of both a classic novel and iconic horror film to reward for their eagle-eyed attention, Doctor Sleep has a lot of ground to cover when it concerns living up to its Shining pedigree. When it comes to that effort, it’s all work and no play – writer/director Mike Flanagan is clearly a huge fan of both versions of The Shining, and Doctor Sleep is bursting at the seams with nods to both Stanley Kubrick and Stephen King’s works.
Spoilers follow for everything Shining ever… well, not the TV miniseries from the ‘90s, let’s leave that in our collective mental lockbox.
Source: IGN.com All the Shining and Stephen King Universe Connections in Doctor Sleep