The novel was adapted into a film of the same name, which was released on November 8, 2019 in the United States. Holden said, "As the movie clanks along, relying on montages that reshuffle the same enigmatic images over and over, the fragments don't add up to a coherent jigsaw puzzle. [1], The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes assigned Close Your eyes an approval rating of 46%, based on 37 reviews assessed as positive or negative; the average rating among the reviews is 5.7/10. Production concluded in December 2018. While the film Doctor Sleep is a direct adaptation of King's novel, Flanagan said that Kubrick's The Shining would be acknowledged in part. The girl has become mute because of her experience, and Strother is called upon by Scotland Yard to unlock the secrets she holds. Dick Hallorann, the Overlook's chef, teaches Danny to create lockboxes in his mind to contain the ghosts, including that of former Overlook owner Horace Derwent. It was previously scheduled to be released on January 24, 2020. November 8, 2019 (U.S.), October 31 (Worldwide) Ewan McGregorstars as Danny Torrance, a man with psychic powers who struggles with alcoholism. The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole, "The Winners of the 2013 Bram Stoker Awards® - Horror Writers Association BlogHorror Writers Association Blog", "Stephen King planning possible sequel to The Shining", "Stephen King in Person - Fairfax City, VA Patch", "Stephen King, "The Shining" and the crapper", http://www.stephenking.com/other/press_releases/wind_audio_press_release.pdf, "Stephen King: New details of 'The Shining' sequel 'Doctor Sleep, "Stephen King unearths origin of 'The Shining' sequel 'Doctor Sleep, "Stephen King sets release date for 'The Shining' sequel", "The release date for Doctor Sleep announced yesterday will be changed. Release dates [2], Warner Bros. Pictures began developing a film adaptation shortly after the novel was published, as early as 2014. Realizing that Rose is after her, Abra visits Dan, who insists that she stay away and avoid drawing attention to herself. She acts as the leader of the group as she has the most powerful telepathic abilities. He moves to a small town and befriends Billy Freeman, who gets him a job and becomes his AA sponsor. The film is directed by Mike Flanagan based on his rewrite of Akiva Goldsman's script. Mike Flanagan was hired by Warner Bros. in January 2018 to rewrite Goldsman's script and to also direct the film. One night, Abra psychically witnesses the ritual torture and murder of a boy by the True Knot, a group of quasi-immortal psychic vampires, many of which possess their own "shine" abilities. [2], Jessica Winter, writing for The Village Voice, said of Close Your Eyes, "Willing's confused procedural—derived from a novel by Madison Smartt Bell—is a hasty throwback to the sado-medieval Exorcist descendants of the turn of the millennium (Stigmata, Stir of Echoes, Lost Souls). Dan decides to return to the abandoned Overlook, believing it will be as dangerous for Rose as it is for him and Abra. The 1977 novel was adapted into a film by director Stanley Kubrick. [9], The story was partly inspired by Oscar, a therapy cat who allegedly predicts the deaths of terminally ill patients. There will be skirmishes, minor battles, victories and losses, but no end to the long term war. Doctor Sleep won the 2013 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel. Doctor Sleep is based on the 2013 horror novel of the same name by Stephen King. Struggling with possession, Dan returns to the boiler room, which becomes engulfed in flames. In desperation, they send people to kidnap Abra, believing that her steam can cure them. It's so understandable. The hypnotist has secrets of his own that are only slowly revealed. "[24] Roger Luckhurst of Los Angeles Review of Books stated "Above all, Doctor Sleep is a novel about addiction and the fight to overcome it... King’s vision of the supernatural is something that hovers numinously on the edges of the awareness, something that needs a cautious and respectful watching at all times. Doctor Sleep won the 2013 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel. As Abra's great-grandmother dies, Dan retrieves her diseased steam. ", "StephenKing.com - Recent News: Exclusive Excerpt of Doctor Sleep", "Here's Danny! Her exact age is unknown, but she has been a member of the True Knot since at least the mid-19th century. In the area of Atlanta, specific locations included Covington, Canton, Stone Mountain, Midtown, Porterdale, and Fayetteville. He settles in a New Hampshire town and works in a hospice, where his remnant psychic abilities provide comfort to the dying. Visnjic... effectively dips into the same dark pool of self-loathing and depression here. Rose is shown to be extremely obsessive, becoming irrationally fixated on finding and killing Abra Stone when she realizes how powerful Abra is; this obsession turns from fascination to rage once Abra continues to defy her. If so, which one turns your dials more? Soon, the True Knot start to die of an infectious disease. The film is so desperate to sustain a creepy atmosphere that it throws in false jolts of horror and sudden, ominous changes of mood just to bolster a sense of mounting, insomniac paranoia. https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Doctor_Sleep_(2019)?oldid=228173. Early in the novel, Danny's mentor Hallorann shares a story from his childhood in which his malevolent grandfather repeatedly threatened to hand him over to Charles Talent Manx, the antagonist of Hill's book. They then go to Abra's house, where they recruit her father Dave and devise a plan. Most elements from The Shining (1980) were recreated with duplicate sets and lookalike actors, though three shots were reused: the aerial shot of the water and the island and the two shots after it of the car driving on the mountain road. Rose's lover, Crow Daddy, kills Dave and abducts Abra, drugging her to suppress her shine. The success of It: Chapter One caused Warner Bros. to fast-track the production of Doctor Sleep. In late 2017, Warner Bros. released It, a film adaptation of King's 1986 novel of the same name, and its box office success led the studio to fast-track production of Doctor Sleep. Dan drifts for decades, b… "[19] Margaret Atwood of The New York Times commented "Doctor Sleep is Stephen King’s latest novel, and it’s a very good specimen of the quintessential King blend... King’s inventiveness and skill show no signs of slacking: Doctor Sleep has all the virtues of his best work. In the epilogue, Dan celebrates 15 years of sobriety and attends Abra's 15th birthday party. They abduct a young boy named Bradley and torture him to death to extract as much steam as they can. Rose and her followers are known to seek out children with telepathic … Rebecca Ferguson as Rose the Hat, head of the True Knot, a cult that feeds on children with psychic powers. Abra agrees that she will behave, but before they can finish the conversation, Dan is called back to his hospice. Rose and her followers are known to seek out children with telepathic abilities and torture them to death, feeding off their psychic essence, which they call "Steam". Doctor Sleep by Stephen King Danny has psychic powers and struggles with alcoholism. Stephen King reading from new unpublished book! List of deaths in Doctor Sleep # Victim Cause of Death Killer On Screen? Movie tie-in cover Produced by Stephen King I thought: 'That's it. Simons. Zahn McClarnon as Crow Daddy, Rose the Hat's right-hand man.
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