Of course it's not perfect, and it drags in a few spots, But the plot twists and writing (plus Cusak's performance) make for a GENUINELY scary film. The movie just IS scary, playing of your emotions and inner most fears, and not the visceral ones either, your REAL fears, even the ones you may not have realized you had. It was both intelligent as well relatable, without trying to hard to have a moral theme. Turns out this movie is one of the best psychological thrillers I have ever seen. The reason I tried this movie was actually BECAUSE of the PG-13 rating I figured if the producers felt confident releasing a horror film that wasn't an R than they must have something good. Turns out it was just a kid riding a trike for half an hour and some goofy close ups of shelly Duvall and Jack Nicklson. I read the book and LOVED it, so I assumed the movie would be the classic it was hailed as.

I though the shining was mindnumbingly boring when I first watched it. Honestly, in a world where horror movies are much better than they are now, I may not like this movie very much, but with all the crap we have to sit through, I actually enjoyed have a film really creep me out. I though the shining was Good movie, not perfect, but very very chilling.

Good movie, not perfect, but very very chilling. Another bestseller may be imminent, but like all Stephen King heroes, Enslin must go from skeptic to true believer - and ultimately survive the night. Enslin's phantom-free run of long and lonely nights is about to change forever when he checks into suite 1408 of the notorious Dolphin Hotel for his latest project, 'Ten Nights in Haunted Hotel Rooms.' Defying the warnings of the hotel manager (Jackson), the author is the first person in years to stay in the reputedly haunted room. After a string of bestsellers discrediting paranormal events in the most infamous haunted houses and graveyards around the world, he scoffs at the concept of an afterlife. Enslin's phantom-free run of long and lonely nights is about to change Renowned horror novelist Mike Enslin (Cusack) only believes what he can see with his own two eyes. Summary: Renowned horror novelist Mike Enslin (Cusack) only believes what he can see with his own two eyes.

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