[Sean C]

Part of The Shining obsession is director Stanley Kubrick, whom film critics and student obsess over, because he was so meticulous. Other read conspiracies into it, like the kid's Apollo 11 shirt as being a reveal that Kubrick really did take part in faking the moon landing.

There originally was a scene at the end in a hospital room where the Overlook's manager tells Mrs. Torrance that they didn't find any bodies or anything unusual at the hotel. The implication being that he's in on the whole curse or something. Kubrick had that scene cut after the film's preview debut.

I was always curious how the ghost(s) unlocked the pantry door. If they can physically interact with the real world, why not just kill people themselves?

Stephen King actually hates the movie.