Doctor Sleep Was The Perfect Sequel To The Shining

Stephen King’s hatred of Stanley Kubrick’s astonishing film adaptation of The Shining is well documented. As such, Mike Flanagan had his work cut out when creating its sequel, Doctor Sleep.

Not only did he have to make a sequel to one of the greatest films of all time, but he also let it continue the rather different story presented in King’s original novel, and faithfully adapt its 2013 sequel, all without getting on the legendary author’s bad side or upsetting legions of Kubrick obsessives.