Dear Stephen King,
Absolutely not. I realize you are just kicking around the idea. And I realize this will involve you writing a novel first. But here’s the thing:
We don’t need to continue that story on the page or the screen. I mean, I can’t even really think of why you need to continue that. And so many years later? It smells like you’re 100% of any sort or original ideas. Or maybe you’re going broke all Nic Cage style? I’m not really sure, but I don’t like it.
Now, here’s the thing. Your story idea isn’t all that bad:
Danny Torrance is now a 40-year-old orderly at a hospice for the terminally ill in upstate New York. His job is to “visit with patients who are just about to pass on to the other side, and to help them make that journey with the aid of his mysterious powers.” And on the side, Danny bets on the horse races, a trick he learned from his old friend Dick.
I agree with Peter over at /film: “[Your] idea for a ‘sleep doctor’ might be worth exploring, but why must it involve characters from The Shining? Why [can’t you] use the the concept as inspiration to create some new characters?”
Why is nothing sacred anymore, even to the creators?
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by Andrew Richards
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effortless-smile answered:
? I KNOW RIGHT
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jjarichardson answered:
It’s Stephen King. Don’t worry. It’ll be great, at least.
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riser answered:
I don’t like it, but The Shining was his most personal novel. So perhaps this is more personal exploration to him.
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