But as Dan Torrance knows, and spunky twelve-year-old Abra Stone learns, The True Knot are quasi-immortal, living off the “steam” that children with the “shining” produce when they are slowly tortured to death. They look harmless - mostly old, lots of polyester, and married to their RVs. On highways across America, a tribe of people called The True Knot travel in search of sustenance. 'All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.' Images: Warner Bros.Doctor Sleep - The Long Awaited Sequel to the Shining - Now Available! But the main story of the novel can be told without dwelling on Danny’s past.Īre you excited to see Doctor Sleep on the big screen? Come play with us in the comment section below! If Flanagan sticks closely to the text of Doctor Sleep, we may see some of those Overlook Hotel ghosts again.

Although Kubrick’s The Shining is widely regarded as a horror classic, King hasn’t been shy about his dissatisfaction with that movie. While this story is a sequel to The Shining, it’s not necessarily a follow up to Stanley Kubrick‘s adaptation of the story from 1980. From there, Danny encounters a young girl named Abra Stone, whose powers may be even greater than his own. After giving up drinking, Danny rediscovers his lost shining abilities and uses them to comfort dying patients at a hospice where he earns the “Doctor Sleep” nickname. Within the book, Danny spends years as an alcoholic while attempting to move on with his life. He’s previously directed Oculus, Before I Wake, and Ouija: Origin of Evil. Flanagan already caught the attention of King fans with his excellent adaptation of Gerald’s Game last year on Netflix.

The Hollywood Reporter broke the story about Flanagan’s deal to direct Doctor Sleep. Now, King’s fans may soon get to see the book on the big screen, as director Mike Flanagan has officially signed on to adapt Doctor Sleep. The novel picked up a few years after Danny’s disastrous stay at the Overlook Hotel with his family and explored what happened when his powers returned. Back in 2013, Stephen King revisited the story of Danny Torrance in Doctor Sleep, the sequel to The Shinning.

Sequel to the shining book