Since its release in 1980, The Shining has built a reputation as one of the scariest and most wildly interpreted horror movies ever made , in large part thanks to Stanley Kubrick's auteurship in tandem with Jack Nicholson's psychotic performance. On closer inspection, however, there's more to the Jack Torrance character than meets the eye—especially when considering his inexplicable connection to the Overlook Hotel.

Based on the film's supernatural elements, it's apparent that Danny may not be the only person in the Torrance family possessing " the shining ," seeing as his father also exhibits an extraordinary ability to perceive and connect with the spirits of the hotel— one that may not rival his son's power, but nevertheless is beyond the grasp of the Overlook's non-psychi

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