The Ending Was Overdone For Me

[Ezra]

*Spoiler Alerts*

King did a good job of building up a very creepy atmosphere and ghost story until the end. As soon as he gave the house a voice and the boy, Danny, started interacting with it, the overall sense of horror was destroyed, and I was no longer reading a horror novel; it became some kind of strange-fiction story.

Ultimately, I think all of the changes Kubrick made to the story in the film were improvements. He omitted the topiary scenes which I think were also overdone, and he left more things ambiguous, so the story remained scary to the very end.

[Al-]

I agree...Although it is a very good book, it is one of few that the movie was an improvement. King has several books which are good...and then the ending is so ridiculous.

[Steve]

In all versions of the Shining...book and both movies...i dislike the endings.

[Nancy]

Now I disagree. I much prefer the book to the movie. Although I really enjoyed watching Jack Nicholson go crazy.

[Mark]

I still prefer the book, but in my humble opnion, King is a bit naff at endings. Still a brilliant writer though and love a lot of his stuff.