Doctor Sleep, a Hollywood Movie, is an adaptation of the Stephen King novel of the same title. The movie is directed by Mike Flanagan. It is the sequel of “The Shining” which was also published by Stephen King in 1977 and was later adapted into a movie in 1980. The Shining was directed by Stanley Kubrick.

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The movie The Shining after its release received mixed reactions from the audience, but today it is the most influential of horror films. Years later, Doctor Sleep released with the storyline set to a few decades later.

In Doctor Sleep, you will see Danny Torrance (now Dan) as a grown-up adult who is still fighting with the past. Doctor sleep begins in 1980 when Dan shifts with his mom Wendy to Florida. There he is still haunted by the ghost from the Overlook hotel of “The Shining”, but he somehow manages to lock her in his mind by the teachings of the ghost Dick Hollarann. Later in 2011, he grows up to be an alcoholic to forget about his past and linger away from those memories. After settling in a small town, he makes friends with a man called Billy Freeman and starts to rehabilitate. He gets a job at a hospice, and there he is known for comforting patients through his shining. Therefore the people there name him “Doctor Sleep”. The movie will also see a vampire cult known as True Knot that kills people for their shining.

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The movie revolves around Dan about how he manages to fight his demons and control himself. A new character known as Abra is introduced as well. Abra has shining that is more powerful than Dan’s. She can see bad events that are happening around her. She communicates with Dan telepathically.

Doctor Sleep is a promising movie with appropriate thrill and horror.

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Doctor Sleep – A Few Interesting Facts about this Adaptation from Stephen King’s Novel