Wild Stephen King Theory Reveals How IT Is Behind The Shining's Story
The books of Stephen King form their own universe, with characters appearing or being referenced in different stories and big events being mentioned in other books, and a wild theory suggests that there’s a deep connection between IT and The Shining, and the evil entity in the former is the one behind the events in the latter. Stephen King has rightfully earned the title of the King of Horror with his many novels and short stories from the horror genre, and through them, he has introduced generations of readers to a variety of truly frightening creatures – human, animal, and supernatural.
Stephen King’s debut as a horror author arrived in 1974 with the publishing of Carrie, and while it was a success, the novel that established King as a preeminent author in the horror genre was The Shining. Published in 1977, The Shining introduced readers to Jack Torrance, a struggling writer and recovering alcoholic who takes a position as the off-season caretaker of the Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies and takes his wife, Wendy, and their son, Danny, with him. The Torrances hope to rebuild their relationship and reconnect while at the hotel, while Jack also hopes to find the motivation he needs to work on a play, but when a snowstorm leaves them cut off from the outside world, and along with Danny’s psychic abilities, the supernatural forces inhabiting the hotel awaken and begin to mess with Jack’s sanity.
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The Shining was followed by many now-classic novels by King, and one of the most popular and beloved ones is IT, published in 1986. IT follows a group of kids, self-named “The Losers Club”, who come across an evil entity living in the sewers. This
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