035 - Novel - The Shining

Tower Junkies - 035 - Novel - The Shining Recorded July 4, 2019: In this episode, in the lead-up to Mike Flanagan's adaptation of Doctor Sleep, Tiny and I review Stephen King's seminal horror novel, The Shining! This week's stinger comes from our Patreon-exclusive recording: 053 - TJ B-Roll - "Matt and Tiny in the Mooorning" - Cats Are Apex Predators, What We'd Do As Winter Caretakers of a Hotel, and The Bourne Movies - July 4, 2019 Timestamps Show Start - 00:19 The Shining's Place in King's Legacy - 02:55  The Shining - 09:47 Non-Spoiler Review - 18:35 Spoiler Review - 33:18 Updated Rankings - 1:10:41  Closing the Ep - 1:15:04 Patreon Stinger: "Matt and Tiny in the Moooorning" - 1:17:52 Pre-Recorded Outro - 1:18:58  Related Links Support Obsessive Viewer Podcasts Here Witching Season Films  Obsessive Viewer - Our weekly movie and TV discussion and review podcast Apple Podcasts - Google Podcasts - Stitcher Obsessive Viewer Presents: Anthology – Matt's solo podcast exploring science fiction anthology storytelling in television's first golden age starting with The Twilight Zone. Apple Podcasts – Google Podcasts – Stitcher – Twitter Shocktober in Irvington - Obsessive Viewer's yearly event screening of short horror films from Indianapolis filmmakers to support the Irvington Historical Society The Secular Perspective - Check out Tiny's side project podcast that explores the concepts of faith, religion and existence from the perspective of secular hosts Chad and Amanda  Episode Homepage: http://www.towerjunkiespod.com/035 Tower Junkies Subscribe Apple Podcasts Stitcher Google Podcasts TuneIn Radio RSS Feed  Social Media Facebook Twitter Instagram Episodes by Category News – Covering news items related to Stephen King and The Dark Tower Palaver – General discussions about Stephen King and/or The Dark Tower series Khef – Reviews and discussions of books and comics in The Dark Tower series Novel Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) novels Novella Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) novellas Short Story Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) short stories and short story collections Comic Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) comic books and comic adaptations Movie Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) movie adaptations TV Reviews – Reviews of Stephen King (and related) TV adaptations Commentary Tracks – Special commentary track recordings that can be listened to while watching the title or simply as a podcast episode Interviews – Interviews with people with special ties to the work of Stephen King Special Eps – Episodes that don't fit into the other categories; usually announcement episodes pertaining to the podcast itself  Matt's Top 19 King Novels 11/22/63 It Wizard and Glass (Dark Tower IV) Pet Sematary Misery The Shining The Drawing of the Three (Dark Tower II) The Dark Tower (Dark Tower VII) The Stand Under the Dome The Waste Lands (Dark Tower III) Christine Wolves of the Calla (Dark Tower V) The Dead Zone The Gunslinger (Dark Tower I) Mercedes Salem's Lot Song of Susannah (Dark Tower VI) Gerald's Game Tiny's Top 19 King Novels The Dark Tower (Dark Tower VII) Misery The Stand The Shining The Drawing of the Three (Dark Tower II) The Gunslinger (Dark Tower I) Christine Wizard and Glass (Dark Tower IV) It Cujo The Dead Zone Mr. Mercedes Gerald's Game Pet Sematary Wolves of the Calla (Dark Tower V) Salem's Lot Under the Dome 11/22/63 The Waste Lands (Dark Tower III)