The Ghost in the Machine: How Kubrick's Obsession with a Door Nearly Broke The Shining

Stanley Kubrick made Scatman Crothers do 148 takes of walking through a door. He built the Overlook Hotel's impossible architecture on purpose. And that iconic 'Here's Johnny!' scene? Kubrick wanted to reshoot it because Jack Nicholson was too good with an axe. Dive into how cinema's most notorious perfectionist used psychological warfare on his cast to capture genuine terror—and why his methods created a horror masterpiece that gets more unsettling every time you watch it. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.