Doctor Sleep – JOHNNY HAS THE KEYS

THE SHINING (1980)—Jack Torrance takes a job as winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel, hoping to repair his fractured family and reignite his writing career. But the hotel’s malevolent supernatural forces prey on Jack’s unraveling mind, turning his descent into madness into a terrifying nightmare.

Step inside the eerie halls of the Overlook as we dissect this landmark of horror cinema, from its iconic performances to Kubrick’s unsettling direction. We explore how isolation and supernatural dread intertwine, drawing us deeper into madness. Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys steps into the haunted halls of the Overlook Hotel… where isolation, madness, and supernatural forces intertwine, leaving us questioning what’s real and what lurks in the shadows of the mind.

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Struggling with alcoholism, Dan Torrance remains haunted by sinister events he experienced at the Overlook Hotel as a child. While recovering and sober, he soon finds himself caught up in another nefarious plot when he meets Abra, a teen who shares his extrasensory gift of the shine. Together, they form an unlikely alliance to battle the True Knot, a vampiric cult whose members feed on those with the “shine” to sustain their immortality.

Episode 03-22 Dr. Sleep

Welcome to our third Stephen King film and a direct sequel to last year’s coverage of The Shining (1980). Doctor Sleep is a beautifully shot horror film that lives up to all of its source material—namely the King novel, and the Kubrick movie. Join us as we discuss the controversial development of this project with director Mike Flanagan (The Haunting of Hill House, … Bly Manor), Stephen King, and Stanley Kubrick’s estate. Listen as Johnny Has the Keys returns to the evil spirits that dwell in the Overlook Hotel and discover how they serve a purpose in the adult Dan Torrence’s quest to save a child.

***Note: We’ve been having some Zoom connection problems and, occasionally, briefly, you may hear a glitch or our audio (Tim’s usually) does not sync with the video. Never fear, we catch most of the audio and (with video) the error seems to correct itself shortly. We are working on solutions to this problem.***