The Dark Tower: 15 Easter Eggs You Probably Missed

15. The Shining

Early in the film, Jake Chambers is undergoing therapy for those dark dreams and strange visions he keeps having.

One earthquake later, the camera cuts to the therapist's desk and heeeere's the Overlook Hotel from The Shining. The eerie guest house is depicted in a framed black and white photograph.

Why anyone would want a memento of that creepy place is a mystery, but it isn't the only reference to this particular Stephen King book that The Dark Tower is hiding.

Jake's telepathic link to Roland, referred to as The Touch in the novels, has been renamed The Shine to add some bonus connective tissue.