Stephen King has famously said (many times) that he isn't a fan of Stanley Kubricks film interpretation of his book, The Shining. This is mostly due to the amount of times that it deviates from his original story. For instance, the famous image of Jack Nicholson's Jack Torrance peering through an axe-damaged doorway was plucked completely out of Kubrick's imagination. Despite these changes, there is still one scene in particular that deserves a spot on this list. Specifically, when Jack goes to investigate Room 237, where apparently there is a crazy woman who attempted to strangle his son Danny. Jack slowly makes his way through the room, with a chilling heartbeat like score, which creates a sense of immediacy, as though you are viewing the actions through Jacks perspective. When he enters the bathroom there is a brief - albeit still unsettling - interval, as a beautiful, naked model (Lia Beldam) reveals herself. The camera turns to Jacks sinister smile before he reaches towards her and they begin to kiss. However, the camera zooms in and something has changed. The before gorgeous naked woman has now transformed into a rotten corpse of an elderly lady. Mingled with the sickening image of the corpse rising from the bathtub, demoniacal laughing and with an expression of pure evil; the decayed woman staggers towards Jack who stumbles out of Room 237 and away from the nightmare. Never has a movie scene gone from sexy to ghastly quite so quickly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLP5sFxHJ20 What are some other classic SK scenes you'd like to add to the list? Let us know in the comment section below.
Jesse Gumbarge is editor and chief blogger at JarvisCity.com - He loves old-school horror films and starting pointless debates. You can reach out at: JesseGumbarge@JarvisCity.com
