9 Horror Movies That Made Actors QUIT Forever

Few book adaptations have enjoyed the longevity of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. And with good reason. The craftsmanship in the 1980 flick is evident in everything: The bold camerawork that ratchets up the tension at every turn; the rich set design for the creepy corridors of the Overlook Hotel; the effects for the spirits of patrons past; and, of course, the outstanding acting of winter caretaker, Jack Torrance and his wife Wendy and their son Danny, by Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall and Danny Lloyd.

Unlike the rest of the cast though, a lot of Duvall's acting wasn't put on.

Few on-set stories have permeated the pop culture canon quite like Kubrick's treatment of his female lead in The Shining, but in case you haven't heard, he terrorised her on set, keeping her isolated, provoking her into real tears and insisting on hundreds of takes to get what he wanted from her performance.

Duvall's film life petered out after this, as she retreated from starring roles and began to look more towards television, where she could produce and retain creative control. Though she officially retired in 2002, her big-screen appearances in the two decades prior were sadly limited to tertiary characters, cameos and walk-on parts.