9 Horror Movies That Made Actors QUIT Forever

It seems the curse of The Shining seeped out into the real world, as not only did a massive fire break out during production, destroying several sound stages, but two of its actors quit the game for good.

Danny Lloyd played Danny Torrance in the film, the six-year-old boy with the gift of the shining, who only just manages to escape the twin evils of the Overlook Hotel and his alcoholic father, thanks to his hard-done-by mother and an ice-cold maze.

Lloyd initially tried and failed to get other roles in Hollywood, but only did one TV movie after The Shining, and that was it. Joining Shelley Duvall in calling it a day not long after this performance, Lloyd stuck with his studies, got his degree and went on to become a biology professor.

The only time he has returned to cinema, other than providing commentary for documentary features around The Shining, was in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo in Doctor Sleep, where director Mike Flanagan wanted to pay a brief tribute to the original actor, whose role in the Shining universe has since been filled by Ewan McGregor.