The Shining

Stephen King's The Shining always takes the cake with me. Not so much with the horror of it all but with the parental aspect of it. I think that's one of the truest fears in life. Experiencing a parent transform from the parent to the monster is something terrifying in the eyes of a child. Another aspect of this film that captivates me is the lore behind it. Its what I would call loosely based on real events. The actual hotel in question is the Stanley hotel. I've always wanted to do that. Stay in a haunted hotel. One particular scene comes to mind, the one where Wendy, played by Shelley Duvall, the main character's wife, comes in to talk to Jack, played by Jack Nicholson, our main character. She asks him a simple question and he blows up, showing that the time spent up in the hotel is creeping in on him slowly. He starts to yell at her, exploding. A couple scenes that follow we find out that his son has been hurt by a ghost and his wife, Wendy, immediately blames him. Apparently, that's happened once before. But it wasn't him. This movie is enough to make anyone question their sanity.