The Shining

Poster for The Shining featuring a stark yellow background with black block text spelling the title. The word “THE” is stylized with a halftone image of a frightened face emerging from within the letters. Above it reads the tagline: “A masterpiece of modern horror.” The design evokes a sense of dread with minimalist boldness.

Director: Stanley Kubrick

Lead Actors: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd

Release Year: 1980

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081505/

Podcast Episode: Episode 023: All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Narcissist—The Shining (1980) with Sully Coleman

Psychology Concepts: aggression, childhood trauma, Clinical Psychology, death, dissociation, emotions, fear, gender, hostile aggression, instrumental aggression, mental illness, narcissistic personality disorder, Psychological Disorders, psychopathology, psychosis, relationships

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