And in cinema, a story is pieced together through a cavalcade of moving parts.Īt its heart, The Shining is the tale of a family fractured as its patriarch descends into madness. The thing they all have in common with Stanley Kubrick, especially with regards to The Shining, is their attention to detail and love of storytelling. these are just a handful of storytellers who got their start by scaring audiences. Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro, James Gunn, Sam Raimi. But when you take a closer look at the sinister world of monsters and zombies, you'll find the origins of some of today's most revered movie makers.