But it's plenty creepy, and it's richer in the themes that have come to occupy King more, especially family relationships. The True Knot's leader, Rose the Hat, becomes aware of Abra's existence and formulates a plan to kidnap Abra and keep her alive, making her produce a limitless supply of steam. Violet Hansen Tortured To Death Rose "The Hat" O'Hara No 2. While the film Doctor Sleep is intended to be a direct adaptation of the 2013 sequel novel, director Mike Flanagan said Doctor Sleep would still "acknowledge Kubrick's The Shining in some way". Realizing that Rose is after her, Abra visits Dan, who insists that she stay away and avoid drawing attention to herself. The girl has become mute because of her experience, and Strother is called upon by Scotland Yard to unlock the secrets she holds. It therefore makes significant changes to the plot in order to preserve continuity with Kubrick's popular film. Dan decides to return to the abandoned Overlook, believing it will be as dangerous for Rose as it is for him and Abra. The film is so desperate to sustain a creepy atmosphere that it throws in false jolts of horror and sudden, ominous changes of mood just to bolster a sense of mounting, insomniac paranoia. Doctor Sleep won the poll with 5,861 votes to The Wind Through the Keyhole's 5,812. Horrified, Abra telepathically reaches out for Dan, but they are unable to do anything for the boy. He visits Abra's great-grandmother Concetta, who is dying of cancer, and telepathically learns from her that he and Abra's mother Lucy are half-siblings with the same father: Jack Torrance. She has nothing but contempt for humans. Warner Bros. plans to release Doctor Sleep in theaters in the United States on November 8, 2019. In the novel she falls to the ground and snaps her neck while in the movie she is attacked and killed by the ghosts of the Overlook Hotel. After two kidnapping attempts, which Abra and Dan successfully foil, Abra convinces Rose to meet her at the location of the former Overlook Hotel for a final battle. Abra's mother Lucy learns to adjust with her daughter's powers, especially in communicating with the spirit of her deceased husband. Rose sets her sights on Abra, planning to extract her steam to sustain the cult. Dan and Abra fight Rose the Hat in a long psychic struggle, and with help from Billy and the ghost of Dan's father, they manage to push Rose the Hat down from the Overlook to her death. Angry and skeptical at first, David starts to believe him and go along with the plan to save his daughter. Produced by Doctor Sleep is an upcoming American horror film based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Stephen King. Doctor Sleep is a 2013 horror novel by American writer Stephen King and the sequel to his 1977 novel The Shining.The book reached the first position on The New York Times Best Seller list for print and ebook fiction (combined), hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. Early in the novel, Danny's mentor Hallorann shares a story from his childhood in which his malevolent grandfather repeatedly threatened to hand him over to Charles Talent Manx, the antagonist of Hill's book. From June to November 2018, the cast was assembled. Danny has psychic powers and struggles with alcoholism. However, the exact date was removed the next day with the statement that a new release date is forthcoming, and the pre-order items were removed. As Concetta dies, Dan takes her diseased steam into himself. ", "StephenKing.com - Recent News: Exclusive Excerpt of Doctor Sleep", "Here's Danny! Warner Bros' Pictures Are you interested in reading either of these? There is also a bumper sticker on one of the True Knot's vehicles referencing Christmasland, Manx's alternate dimension in NOS4A2. The film is directed by Mike Flanagan based on his rewrite of Akiva Goldsman's script. One night, Abra psychically witnesses a ritual torture and murder of a boy by the True Knot, a group of quasi-immortals who wanders across America and periodically feed on "steam", a psychic essence that children with "the shining" produce when they are tortured to death.