Just in time for the ol’ All Hallows Eve is a feel good comedy for the whole family. The Shining starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, and some adorable spooked-out kid (Haley Joel Osmond Osment [-wb]?) can be seen now in a masterfully done reinterpretation of the Kubrick Horror film. Robert Ryang was an editor’s assistant when he entered a contest challenging editors to re-cut a new trailer for any movie but with the caveat that it needs to be in a different genre. Little did Ryang know that his Shining trailer that he posted in a secret page would blow up to NYTimes proportions. The trailer itself is pure genius! There’s no surprise that Ryang is receiving multiple offers from production companies. Also of no surprise is the importance of a horror movie’s soundtrack. When “Solsbury Hills” came on I literally fell of my chair. After the Shining, other trailers surfaced from the same website for Titanic and The West Side Story the horror versions. So now all we need is an American Tale blaxploitation film.

The Shining Family Version

The Original Shining Trailer

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