Guillermo del Toro honors Stanley Kubrick in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019). We have two allusions to The Shining (1980), with a R.E.D. Room and the Pale Lady, seen frequently roaming the end of corridors.

The Conjuring 2’s director, James Wan, has acknowledged a Kubrick influence upon his filmmaking, especially the ultimate haunted house movie, The Shining (1980). At the beginning of The Conjuring 2 (2016), during the séance at the Amityville house (112 Ocean Ave), a Stanley Kubrick look-alike is seated to the right of Lorraine (Vera Farmiga, left) and Ed Warren (Patrick Wilson, center).

Tune in when Rob returns to Coast to Coast AM this Friday night, July 16th, 2021, debuting live at 10:00 pm PT. Hosted by Richard Syrett, Rob will be discussing the mysteries of occult Tinseltown and hidden imagery in everyone’s favorite films. To find your locale affiliate (found under “Media”) and listen, click banner:

Join Rob tonight when he will be live on Zoomer AM740 on Richard Syrett’s Conspiracy Show. The program debuts at 11:00 pm EST and will stream on YouTube; to listen, click image:
The eBook edition of Cinema Symbolism 3 has been released – look for it to appear online over the next few days. With its release, Rob will be returning to the radio more frequently. Stay tuned for updates.

In case you missed it, Rob’s June 2, 2021, appearance on 3 Beards Podcast is now stationed on YouTube. Listen to Rob preview his new book, Cinema Symbolism 3. Check it out!