11/1/2026
The Green Room

Jack Nicholson was scary. But Shelley Duvall delivered the real horror in 'The Shining'

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Just in time for Halloween, NPR correspondent Brian Mann caught 'The Shining' on the big screen — and it changed how he understood the movie.
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Jack Nicholson was scary. But Shelley Duvall delivered the real horror in 'The Shining' — The Green Room