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Aug 22, 2023 · By turning the sisters into twins, Kubrick enriches the theme, encouraging the viewer to reflect on the unsettling phenomenon of the double. It's worth examining how and why Kubrick transformed the Grady sisters from Stephen King's The Shining into one of horror's most iconic images.
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- The Shining (1980)
- The Shining (1997)
- Creepshow 2019
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The Grady sisters are posthumous characters of the Stephen King multiverse.
Serving as posthumous antagonists of The Shining, 1980 film adaptation of The Shining, and its sequel Doctor Sleep, and its 2019 film adaptation of the same name.
Alexa Grady and Alexie Grady are the names given to them in the 1980 film (they are not given first names in the 1977 book).
They are two little girls who were murdered by their father Delbert Grady, when he was possessed by ghosts in the Overlook Hotel in The Shining.
In the book, the Grady sisters are not twins but are eight and ten and described by Bill Watson as “cute as buttons”. They did not make an appearance but are mentioned and referenced several times and almost certainly haunt the Overlook Hotel, most likely now evil.
The sisters make a larger and more prominent appearance in the 1980 adaptation. They are seen for the first time when Danny Torrance passes out when he has a vision. They are seen a second time on Closing Day while Danny is in The Games Room while his parents tour the hotel with Ullman and Watson. They stare at Danny before walking out of the room,...
The sisters do not appear in the miniseries but are mentioned and referenced several times.
A photo of the sisters is shown headlining an issue of the Paragon Tribune newspaper dated September 21, 1975 as seen on the first episode of the Creepshow TV series which is based on another King story. According to the accompanying article on the headline, the twins were last seen thursday afternoon riding their bicycle as they left their home lo...
•The Grady sisters have become some of the more well-known characters from The Shining, with their hallway scene being referenced and parodied several times by several TV shows and movies. Their line “Come and play with us” has also become one of the most well known horror quotes. As a result, they are two of the most iconic pop culture characters.
•Despite the Grady sisters appearance in the 1980 film, they don't appear in the book. The Grady family murders are discussed in the book, but the girls aren't twins and they aren't seen by Danny in a vision as they are in the movie.
Feb 23, 2021 · The Burns sisters played The Shining‘s Grady twins. However, the girls in the movie were supposed to be 8 and 10. But since the actresses are twins, the characters they played were presumed to be as well. Years ago, they captured that eerie aura of vengeful spirits too well to pass them by.
Oct 25, 2022 · The iconic twins from Stanley Kubrick's The Shining are all grown up but have retained the aura that made them unforgettable in the 1980 film.
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- Alexia Fernández
Jan 8, 2024 · Here's what happened to Lisa and Louise Burns, who played the terrifying twin girls in The Shining, after they appeared in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 masterpiece.
- Witney Seibold
Nov 2, 2022 · The Shining twins are played by real-life twins Louise Burns and Lisa Burns, who starred in the movie when they were 12 years old. The pair are no longer in the acting business, despite being known worldwide as some of the creepiest onscreen twins in cinema history.
Feb 18, 2023 · The Shining introduced the Grady twins, who were killed by their father at the Overlook Hotel, and a theory adds more to why they were murdered.
