The Craziest Theories on 'The Shining' in 'Room 237'

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‘Room 237,’ out Friday, dissects the oddest ideas about Kubrick’s classic. Jean Trinh finds video evidence.

Published Mar. 28 2013 4:45AM EDT

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It’s hard to shake that pivotal scene in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining when young Danny Torrance (Danny Lloyd) repeatedly croaks “REDRUM" in a trance and writes the phrase in lipstick on the bedroom door.

Jean Trinh

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The Craziest Theories on 'The Shining' in 'Room 237'

‘Room 237,’ out Friday, dissects the oddest ideas about Kubrick’s classic. Jean Trinh finds video evidence.

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Jean Trinh