Tag Archives: Room 237

The realm of paranormality is one which has been explored vastly within the horror community, remaining as one of the most universally loved topics within horror. Of course, as little children, most of you reading will recall telling your friends ghost stories that you had made up or that had been passed down to you through generations, scaring yourselves and …

If you listen to our podcast (and if you don’t, what the hell is wrong with you!) then you are already familiar with the documentary ROOM 237 which shows us the films and its fans in a way that you have never seen before. It’s been on VOD for a while now and finally it is making the trip to …

The pseudo-documentary ROOM 237 has really made a name for itself on the festival circuit creating a literal buzz everywhere it has been shown. Now it’s on VOD and a home video release is soon to follow. One thing that IFC has really stepped up to the plate on is producing creative, funky artwork to keep us fans tantalized and …

A new one sheet has clawed its way from ROOM 237 the documentary style feature on THE SHINING. Playing off the very popular paperback release of the Stephen King novel this new poster certainly grabs your attention. Yeah, see what I mean, sure does stand out!

SYNOPSIS:  A subjective documentary that explores the numerous theories about the hidden meanings within Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The film may be over 30 years old but it continues to inspire debate, speculation, and mystery.

I didn’t know what to make of this new documentary coming out that is all about THE SHINING. It’s called ROOM 237 and when I first heard about it I couldn’t figure out if it was a legit documentary about the film and its impact or if it is some kind of faux drama based on the film and the …

It’s documentary week at the Official HorrorNews.Net Podcast where co-hosts Doc Rotten, Dave Dreher, Santos (The Black Saint) Ellin Jr. and Thomas Mariani discuss the films Room 237 and My Amityville Horror. In one film, the interviewees try to convince the audience that Stanley Kubrick tried to hide hidden messages into the film The Shining. In the other, Daniel Lutz shares his experiences surviving the terror …