Episode 211 – You've Always Been the Caretaker: On Kubrick's 'The Shining'

Episode 211 – You've Always Been the Caretaker: On Kubrick's 'The Shining'

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April 29, 2026 · 1h 27m

About this episode

Phil and JF discuss Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Shining, exploring its significance in the context of the modern weird.

In this episode, Phil and JF discuss Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Shining. That they are doing this eight years after starting the podcast is weird in itself, so fundamental is Kubrick's "chamber epic" to the modern weird in general, and the hosts' specific interests in particular. Well, as the Overlook Hotel's former caretaker Delbert Grady might put it, consider the situation corrrrected. Visit Weirdosphere to enroll in JF's upcoming course on Deleuzian philosophy, starting May 7 2026. Support Weird Studies on Patreon Interstitial Music: "Corridors" from Pierre-Yves Martel's Weird Studies Volume 2. REFERENCES Stanley Kubrick, The Shining Jan Harlan, A Life in Pictures Stanely Kubruck, Killer’s Kiss Alberto Giacometti, “The Palace at 4am” Gilles Deleuze, What is Philosophy? Reyner Banham, “The New Brutalism” Mark Fisher, The Weird and the Eerie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Phil, JF

Topics covered

  • Stanley Kubrick
  • The Shining
  • Deleuzian philosophy
  • horror cinema
  • weird studies
  • adaptation
  • modern weird

Keywords

  • Kubrick
  • The Shining
  • horror
  • philosophy
  • weird studies
  • adaptation
  • Delbert Grady

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Shining, A Life in Pictures, Killer’s Kiss, The Palace at 4am, What is Philosophy?, The New Brutalism, The Weird and the Eerie

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