THURSDAY - this title card is deleted in the European Cut.

The scene seems less coherent as it moves from Jack being lucid and articulate to, in the next shot, staring vacantly into space, unkempt, mute and dumb. As Jack becomes more possessed by the hotel, his language, gait, articulacy and composure collapse. In some respects, whilst the Overlook itself becomes more alive, Jack becomes less so : The Overlook is a vampiric force feeding off the energies of those who shine.

Wendy is then seen grappling with an old-fashioned telephone exchange. As Jack withdraws into him/itself, Wendy is seen to be desperately reaching out to others in a need to generate a connection with others. The compounding sense of isolation and loneliness is only amplified by how little human contact there is.

The next shot, where Danny is followed by the steadicam as he explores the hotel shows that someone - or something - is following him and his every move. As he comes around the corner he stumbles upon a vision of the Grady Twins. Whilst it�s never made explicitly clear, it�s fairly obvious that these two daughters are those murdered by Grady, and made noticable by the use of short (8/12/24 frame) shots of their mutilated corpses. And they make him an invitataion.

�Stay with us Danny. We want you to play with us. For ever. And ever. And ever.�

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