Parodies of The Shining have existed almost as long as The Shining franchise, and they usually parody the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film adaptation of the 1977 Stephen King novel The Shining.
Parodies vs. References[]
References are small nods to the series. They could be as simple as a film poster on a wall or as complex as incorporating entire scenes. Parodies, on the other hand, are completely and solely devoted to The Shining.
List of Parodies[]
TV Shows[]
- The Shinning (The Simpsons)
- Mac and Dennis move to the suburbs (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
Magazines[]
- The Shiner (MAD)
- The Signing (CRACKED)
- The Whining (CRAZY)
Covers only[]
The cover at left was used on the cover of Mad Magazine issue #4, December 2018. The film is parodied via the cover, only, unlike its previous coverage of the film through the story The Shiner.