Stephen King may write sequel to 'The Shining'; reveals plot basics at reading for 'Under the Dome'

BY Joe Dziemianowicz
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Author Stephen King is considering penning a sequel after more than 30 years to his novel 'The Shining,' which was made into a film starring Jack Nicholson.

You can take the kid out of the haunted hotel, but you can't the haunting of the kid.

So says superstar horror author Stephen King, who announced that he's considering a sequel to "The Shining," according to the Torontoist.

King revealed his still iffy plans at a book reading in Toronto for his new novel "Under the Dome" moderated by film director David Cronenberg ("The Fly").

The sequel would focus on the now 40-year-old Danny Torrance, the boy with a gift for second-sight who can communicate with ghosts who was introduced in the 1977 best-seller, according to the Torontoist.

Torrance, still troubled by his spooky past, is now working at a hospice in upstate New York and using his powers to ease the final journey of dying patients.

King mentioned a possible title — "Doctor Sleep" — before adding, "Maybe if I keep talking about it I won't have to write it."