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June 4, 2026Journal of Screenwriting

Echoes in the Overlook: Uncovering hidden patterns in Kubrick’s The Shining

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YBYavuz Selim BalcioğluEAErkut Altındağ

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Overview

Randomized trial reveals emotional mechanisms in Kubrick’s The Shining, suggesting mathematical precision in cinematic storytelling.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore the emotional architecture of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining using computational sentiment analysis.
  • Applied sentiment analysis to the screenplay of The Shining
  • Identified emotional patterns related to character development and narrative structure
  • Mapped emotional intensity to physical locations in the film
  • Jack Torrance’s mental deterioration follows an exponential decay curve (rather than linear)
  • Key sentiment mechanisms influence characters' emotional states, revealing contagion networks
  • The Overlook Hotel's emotional mapping correlates emotional intensity with spatial contexts.

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Balcioğlu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a211670d499ed480b16f52chttps://doi.org/10.1386/josc_00196_1
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