Stephen King's New Adaptations Expand the Shine's Rules in Carrie and Welcome to Derry
Originally published as: Stephen King Is Quietly Changing The Shining's Rules After 49 Years
While Stephen King formally introduced readers to the shine in 1977's The Shining, traces of it appeared beforehand. Though he never explicitly stated it in his debut novel Carrie, the telekinetic powers the character useslaid the framework for King's larger universe.