The Stanley Hotel - Fun fact from the #StanleyArchive: Stephen King's version of The Shining has a croquet mallet instead of an ax. Was he inspired by the Stanley's historic “roque” court? #
![In the book the shining, Jack uses a mallet, and in the book Misery, Annie uses a axe. This is switched around for the movies. Why do you think this is? : In the book the shining, Jack uses a mallet, and in the book Misery, Annie uses a axe. This is switched around for the movies. Why do you think this is? :](https://preview.redd.it/98cqb0lgjb731.jpg?auto=webp&s=dce506cf7a735c976679f1e3ce1605bade7b854c)
In the book the shining, Jack uses a mallet, and in the book Misery, Annie uses a axe. This is switched around for the movies. Why do you think this is? :
Subway Jack Torrance The Screaming (shining) figure with Custom roque malle | Collector Freaks Collectibles Forum
![Adapting Stephen King's The Shining: Revisiting The Controversy Over Stanley Kubrick's 1980 Film | Cinemablend Adapting Stephen King's The Shining: Revisiting The Controversy Over Stanley Kubrick's 1980 Film | Cinemablend](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yGpLXUajCDTJiFKQru7KVn-1200-80.jpg)