The trailer for Doctor Sleep, a follow-up to Stephen King’s The Shining starring Ewan McGregor was released on Thursday (June 13). The follow-up to one of the deadliest horror films of our time, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, takes off with Jack Torrance's grown-up son Danny (McGregor), who faced the trauma 40 years ago and is still haunted by the events of his past. It: Chapter 2 Trailer: Pennywise is Back and He Will Scare the Daylights Out of You (Watch Video).

Danny now works in a hospice centre where he uses his powers to comfort dying patients. He can predict when someone is dying and helps them to "sleep". It is here that Danny encounters Abra who like him possesses powers and soon teams up with her to defeat, Rose the Hat and her followers, The True Knot who prey on children with psychic powers.

The trailer also shows Danny and Abra, discussing his past, as he walks the halls of the Overlook Hotel. The trailer is full of throwbacks to original and one of the biggest would be “redrum” spelt out on Danny’s bedroom wall. This is enough to spook you and take you back to the memories of the original film.

Check out the trailer here:

The trailer is sure to hook you if you have watched The Shining. Whether it will be as scary as the prequel is difficult to say but given Danny's complex character, we can expect some good scares.

Apart from McGregor, the film also stars Rebecca Ferguson as the leader of The True Knot and Kyliegh Curran, in her debut, as Abra. The film also stars Carl Lumbly, Zahn McClarnon, Emily Alyn Lind, Bruce Greenwood in supporting roles. Doctor Sleep has been helmed by Mike Flanagan and is all set to release on October 30, 2019.

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