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John Bleasdale @www.johnbleasdale.com

I did not know that the Volkswagen Beetle in the Shining was inspired by Ted Bundy’s car. In the book it was red but Kubrick went for the color that numerous witnesses had sighted

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aug 26, 2025, 4:57 pm • 39 6

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Later in the film we see a broken down red VW beetle too.

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John Bleasdale @www.johnbleasdale.com

Chills

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