The best episodes of The Shining
Ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it. Fewer than 10 rated episodes — treat this ranking as provisional.
- 01
Struggling writer Jack Torrance takes his wife and psychic young son along to his winter job as caretaker of a sinister mountain resort.
- 02
Jack begins his slide into dementia when he uncovers the hotel's devious past, while Danny encounters the thing in room 217 and the horrific topiary.
- 03
Danny uses his "shining" to call Halloran for help as Jack finally goes over the edge.
Shows like The Shining
The closest matches on shared genres, ranked by match strength and popularity.
- 01Drama·Horror·ActionThe best episodes of The Walking Dead2010–2022·AMC+
The Walking Dead tells the story of the months and years that follow after a zombie apocalypse. - 02Drama·Horror·Science-FictionThe best episodes of Stranger Things2016–2025When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl.
- 03Drama·Horror·ThrillerThe best episodes of The Terror2018·AMC+
The Terror is an American anthology television series exploring historical speculative fiction based on true events.The series is named after Dan Simmons's 2007 novel, which serves as the basis for the first season and… - 04Drama·Horror·ActionThe best episodes of The Last of Us2023–present
After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope. - 05Drama·Horror·Science-FictionThe best episodes of FROM2022–present·MGM+
FROM unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter. - 06Drama·Horror·ActionThe best episodes of The Walking Dead: Dead City2023–present·AMC+The Walking Dead: Dead City envisions the popular Maggie and Negan characters travelling into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan long ago cut off from the mainland.
