The mention of *Dr. Sleep* is interesting. The truth is that Kubrick made *The Shining* with one of the clear and critical messages that Jack Torrance was not possessed by ghosts, and was a physically and sexually abusive drunk, and, not so subtly, an avatar for Stephen King. King responded to this allegation by publicly denouncing the Kubrick movie, writing a story featuring a group sex scene depicting preteen children, and then *Dr. Sleep*, a *The Shining* novel sequel thirty years later that was about torturing children for their “essence.” These would be the perfectly healthy, normal response of any non-pedophile, non-Satanist, right? Kubrick’s films were frequently encoded attacks on the rich and powerful as predators, both sexual and ritualistically violent. From *Lolita* and its more direct message, *A Clockwork Orange* wherein Alex is abused by his social worker, *Barry Lyndon* who abuses his stepson, *The Shining* with Jack and Danny, *Full Metal Jacket* with clear imagery of ritual sexual brainwashing, homosexuality, rape, and “child” abuse (Pyle), *Eyes Wide Shut* whose ending clearly implies the cycle of hypersexualization will soon befall Bill’s young daughter, and *AI* with its allegory of child and teen actors being sexually and physically abused before being sacrificed or discarded.