The wildly ambitious 1,396-page compendium dedicated to Stanley Kubrick’s classic adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining is finally back in stock. This two-volume hardcover set has been very difficult to find since first going up for preorder late last summer. Though Amazon’s listing now says the box set was published in March, some lucky fans received their copies last fall near its original publication date. The important detail: As of May 6, Amazon estimates orders will be delivered in about a week.
If you’re interested in adding Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining to your bookshelf, you might not want to wait too long. Earlier this week, Amazon estimated a one- to two-month wait for delivery. Produced by luxury art book publisher Taschen, the compendium is packed with writings from some of Hollywood’s biggest directors, behind-the-scenes details on the film’s production, and more.
Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining Compendium (Hardcover Box Set)
$125
This massive 1,396-page, two-volume set was edited by Lee Unkrich, the Oscar-winning director of Pixar films Toy Story 3 and Coco, and co-director of Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., and Finding Nemo.
The first book in the collection features written reflections on the film and its importance by author J.W. Rinzler with a foreword by acclaimed director Steven Spielberg. You’ll also find insights from cast and crew members based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with the cast and crew.
The second book is a photo album featuring hundreds of photographs, concept art, letters, in-depth looks at deleted scenes, and never-before-seen production documents from Kubrick’s personal collection.
Both books were designed by M/M Paris to evoke the look and feel of The Shining’s set design and art direction.
Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining compendium originally launched in 2023 as an exclusive collector’s box set limited to just 1,000 copies for $2,500–it still sold out quickly with that price. The recent retail version was reconfigured into a slimmer, albeit still enormous, two-volume set.
You can take a closer look at the compendium in the slideshow below: