The real-life photo behind one of the most iconic scenes in cult classic, The Shining, has been found ... held on 14 February 1921 at the Empress Ballroom in the Royal Palace Hotel in London.

This is the original photograph that is claimed to have been superimposed on for The Shining's last scene. It shows patrons at a St. Valentine's dance and ballroom dancing competition in the ...

The origin of The Shining's iconic ending has been uncovered ... and discovered it was taken at The Empress Ballroom in the Royal Palace Hotel in London, at a Valentine's dance, on February ...

Psychological horror film The Shining is one of the beacons of its ... As famous as the film itself is, perhaps, one of his scenes. It’s a terrifying, intense and disturbing sequence - which ...

Correction: A previous version of this story erroneously included an image of a doctored version of the scene in question from The Shining. We’ve replaced the image with the correct reference ...

Their conclusion was confirmed by Murray Close, a photographer who worked with Kubrick on The Shining. The photo is from a Valentine’s dance held on 14 February 1921 at the Empress Ballroom in ...