Sleeping Doctor
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As the sequel to "The Shining", "Doctor Sleep" is Stephen King's strong return to the thriller route. As an adult, Danny Torrence was deeply affected by the extrasensory precognition power "The Shining" and was mentally stressed for a long time. In order to get rid of the pain, he indulged in alcohol and drank all day long like his father Jack. After witnessing his father's schizophrenia and tragic death due to alcoholism at a young age, Danny finally made up his mind to join the AA Alcoholics Anonymous Association. While his alcohol addiction was under control, his "Shine" power, which had been suppressed by alcohol for a long time, was also released again. He works in a hospital, and together with a cat that can predict a person's death, he uses his special ability to comfort dying patients, and is known as the "Sleeping Doctor". He met Abra, a little girl who also had the power of "The Shining". Abra is being tracked by the True Knot, a mysterious organization that relies on absorbing the spiritual energy of dying people to survive. Danny's imminent mission is to rescue this little girl who shares the same fate with him...
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