As a huge fan of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, it will be a surprise to no one that I have struggled to avoid the overwhelming urge to buy everything The Shining related many times before, but a forthcoming auction, which includes items from Stanley Kubrick’s personal assistant’s collection, will have horror fans everywhere reaching for their credit cards.

Held by Italian company Aste Bolaffi, the auction is to sell many pieces from Kubick’s assistant Emilio D’Alessandro’s personal collection. D’Alessandro worked for Kubrick for nearly thirty years as his driver, estate manager and right hand man. As a result the two became close friends.

Lots include items from Full Metal Jacket, A Clockwork Orange, 2001: Space Odessey, Eyes Wide Shut and Barry Lyndon alongside personal notes and letters but it’s The Shining related items which will have horror fans salivating.

Original lobby cards for the 1980 Italian distribution and an original promotional T-shirt are on sale alongside some other amazing props from the set. The original burgundy corduroy jacket, specifically chosen for the character of Jack Torrance by Jack Nicholson and a shirt worn by Nicholson during rehearsals are also included. There are Overlook hotel room keyrings and two rugs in the Colorado Room set.

Probably the most exciting piece though, is an unseen, original cut of The Shining – never before seen by audiences. In the lost scenes, Wendy (Shelley Duvall ) carries Danny (Danny Lloyd) throughout the corridors of the Overlook Hotel. The starting price for the cut at €3.000, which is $3,687.87 USD.

Description of the footage:

Long cut of the original film The Shining containing the scene in which Wendy, played by Shelley Alexis Duvall, carries Danny, played by little Danny Lloyd. These cuts, given by Kubrick to D’Alessandro, are particularly rare because the director notoriously burned all the leftovers at the conclusion of the editing.

Words cannot describe how much I want to see that footage! We can only hope whoever ends up in possession of it will make it available for a wider audience to enjoy

Check out the auction here (Also if you win, please invite us to the screening).