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Can you spot all The Shining references in this brilliant Halloween IKEA ad?

Ikea Singapore have absolutely KILLED it with this clip. So to speak.

WITH ITS MAZE-like showroom floor, IKEA is no doubt a frightening place for many.

That’s probably why this ad from IKEA Singapore, inspired by horror film The Shining, works so well.

IKEA Singapore / YouTube

There are absolutely TONS of references to the Stanley Kubrick classic, but here are a few we caught.

‘Redrug’ spray painted on the wall 

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Over a red rug, obv.

The numbers ’237′ spelled out in cushions

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An outright reference to that creepy room in the Overlook Hotel.

The orange rugs

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The pattern of which recalls the famous carpet from the film.

Can you spot the rest?

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