The “Here’s Johnny” scene in Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining.”

Given that Glen Mazzara’s tenure as show-runner of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” ended with last month’s finale, he may soon switch grim subjects — from zombies and murder, to ghosts and … “REDRUM.”

Deadline reports he is in talks to write a prequel to “The Shining” called “The Overlook Hotel,” and being developed by Warner Bros. Stephen King wrote the 1977 novel, and Stanley Kubrick put his indelible spin on it in 1980. There was a three-miniseries with Steven Weber on ABC in 1997, as well.

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A prequel possibly could explore the classic final shot in the movie: a photo of the Overlook Hotel at the July 4th ball in 1921, or the origins of caretaker Delbert Grady. The documentary “Room 237” recently attempted to extrapolate on the many offbeat theories about hidden messages and dubious continuity errors in the original.

King, meanwhile, is prepping a novel sequel, “Doctor Sleep,” about a middle-aged Danny Torrance, due out in September. In February, he told Entertainment Weekly that he is not looking forward to a proposed film prequel.

“I’m not saying I would put a stop to the project, because I’m sort of a nice guy,” he said. “When I was a kid, my mother said, ‘Stephen if you were a girl, you’d always be pregnant.’ I have a tendency to let people develop things. I’m always curious to see what will happen. But you know what? I would be just as happy if it didn’t happen.”

Following in the footsteps of Stanley Kubrick and Jack Nicholson is no easy task, and a lead actor with more presence than “Walking Dead” star Andrew Lincoln is needed.