The soundtrack of the film contains 16 audio artifacts that, when amplified, sound like voices once you’ve been prepared with the suggestion that they are voices. Each artifact is different but has the same form: white noise, mid-range, and termination. So one conspiracy lover has made a video about this spooky phenomenon and insists that each artifact is actually Kubrick himself whispering the word “shone” at “key moments” in the film:

It is interesting that “shone” is the past-tense term for the word “shine”. The Shawn Montgomery documentary The Shone Report describes the film as “one of the most analysed films of all time. There is something quite extraordinary going on just beneath the surface. Whereas this is true of all of Stanley Kubrick’s films, The Shining stands out as his most confusing and intricate film exercise.”

The Shone Report examines sixteen (although some people claim there are more) identical audio markers that appear to be strategically placed in the first 48 minutes of the film. Jack Nicholson looks directly into the camera precisely as three renditions of the word “shone” are heard. The first and last of the 48 audio artefacts [sic] occur as the narrative deals with themes of communication—the first as a telephone rings and the last as Wendy talks to the Ranger over the radio. In the film, the act of “shining” is a form of mental communication. Each example of “shone” occurs relative to a question being posed—usually one asked by a character.

Are the Shones even voices? More like echoes of background sound or slammed doors few away in an echoey sound stage. More likely just artifacts of the editing process. However, according to one comical analysis:

Kubrick was a meticulous master-craftsman who overlooked no detail—no matter how small. Is it possible that these artefacts [sic] are a cypher of sorts? I believe that some serious attention needs to be paid to this, perhaps even involving a sound technician back-engineering the soundtrack. It may be possible that these artefacts [sic] can provide clues to additional references within the film itself.

Endless mining of mystery. Here is the video: