The potential pitfall for Doctor Sleep is younger audience awareness of either The Shining film or Stephen King’s novels.
The trailers have established that link at least for those who are familiar, although I can’t help but wonder if that connection should have been more explicit just from a marketing standpoint, like calling it The Shining: Doctor Sleep.
Somewhat younger audiences can drive horror hits, but whether they are familiar with a 1980 film and even a classic such as The Shining is the question — although Ready Player One may have helped that somewhat.