the shining stephen king (preloved)

The Shining is a psychological horror novel by Stephen King, centered on the Torrance family—Jack, Wendy, and their young son Danny—as they move to the isolated Overlook Hotel for the winter. Jack, an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic, takes a job as the hotel’s caretaker. However, the hotel’s eerie and haunted history begins to influence Jack’s sanity, and his violent tendencies resurface.

Meanwhile, Danny, who possesses psychic abilities called “the shining,” begins to experience terrifying visions of the hotel’s dark past. As winter progresses and the hotel’s supernatural forces grow stronger, Jack becomes more and more unhinged, putting his family in mortal danger. The Shining explores themes of isolation, madness, and the battle between good and evil, all set in the claustrophobic, chilling atmosphere of the Overlook.