Tag: The Shining Duology

The Shining (1977) by Stephen King is a seminal horror novel focused on Jack Torrance, a recovering alcoholic who takes a winter caretaker job at the isolated, sinister Overlook Hotel. As winter blizzards isolate the family, the hotel’s dark forces manipulate Jack, threatening his wife Wendy and son Danny, who possesses strong psychic abilities known as “shining”.