The Shining

By Stephen King

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Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
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ISBN: 9781444720723
Themes: suspense Horror Supernatural

Preface

Few people can think of The Shining without thinking of Jack Nicholson but long before it was a film it was a cult classic.

Jack and his family are move to a remote hotel when he gets a job as a caretaker. His five year old son Danny is a 'shiner' someone who is filled with psychic energy.

When a heavy blizzard cuts them off, the hotel comes to life. It is meant to be empty. So who is the lady in Room 217 and who are the masked guests going up and down in the elevator? And why do the hedges shaped like animals seem so alive?

There is an evil force in the hotel - and that, too, is awoken