The Shining by Stephen King

Category: Horror/Thriller/Fiction

Rating: 4.35/5

Pages: 659 

About the Book:
The Shining by Stephen King is a psychological horror novel about Jack Torrance, a struggling writer who takes a winter caretaker job at the isolated Overlook Hotel in the Colorado mountains. Stephen King, one of the most influential and bestselling authors of modern horror fiction, combines supernatural terror with psychological tension to create one of his most famous novels. As winter closes in and the Torrance family becomes trapped inside the hotel, Jack hopes the isolation will give him the peace he needs to write and rebuild his life. However, his young son Danny possesses a mysterious psychic ability known as “the shining,” allowing him to sense the terrifying history and supernatural forces surrounding the hotel. As the hotel’s dark influence grows stronger, Jack begins to change, turning the family’s isolated retreat into a fight for survival.