The Shining by Stephen King, published in 1977, is a psychological horror novel centered around isolation, supernatural forces, and the descent into madness.
Jack Torrance, a struggling writer and recovering alcoholic, takes a job as the winter caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, a remote and haunted resort in the Colorado Rockies. He moves in with his wife, Wendy, and his young son, Danny, who possesses psychic abilities known as “the shining.” These powers allow Danny to see the hotel’s terrifying past and sense the evil within its walls.
As a snowstorm traps them inside, supernatural forces begin to influence Jack, gradually driving him insane. The malevolent presence in the hotel feeds on his inner demons and turns him against his family. Meanwhile, Danny’s psychic abilities become their only hope for survival.
