The Shining
by Stephen King
5/5
Anchor Books 447 pages January 28, 1977
Jack Torrance takes a job as winter caretaker of the isolated Overlook Hotel, bringing his wife and young psychic son along. As the hotel's malevolent supernatural forces close in, Jack's sanity unravels with terrifying consequences. King's breakout horror novel about isolation, addiction, and evil.
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There are a lot of haunted house stories, but the Overlook Hotel is in a league of its own. King doesn't just scare you — he makes you feel the walls closing in, the cabin fever, the slow descent into madness. Little Danny Torrance and his imaginary friend Tony will haunt your dreams. Redrum, indeed.
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