The Shining, novel by Stephen King

The Shining, was a horror novel written in 1977 by famous author Stephen King. This was Stephen King's third published novel and became an instant success as one of the greatest horror stories of all time. Stephen King's, The Shining has had several adaptations over the past few decades, some which have stayed faithful and others which have strayed away from ideas of the original text. The plot of The Shining in the novel begins with character Jack Torrance who is  a writer and earns the opportunity to overlook a hotel in the Colorado Rockies during its off season where it is completely isolated. Jack has an alcoholic past where he has been an abusive father and husband but has recently changed his ways in hopes that living in this hotel will allow him to regain a devoted family life. Jack's son, Danny who is telepathic and can sense supernatural forces of the afterlife within the hotel, this ability is also referred to as "the shining" because he can see people who have past that "shine on". Danny goes to a doctor because his parents are concerned of Danny's behavior and and blackouts. Danny sees very frightening images in the hotel and keeps this secret from his parents. As the story progresses Jack becomes possessed by the hotel and is told to kill his wife Wendy and son Jack, but eventually Jack is killed by an explosion in the hotel and Wendy and Jack live on in safety away from the Colorado Rockies.

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