The Overlook Hotel is more than just a home-away-from-home for the Torrance family. For Jack, Wendy, and their young son, Danny, it is a place where past horrors come to life. And where those gifted with the shining do battle with the darkest evils. Stephen King's classic thriller is one of the most powerfully imagined novels of our time.
The Shining Series
This horror saga delves into the darkest depths of the human psyche and supernatural forces. It follows a family trapped in an isolated hotel where terrifying events begin to unfold. The tension escalates as the lines between reality and madness blur, and the characters fight for survival against an evil older than time itself. It's a tale of isolation, trauma, and the sinister power lurking in forgotten places.
Recommended Reading Order
Doctor Sleep
- 512 pages
- 18 hours of reading
The major motion picture starring Ewan McGregor available from Netflix May 2022 With a stunning new cover look, King's 'powerful sequel to The Shining' (Observer) - an instant international No. 1 bestseller. Following a childhood haunted by terrifying events at the Overlook Hotel, Dan Torrance has been drifting for decades. Finally, he settles into a job at a nursing home where he draws on his remnant 'shining' power to provide crucial comfort to the dying. Aided by a prescient cat, he becomes 'Doctor Sleep'. Then he meets Abra Stone, a girl with 'the brightest shining' ever seen. But her gift is attracting the beautiful yet merciless Rose the Hat and her followers The True Knot. They may look harmless, the sort of people who are devoted to their campers and RVs, but they live off the 'steam' that children like Abra produce. Now Dan must call upon his powers once more as he battles for Abra's soul and survival - facing his fears and reawakening ghosts from his past.