The Shining by Stephen King

512 pages first pub 1977 (view editions)

fiction fantasy horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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Readers who relish slow-building dread where an isolated setting steadily warps an already fragile family dynamic—forcing them to confront both supernatural terrors and their own unraveling psyches—will find this novel engrossing.

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Welcome to the Overlook Hotel. You'll never want to leave...Danny is only five years old, but in the words of old Mr Hallorann he is a 'shiner', aglow with psychic voltage. When his father becomes caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, Danny's visions g...

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