Before Doctor Sleep, there was The Shining, a classic of modern American horror from the undisputed master, Stephen King. 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 grow out of control. As winter closes in and blizzards cut them off, the hotel seems to develop a life of its own. It is meant to be empty. So who is the lady in Room 217 and who are the masked guests going up and down in the elevator? And why do the hedges shaped like animals seem so alive? Somewhere, somehow, there is an evil force in the hotel - and that, too, is beginning to shine . . . **

Review

“A master storyteller.” — Los Angeles Times

“Scary! . . . Serves up horrors at a brisk, unflagging pace.” — The New York Times

“This chilling novel will haunt you, and make your blood run cold and your heart race with fear.” — Nashville Banner

“Guaranteed to frighten you into fits. . . . with a climax that is literally explosive.” — Cosmopolitan

“The most wonderfully gruesome man on the planet.” — USA Today

“An undisputed master of suspense and terror.” — The Washington Post

“[King] probably knows more about scary goings-on in confined, isolated places than anybody since Edgar Allan Poe.” — Entertainment Weekly

“He’s the author who can always make the improbable so scary you’ll feel compelled to check the locks on the front door.” — The Boston Globe

“Peerless imagination.” — The Observer (London)

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'A writer of excellence...King is one of the most fertile storytellers of the modern novel' -- Sunday Times 'One of the great storytellers of our time' -- Guardian