The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It is King's third published novel and first hardcover bestseller; its success firmly established King as a preeminent author in the …

He sensed the evil coiled within the Overlook's one hundred and ten empty rooms; an evil that was waiting just for them. The Shining, by Stephen King, the undisputed master of the modern horror story.

The Shining, gothic horror novel by Stephen King, first published in 1977. Eclipsed perhaps only by its 1980 film adaptation, the novel is one of the most popular and enduring horror stories of all time. A …

Jan 28, 1977 · When Stephen was eleven, his mother brought her children back to Durham, Maine, for good. Her parents, Guy and Nellie Pillsbury, had become incapacitated with old age, and Ruth King …

This classic novel is arguably King's most famous story. It deals with many of King's recurring themes, including alcoholism, domestic violence, misfit, yet gifted children and the insanity of authors.

The Shining series consists of two novels set decades apart, following Danny Torrance and his psychic abilities known as "the shining." The first novel is set at the haunted Overlook Hotel, while the sequel …

‘The Shining’ was Stephen King’s third novel and first hardback bestseller. It helped establish the author as one of the most important contemporary fiction writers in America.

Complete summary of Stephen King's The Shining. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of The Shining.

The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It tells the story of Jack, Wendy, and Danny Torrance during an isolated winter in which Jack becomes the caretaker of Colorado’s …

Stephen King came up with the idea for The Shining after an unsettling dream he had during a one-night stay at an isolated, eerie hotel, The Stanley. King wrote the first draft of The Shining in less than four …