The Shining book 1 · 1977
The Shining
Jack Torrance takes a job as winter caretaker of the remote Overlook Hotel, with his wife and young son Danny, who has a psychic gift.
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Book facts
- Author
- Stephen King
- Series
- The Shining, book 1 of 2
- Published
- 1977
- Setting
- Set in the Overlook, Colorado
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
The Shining on screen
- The Shining (1980, film, Cinema). Stanley Kubrick’s film follows a struggling writer who takes his family to an isolated mountain hotel for the winter, where its history begins to work on him.
- The Shining (1997, miniseries, ABC). A miniseries closer to the novel, written by King himself, about a family wintering at the Overlook Hotel.
Who is in The Shining
3 recurring or key characters from Stephen King’s chart. Introduces Danny Torrance and Jack Torrance.
Lead 1
- Jack TorranceFirst appearanceCaretaker of the Overlook Hotel
Major 2
- Danny TorranceFirst appearanceBoy with the shining
- Dick HallorannOverlook cook who shares the shining