The Shining
Danny was only five years old but in the words of old Mr Halloran he was a 'shiner', aglow with psychic voltage. When his father became caretaker of the Overlook Hotel his visions grew frighteningly out of control.
As winter closed in and blizzards cut them off, the hotel seemed to develop a life of its own. It was meant to be empty, but who was the lady in Room 217, and who were the masked guests going up and down in the elevator? And why did the hedges shaped like animals seem so alive?
Somewhere, somehow there was an evil force in the hotel - and that too had begun to shine...
Chapter List (56 chapters)
Part One. Prefatory Matters Chapter 1. Job Interview
Part One. Prefatory Matters Chapter 2. Boulder
Part One. Prefatory Matters Chapter 3. Watson
Part One. Prefatory Matters Chapter 4. Shadowland
Part One. Prefatory Matters Chapter 5. Phonebooth
Part One. Prefatory Matters Chapter 6. Night Thoughts
Part One. Prefatory Matters Chapter 7. In Another Bedroom
Part Two. Closing Day Chapter 8. A View of the Overlook
Part Two. Closing Day Chapter 9. Checking It Out
Part Two. Closing Day Chapter 10. Hallorann
Part Two. Closing Day Chapter 11. The Shining
Part Two. Closing Day Chapter 12. The Grand Tour
Part Two. Closing Day Chapter 13. The Front Porch
Part Three. The Wasps' Nest Chapter 14. Up On the Roof
Part Three. The Wasps' Nest Chapter 15. Down in the Front Yard
Part Three. The Wasps' Nest Chapter 16. Danny
Part Three. The Wasps' Nest Chapter 17. The Doctor's Office
Part Three. The Wasps' Nest Chapter 18. The Scrapbook
Part Three. The Wasps' Nest Chapter 19. Outside 217
Part Three. The Wasps' Nest Chapter 20. Talking to Mr. Ullman
Part Three. The Wasps' Nest Chapter 21. Night Thoughts
Part Three. The Wasps' Nest Chapter 22. In the Truck
Part Three. The Wasps' Nest Chapter 23. In the Playground
Part Three. The Wasps' Nest Chapter 25. Inside 217
Part Four. Snowbound Chapter 26. Dreamland
Part Four. Snowbound Chapter 27. Catatonic
Part Four. Snowbound Chapter 28. "It Was Her!"
Part Four. Snowbound Chapter 29. Kitchen Talk
Part Four. Snowbound Chapter 30. 217 Revisited
Part Four. Snowbound Chapter 31-32
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