From the back cover:
"This tale of a troubled man hired to care for a remote mountain resort over the winter, his loyal wife, and their uniquely gifted son slowly but steadily unfolds as secrets from the Overlook Hotel's past are revealed, and the hotel itself attempts to claim the very souls of the Torrance family. . ."
Review:
Gripping, vivid and emotionally raw-throbbing from the get-go, this is one of my all-time favorite horror reads - and one of King's best novels.
The Shining is worth owning - and re-reading every few years, this last bit something I say about few novels.
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This novel has resulted in two films.
The first film, a theatrical flick, was released stateside on May 23, 1980.
Jack Nicholson played Jack Torrance. Shelley Duvall played Wendy Torrance. Danny Lloyd played Danny Torrance. Scatman Crothers played Dick Hallorann.
Barry Nelson played Stuart Ullman. Philip Stone played Delbert Grady. Joe Turkel played "Lloyd the Bartender". Lisa and Louise Burns played "Grady's Daughters". Vivian Kubrick, daughter of the film's director, played an uncredited "Smoking Guest on Ballroom Couch".
Stanley Kubrick directed the film, from a screenplay by Diane Johnson.
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The second film, a television miniseries, aired in three parts, on April 27th and 28th, and May 1st, in 1997.
Steven Weber played John Torrance. Rebecca De Mornay played Wendy Torrance. Courtland Mead played Daniel Anthony Torrance. Will Horneff played Tony. Melvin Van Peebles played Richard Halloran.
Cynthia Garris played "217 Woman". Shawnee Smith played a "Waitress". Sam Raimi played "Gas Station Howie". Christina Faust played "Screaming Female Ghost". Richard Christian Matheson played "1st Hitman". David J. Schow played "1st Ghost in Playhouse". Preston Sturges Jr. played "2nd Ghost in Playhouse".
Mick Garris directed the miniseries, from a teleplay by source novel author Stephen King.
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