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...
List Chapter or Page:
- 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
- Part Four. Snowbound Chapter 33. The Snowmobile
- Part Four. Snowbound Chapter 34. The Hedges
- Part Four. Snowbound Chapter 35. The Lobby
- Part Four. Snowbound Chapter 36. The Elevator
- Part Four. Snowbound Chapter 37. The Ballroom
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 38. Florida
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 39. On the Stairs
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 40. In the Basement
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 41. Daylight
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 42. Mid-Air
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 43. Drinks on the House
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 44. Conversations at the Party
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 45. Stapleton Airport, Denver
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 46. Wendy
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 47-48
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 47-48
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 49. Hallorann, Going up the Country
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 50. Redrum
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 51. Hallorann Arrives
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 52. Wendy and Jack
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 53. Hallorann Laid Low
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 54. Tony
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 55. That Which Was Forgotten
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 56. The Explosion
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 57. Exit
- Part Five. Matters of Life and Death Chapter 58. Epilogue / Summer