Danny is only five years old, but in the words
of old Mr Hallorann he is a 'shiner', aglow with
psychic voltage. When his father becomes
caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, Danny's visions
grow out of control.As winter closes in and
blizzards cut them off, the hotel seems to
develop a life of its own. It is meant to be
empty. So who is the lady in Room 217 and who
are the masked guests going up and down in the
elevator? And why do the hedges shaped like
animals seem so alive?Somewhere, somehow, there
is an evil force in the hotel - and that, too,
is beginning to shine ...