Stephen King’s The Shining
Stephen King wrote the Shining and it quickly became a masterpiece of horror. The book had many people sitting on the edge of their seats throughout the early seventies. This terror was amped up in the eighties with the release of the film.
The spring that the movie was released was a truly terrifying time for those who watched it. This reign of terror lasted throughout that summer. People loved the film so much that they repeated the horrifying lines just to scare each other. By years end the academy handed out an award to the classic flick.
The storyline involved a character named Jack Torrance, his spouse, and son. After succumbing to alcoholism he takes his family to live in a large, haunted Colorado hotel. There he will act as caretaker during the off season when there is nobody living in it. The job seems like a great way to get away, but they will soon realize the buildings horrifying past.
Danny, the couple’s child, is already aware that something is not quite right. He had visions of tragedies that had taken place years earlier. His special gift had warned him about the evil that was waiting for his family. After the group moves in those prophecies begin coming true.
