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by Stephen King
In this masterpiece of modern American horror that inspired Stanley Kubrick's classic film, Jack Torrance takes a job as the caretaker of the remote Overlook Hotel. As the brutal winter sets in, the hotel's dark secrets begin to unravel.
Jack Torrance's new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he'll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more remote ... and more sinister. And the only one to notice the strange and terrible forces gathering around the Overlook is Danny Torrance, a uniquely gifted five-year-old.
It’s Halloween week! What’s your favorite scary novel?
The only book that ever kept me from sleeping was Salem's Lot by Stephen King, although I'd rank several of his among my favorites (especially The Shining and the first 80% of It ). I love scary books but haven't really found one in a long time. Very curious to see if this group will have any sug...
-kim.kovacs
Has a book ever given you nightmares?
Stephen King…The Shining. I was in college and couldn't sleep for days. That's why I usually don't read Stephen King at night. :face_with_hand_over_mouth:
-Arlene_Iannazzi
"A master storyteller." —Los Angeles Times
"Scary! ... Serves up horrors at a brisk, unflagging pace." —The New York Times
"The most wonderfully gruesome man on the planet." —USA Today
"An undisputed master of suspense and terror." —The Washington Post
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Stephen King is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. His recent work includes Never Flinch, the short story collection You Like It Darker (a New York Times Book Review top ten horror book of 2024), Holly (a New York Times Notable Book of 2023), Fairy Tale, Billy Summers, If It Bleeds, The Institute, Elevation, The Outsider, Sleeping Beauties (cowritten with his son Owen King), and the Bill Hodges trilogy: End of Watch, Finders Keepers, and Mr. Mercedes (an Edgar Award winner for Best Novel and a television series streaming on Peacock). His novel 11/22/63 was named a top ten book of 2011 by The New York Times Book Review and won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. His epic works The Dark Tower, It, Pet Sematary, Doctor Sleep, and Firestarter are the basis for major motion pictures, with It now the highest-grossing horror film of all time. He is the recipient of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2018 PEN America Literary Service Award, the 2014 National Medal of Arts, and the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He lives in Bangor, Maine, with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.
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