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?
