The Overlook Hotel is more than just a home-away-from-home for the Torrance family. For Jack, Wendy, and their young son, Danny, it is a place where past horrors come to life. And where those gifted with the shining do battle with the darkest evils. Stephen King's classic thriller is one of the most powerfully imagined novels of our time.
《闪灵》是斯蒂芬·金的代表作之一。“如进入禁忌的区域,便会有邪恶的事物临头”,是他作品的通则,这部小说自然也不例外。
所谓“闪灵”,是指一种超感预知的特异能力。小男孩丹尼具有“闪灵”,他带着不祥的梦兆,随父亲作家杰克·托兰斯和母亲温迪来到科罗拉多州深山中的远望饭店,充当大雪封山的漫长冬季的饭店守护人。杰克在地下室的旧纸堆中发现了关于饭店秘史的剪报簿,沉迷其中。空寂阴森的大楼使一家人越来越感到不安,一些莫测事件开始发生:被灭虫弹杀死的黄蜂成群复活,剪成狗、狮子等形状的树篱动物蠢蠢欲动,无人的房间响起脚步声。