The Shining

　　就在那個房間裡，透過拉起來的浴簾，他彷彿看到一個模糊的女人形體躺在浴缸裡──正如兒子丹尼所說的。即使關上了門，他仍恍似聽見那個死去多時的女人正爬出浴缸，要來歡迎她的訪客。

　　傑克知道兒子常會看見一些奇怪的景象，有時甚至能感覺到「未來」才會發生的事。但他自己呢？難道他也發瘋了，就像第一任的冬季管理員那樣？

　　多年前，第一任冬季管理員同樣是帶著全家赴任，最後卻突然發狂，先是拿斧頭活活砍死兩名幼女，再用獵槍殺害妻子後自殺！

　　即使聽說了這場駭人的悲劇，傑克仍決定來這家著名的高山渡假飯店「全景」擔任冬季管理員，並帶著妻子溫蒂與五歲的丹尼同行。整個嚴冬休館期間，通往外界的路會被惡雪冰封，而他們一家人也將與世隔絕半年。

　　但他別無選擇。曾是備受歡迎的名校老師、文壇新星，卻因酗酒和痛毆學生而變得一無所有，「全景」是他翻身的最後希望，他將在這裡完成偉大的巨著，然後討回那些他所應得的一切！

　　他需要「全景」，然而傑克並不知道，「全景」也正等待著他……

　　★本書中譯版《鬼店》由皇冠出版。

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME - Before Doctor Sleep, there was The Shining, a classic of modern American horror. 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.

＂An undisputed master of suspense and terror.＂ --The Washington Post

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.

作者簡介
 
史蒂芬．金 Stephen King

　　一九四七年生於美國緬因州波特蘭市。自一九七三年出版第一部長篇小說《魔女嘉莉》後，已寫了超過四十本長篇小說和二百多篇短篇小說。他的筆法細膩，擅長從大家再熟悉不過的日常生活事物中，帶給讀者身歷其境的恐怖感。作品已被翻譯成三十多種語言，暢銷超過三億本，甚至被譽為「每個美國家庭都有兩本書，一本是《聖經》，另一本則是史蒂芬．金的小說」。

　　一九七七年出版的《鬼店》是他的第三部長篇小說，曾被電影大師史丹利．庫柏力克改編拍成電影，由影帝傑克．尼克遜飾演「傑克」，成為影史上最著名的恐怖片經典之作；一九九七年並由美國ABC電視台再次改編拍成電視影集。

　　二○○三年，史蒂芬．金獲得美國國家圖書基金會頒發「傑出貢獻獎」；二○○四年，他獲得世界奇幻文學獎「終身成就獎」的肯定；二○○七年他更獲頒愛倫．坡獎的「大師獎」；二○○八年則以《魔島》和《日落之後》同時囊括「史鐸克獎」最佳長篇小說及短篇小說獎，彰顯出他無可取代的大師地位！

　　目前史蒂芬．金與妻子定居於緬因州。

Stephen King is the author of more than fifty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Among his most recent are 11/22/63; Full Dark, No Stars; Under the Dome; Just After Sunset;Duma Key; Lisey’s Story; Cell; and the concluding novels inthe Dark Tower saga: Wolves of the Calla, Song of Susannah, and The Dark Tower. His acclaimed nonfiction book, On Writing, is also a bestseller. He was the recipient of the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2007, he received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He lives in Maine with his wife, novelist Tabitha King.

www.stephenking.com