Which Stephen King novel features a haunted hotel called the Overlook?

The Stephen King novel featuring the haunted Overlook Hotel is The Shining. Published in 1977, it follows Jack Torrance, his wife Wendy, and their psychic young son Danny after Jack accepts a winter caretaker position at the isolated Colorado resort.

The hotel is more than a spooky setting: it is a supernatural force shaped by decades of violence and tragedy. Danny’s psychic ability, known as “the shining,” allows him to perceive the hotel’s true nature and its dangerous ghosts. As snow cuts the family off from the outside world, the Overlook exploits Jack’s alcoholism, anger, and ambition.

King drew inspiration from a 1974 stay at Colorado’s Stanley Hotel, where he and his wife were nearly the only guests as the season ended. The novel was King’s third published book and his first hardcover bestseller. It was adapted into Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film, though the book and film differ in important plot details, including the hotel’s fate and the role of its supernatural forces.