"The Shining" by Stephen King

2. This novel is primarily set in the beautiful foothills of the Rocky mountains located in Colorado. There are intriguing hedges in front that are carved into animals. The scenery is captivating. Huge mountains surround the hotel. The Overlook Hotel is colossal beyond belief and is alive, like an always watchful eye. It is very important to the story line that the hotel be in a place where, at some point during the year, they get to a point where they can not be reached by the outside world. This insures total secluded ness of the care takers from the rest of the world. At this point, the hotel is free to play mind games, show its ghosts, and all around, make the care takers go crazy. They can't run away from the hotel because they can't get anywhere on the roads. After the snow falls heavy enough to cover the roads they are trapped in the Overlook until the snow thaws. …