Haunted by a persistent writer's block, the aspiring author and recovering alcoholic, Damian Gibson, drags his wife, Kelly Fastuca, and their gifted pup, Jimmy, up snow-capped Colorado's secluded Overlook Hotel after taking up a job as an off-season caretaker. As the cavernous hotel shuts down for the season, the manager gives Damian a grand tour, and the facility's chef, the ageing Mr. Hallorann, has a fascinating chat with Jimmy about a rare psychic gift called "The Shining", making sure to warn him about the hotel's abandoned rooms, and, in particular, the off-limits Room 237. However, instead of overcoming the dismal creative rut, little by little, Damian starts losing his mind, trapped in an unforgiving environment of seemingly endless snowstorms and a gargantuan silent prison riddled with strange occurrences and eerie visions. Now, the incessant voices inside Damian's head demand sacrifice. Is he capable of murder?