Torrance family

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The Torrance family is the central fictional family in Stephen King’s horror novel "The Shining," whose isolation and psychological breakdown at the Overlook Hotel drive the story’s terrifying events.

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Torrance family canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional family
adaptedIn Doctor Sleep (2019 film)
linked to: Doctor Sleep

The Shining (1980 film)
The Shining (1997 miniseries)
appearsIn The Shining
The Shining (novel)
linked to: The Shining
associatedConcept the shining (psychic ability)
centralTo plot of The Shining
conflictWith Overlook Hotel
linked to: Overlook Hotel site
countryOfOrigin United States
createdBy Stephen King
drives central horror events at the Overlook Hotel
experiences cabin fever
haunting
firstAppearanceYear 1977
genre horror
hasAdaptationRelationship Kubrick film differs from novel depiction of family dynamics
hasBackstoryElement history of Jack Torrance’s alcoholism
prior domestic abuse incident involving Jack and Danny
hasChildWithPsychicAbility Danny Torrance
hasFamilyName Torrance
influencedBy haunted house and Gothic hotel traditions in horror fiction
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod late 20th century American horror fiction
medium novel
member Danny Torrance
Jack Torrance
Wendy Torrance
narrativeFunction protagonist family
primarySetting Overlook Hotel
linked to: Overlook Hotel site
publisherOfFirstWork Doubleday
relatedWork Doctor Sleep
setInLocation Colorado Rockies
setInSeason winter
themeInvolvement domestic violence
isolation
madness
supernatural influence
undergoes psychological breakdown

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wendy Torrance partOf Torrance family
Abra Stone hasAncestry Torrance family