 Jack Nicholson starred as Jack Torrance, a writer who accepted the job as winter caretaker for a secluded hotel, living there alone with his wife Wendy and their young son Danny. The story has supernatural overtones, but at the core, The Shining is a horror story about child and spousal abuse. Wendy, played by Shelley Duvall, discovers that their son has been injured and suspects her husband of hurting Danny.