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 ⓘ