Twilight is working her on her largest essay for the princess so far. Finding Ponyville is too distracting, she takes a job as the winter caretaker at the Overhoof Hotel. To keep her company during the long winter, she brings Spike and the rest of the six with her. However as time passes, Spikes begin to see glimpses of the hotels blood stained past and future. Meanwhile Twilight starts to lash out at her friends and goes into isolation in order to finish her project. At the same time, she is coping from a cider addiction. As Twilight friends grow more and more concerned, things take a turn for the worse when Rarity discovers what Twilights been working on. This story is based off the movie version of The Shining.