STRANGE RESORT: The Story of the Overlook Hotel
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Let's take a deep dive into the dark history of the Overlook Hotel, the setting of Stephen King's classic horror novel: THE SHINING.
Welcome back to the Stephen King Book Club! Today's episode is in a podcast format with lots of eerie images of the Overlook Hotel... and if you lost carefully, you might notice some ghost sightings!
This episode brings the ruins of the Overlook back to life as we explore the hotel's disturbing past... including the downward spiral of Jack Torrance.
A lot of love (and more than a little obsession) went into making this video. Enjoy, Constant Readers!
Your character being the student jack assaulted is brilliant
It definitely is!
if I wasn't putting a baby to sleep I would have laughed so hard at the studdering at the end but instead I wipe tears from my eyes. You have a really great podcast, you make everything feel so natural, I'm impressed
Stephen King needs to hear this. I bet he would dig it!
I bet he would depending on the quantity and quality of Robo DM, Diazepam, Benzedrine, and Popov Vodka.
Its not a party till you are Robo Tripping big swollen balls.
@christinelette9943 he definitely would.
@@shannonkey9926 lol uh...
@@davemccombs uh what? Would he not? Say more..
As J. J. Abrams' "Overlook" prequel show may never happen now, this is exactly what I had hoped it would have been. Great to hear the full stories of Horace Derwent, Mrs. Massey and all the other unfortunate characters of this devilish place. 🙂 Great work! You're a great narrator. I'll likely keep coming back to this video.
I bet this is way better than the series would have been anyway
There was a prequel series planed?
Brilliant concept and finished piece . You are so good at bringing the scattered info spread across many novels into one story , can't wait for the next deep dive into Stephen King lore .
Thanks so much! I really appreciate the comment... and I'll do my best to keep the deep dives coming! (Love your channel too, by the way!)
Brilliant is the word! This was Produced VERY WELL! In fact, it's Purrrfect! Consider me Subscribed and consider me a fan of Voice Artists!
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I've been reading Stephen King for about 40 years, and I really enjoy these stories from your "true crime" podcast perspective. It gives a fresh face to the stories I loved as a kid and still enjoy as an adult!
Thanks so much... That's the response I've been aiming for with these videos :)
@stephenkingbookclub1054 what you've done is brilliant. Found you yesterday and I'm obsessed.
Oh boy, the ending of that gave me shivers and goosebumps. Nicely done.😊
Wow, thank you!
I wouldn't have known this was a work of fiction if I hadn't already known about the hotel that was the model for the Overlook Hotel, and that that model hotel is still around.
You mean the Stanley hotel in Estes Park. This is the hotel that Steven King wrote the Shining at. There are a few pictures of the Stanley hotel in the beginning of this video. It's the hotel that is painted white. There is a couple of interior shots after the outside Stanley hotel shots that are also The Stanley.
The Stanley is still operational and extremely haunted. Haunted or not it is the most amazing hotel I have ever visited and worth visiting
Same! And it's very haunted.
the Stanley Hotel hosts a horror convention every October (the ad reads "come play with us") but I've never been even though I spent 12 years in Denver! Bucket List now since back home in California. I heard a rumor that they want to put in the maze!
@@JackieSkellington they put the maze in after the new owners took over. It's been there around 10 years now.
Well, I need to get back to Colorado right now! Thanks 🤯
Can’t believe I haven’t been recommended this channel til now. First video was strange resorts: tookeys bar and grill (jerusalems lot). Since then this is my fourth or fifth video. Sad I have to clock in. You do a great job on the channel. As a constant reader for over two decades I’m so impressed and appreciative! Thank you, Stephen king’s book club!
What a magnificent piece! Just stunning.
Thank you! Cheers!
This was amazing! The stutter at the end gave me chills. Brilliant work. 🖤
It did the same to me, which is intriguing. It could mean that the host is lying, and he really does stutter when he’s nervous, which calls into question how reliable he is. It could also be a hint about Jack’s shining, which he suppressed with booze, and Danny later would as well. Maybe Jack sensed something stutter-ish about the host, like that he would develop a stutter in the future. It definitely upped the severity, and the connection the host had to the Overlook, but if you think about it logically, the stutter itself isn’t scary. I think it’s very well used, regardless.
@@silverlightsinaugust2756The "host" of this video said his name was George Hatfield.. which is a character in the original novel who had a stutter when Jack first met him where he taught at school in Vermont 😊 George had a stutter, he was a student who wanted to be on the debate team, and Jack cut him from it due to his stutter, which made George angry, and not soon after, he slashed the tires on Jack's car, and Jack hit him, which caused him to get fired, which led to him getting the job at the Overlook in the book
Damn, dude. This is amazing. Extremely rad.
Thanks for watching!
Like one of Stephen King's novels, your podcast conjures a masterful work of fiction. The Stanley Hotel (on which Stephen King's "Overlook Hotel" from The Shining is based) still stands today in Estes Park, Colorado. It didn’t burn down in 1975. On the contrary, it presently offers guests very picturesque lodging in the Rockies.
Adding the stutter at the end was haunting. I find your content entertaining and, at times, very creepy.
Thanks so much... I try to offer a balance of humor, pseudo-history, and a hint of suspense. :)
@@stephenkingbookclub1054 You do a great job!
I have this friend Jack and he's so into old hotels. He would love this podcast. I'll have to tell him he'll care about this podcast if he just takes my recommendation.
I don't think he had a vw bug, I thought it was a massive buick
Jack….
Torrance?
He may want to axe you a few questions so be careful.
I was like, "wtf" in the beginning... but quickly warmed up to it. Good work. New sub.
WOW! This just KEEPS GETTING BETTER and BETTER!!! Nice Work. Bravo.
i liked the personal story at the end great addition to the lore if just fan fiction it can be in my head cannon . thanks for the video duder.
WOW! Very impressive and great photos! It made the Shining come to life
Thank you very much!
You have a way with words sir.I'm an avid Steven King reader and I love these stories.You have made my day with this ❤
I enjoyed this one. 'The Shining' is my all-time favorite of Stephen's books, first read it when I was 11 years old.
There's a great deal of lore behind it ; I dare say you could even do a few more videos on this and still have nearly endless theories, photos, scenes and additional material to further cover.
Edit :
By the way... you really should have left Mr. Torrance's tires alone.
Rather brilliant to have this all together and I really love the back story here. Excellent work!
That was a fun listen!! Well done. Really enjoyed that.
Outstanding job, very clever and entertaining!
Thank you very much! I've got a new one coming very soon!
@@stephenkingbookclub1054 Awesome! I can't wait to hear it! Thank you for your hard work!
Fantastic world building and storytelling! I think Steve would be proud
Wow, this was amazing! You had me doubting that it was fiction. Well done and subscribed!
Wow, thank you! Welcome to the channel!
Have been a King fan for decades, and, am loving your true crime angle for this channel.
Glad you like it... We've got more Derry / True Crime content coming up!
THIS WAS GREAT...... LOVE THE DRAWINGS AND MRS. MASSEY DRAWING WAS INCREDIBLE. " Creepy"
I'm new to your channel and thoroughly enjoyed this video!! I am a Stephen King fan and loved the "Shining." The book was just fantastic and I was kind of disappointed when the movie came out because it just swayed away from the book and had it's own narative. I think the Overlook Hotel was absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much!!
Welcome aboard!
This is awesome good sir!. The amount of detail and storytelling that went into it is wonderful. I should point out that when "The Shining" miniseries came out in 97 TV guide published a deleted chapter from the book. It involved a couple staying at the Overlook and during the night the wife is attacked by a ghost. It would have been a nice addition to this.
"Before the Play," right? Yes, a follow-up video might be in order :)
@@stephenkingbookclub1054 Yep thats the one! I look forward to it. You should make this a theme George Hatfeild doing true crime/paranormal style podcasts on King stories.
This channel is FANTASTIC! As a lifelong King fan, this is like stumbling on a gold mine. Thanks for what you do. It’s excellent
The Stanley is still there~ the history here is great! But Kubrick was a perfectionist at everything. Ty for sharing but remember this ultimately was one of 3-5 of King’s films to be unsurpassable.
This was fantastic! A great way to tell the story of The Shining from another viewpoint. Absolutely brilliant!
Excellent job!! I always felt this aspect of the story was far more intriguing than the Shining itself. Keep up the great work! Subbed
Thanks for joining us! I love the backstory details Stephen King peppers through many of his novels.... The Shining and IT especially!
@stephenkingbookclub1054 me as well. I always thought the Overlook would make for an amazing book , show or film.
Just found this channel! What an awesome place for King fans.
I love The shinning so much, one of my favorite of King's works, and Dr. Sleep IMO is the best book King has ever written.
Brilliant!
Thank you!
I've never really been a Stephen King fan but somehow your video got recommended to me and hoky cow what a well done production! Been binging your other videos and subscribed cuz they're just so clever and well produced, and I love the way you've taken this tiny side character and given him a really neat way to interact with the aftermath of so many stories! Very well done 👏👏👏
Thanks so much... I've grown quite attached to that tiny side character known as George Hatfield... We've got him busy working on another podcast... this one in the vicinity of Salem's Lot!
Thank you for doing these videos I really enjoy it.
Glad you like them!
I can't express how much I like your content. Here is my subscription. Thank you for paying attention to details and all the efford that you put through to make those SK classics a whole new experience.
You're very welcome. Thanks for finding the Book Club!
Brilliant video. New subscriber. Always fascinated by the shining and overlook hotel. Both book and film. Genius.
Awesome, thank you! Glad you found the channel :)
This is fantastic!!! Love it.
Glad you like it!
A handful of years ago, I lived in a small town just south of Fort Worth TX. We had a garage sale on my birthday in late April, the 22nd to be exact. Our garage sale was snowed out, in April, in Texas.
Absolutely fascinating.
First of your videos.
Subscribed!
Ooh... I daresay you began with a doozy! Happy viewing!
Love when little thing are hidden in the art work gret pod cast
This was absolutely brilliant!
Seriously thank you! This was amazing!
This is one of my favorite pod caster....
Fantastic video, brilliant, and what an amazing history and personal story!
This was absolutely amazing. Loved seeing Pennywise pop up and all of the Easter Eggs.
I can't figure out what weird with the rook court but I spy with my little eye Pennywise on the playground!
This was a great "documentary ". I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Oh, that last bit of dialogue was brilliant
Thanks! :)
I love this video, well done.
I’m a first-time viewer, but I thoroughly enjoyed this fictional documentary!! I’ve always loved reading Stephen King’s works for the very essence of this telling: he transports the reader to a place; then that place comes to life all around you-no matter where you happen to be. It’s a ‘magical’ device in his writing ability that very few authors of contemporary fiction have anymore.
You’re gifted, too! This Overlook does “have a life of its own,” & the viewer goes back in memory just as if she/he had been to the old hotel in-person. I found myself ‘blaming’ Stanley Kubrick for ever making Eyes Wide Shut, & The Shining! 😈🥶 When you saw either on the big screen, you felt swallowed-up & very tiny & insignificant in the scope of events & things… Thank God for that Sidewinder Cafe! And some locals who AREN’T part of the cult! 🎩🛎 🌼🌷🦋💖🤎✌🏽
Did you ever find out what happened to Nick the piano player? (He seemed pretty shaken-up, remember?) ❓😓🫣☮️
Mr. King, this is my favorite so far. Excellent--voiceover videos are my favorite. Thank you, as always!❤️
Your voice reminds me of Cecil from Night Vale (a podcast). This is a compliment.
High praise in deed!
Love This I Shared. Share the Video Get it seen. I Love all of Stephen King’s Work hes my favorite Author
Thanks for sharing! And yes, Stephen King's work is amazing!
I just discovered this channel. Subscribed! Very entertaining and enjoyable.
I'm glad you found our book club! Welcome! :)
Absolutely top drawer!
I did not know what I was getting into. Was just listening to it and wasn't till you mentioned grady that I realised this wasn't a documentary on 'the overlook hotel' that inspired the shining, but the actual retelling of the shinning. Haha well done
Very entertaining! Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it, Constant Reader!
I’m so happy Steven king made a channel ❤and all these stories.❤❤❤
Glad you found this channel, but it's not made by Stephen King... We're just a little fan channel celebrating the works of our favorite author! Stephen King does have his own TH-cam channel, though... There's not too much on it yet, but he does read from his latest book Holly. :)
@@stephenkingbookclub1054 yeah I kinda figured that out after I wrote that.
Just subscribed after listening to a few of you videos (and watching them too). Very interesting stuff.
Awesome, thank you! Welcome to the book club!
Strange resorts are the best videos here
Thanks! They are my favorite to make!
I love these video formats! Instead of just a review or analysis you really bring the story to life 🎉
Glad you enjoy it! As you can probably guess, I've had a lot of fun making these. It's like diving into the books!
Blew my mind .
MASSIVE PROPS for quoting a not-well-known Prince song. /Subscribed!
LOL, if I wasn't doing a Stephen King channel... I'd probably be making Prince appreciation content! He was an amazing artist :)
This is an excellent piece of work. Bravo sir
Many thanks!
There is a typo in the description. You have “if you lost carefully”. Amazing content!
This was so much fun! Thank you 👍🏻!
You are so welcome!
Ms Collins = Carrie.
Annie Wilkes = Misery.
A VERY AWESOME VIDEO!!📸👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾😉😱😳😳🖤🔥🏨🥃🍷🍸🍻🧊👭🪓🛀🏾🚗
LOL, thanks for the emojis! Glad you liked the video :)
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Wow, it is absolutely fascinating to learn more about the Overlook! Id heard about a few of the events you mention from a true crime podcast, but its crazy to hear how many there were in one location. Very spooky. One thing i was surprised you didnt mention, i heard that there was an employee of the hotel, a chef, who helped the Torrence mom and son escape during the explosion! Allegedly no one really knows why he was there, he flew all the way from Florida to colorado in the middle of a blizzard! He supposedly called officials to try to tell them the family was in trouble even though he had no evidence and couldnt have been in contact with them. But its lucky he was there, because he saved their lives! Weird, right?
Weird indeed... and George Hatfiled eventually touches upon Mr. Hallorann's involvement (in the latest Strange Resort episode).
The stutter at the end was great lol I would have beat you for it too😂
Great job
Thank you for this! Loved the content.
And I loved that you loved it! Seriously, though, thank you. I had a lot of fun (and no small amount of obsession) working on this.
Coolest TH-cam page of all time
This was just as exciting as the Shinning which is my favorite movie love Jack Nicholson. Thank you
Really creative version! Well done
Thanks a lot!
Thank You for this AMAZING video❣️❣️❣️
Also, 👁❤SK
Our pleasure!
Thank you for sharing this story. 😊
Alright, so I listened to this again, curious about the clocks in the gift shop and if I remembered the scene correctly 😂 and it’s still brilliant! Then I went looking for my own first comment, didn’t find it but I did read the very first reactions to this!!! 😳 OMG as the young uns say! People didn’t get it At All, haha! So rude!
Ms Strong was also the female gym teacher in the movie Carrie, nice touch.
It’s friggin reficulous I started reading the shining yesterday and I didn’t get the narrator’s name. Nice deep cut well done. ‘Personal’ yeah it should be ‘George’.
This was so cool
Glad you enjoyed it -- this ol' video is one of my favorites.
These AI clips are a lot.
I agree
They’re all AI? I thought some were stock.
The overlook hotel was actually the timberline lodge in Mount Hood in oregon.
Idea: I have not looked through all your uploads but I’d love to hear a podcast concerning Pet Semetary and/or the Wendigo, spirit residing there. Maybe it touched The Overlook, along with other parts of King’s Universe.
That Torrance was gaslighting you in class! He was most likely an abusive monster to at least one member of his family. The scapegoat. I had a nightmare of a violent stepmother, she was a kindergarten teacher. Once I became a. Adult people came forward saying she was a monster ever since she was a little kid. Nobody knew why, very reliable sources. Her own family, who is always gotten along with.
The only exception was her, with everybody. They never change, despite getting ‘help’.
Today there’s awareness of NARCISSISTS, but back then? Forgetaboutit! The scapegoat was always wrong, once they were banished, another target would take their place for the same abuse.
I honestly think it must have been a nightmare for his family to be there alone with him. At least the place was big enough to get lost in. My heart goes out to Danny!
And…. Weirdly, the way Danny Torrance is in hospice care, I am a caretaker!
What a fabulous presentation! I’m so glad you did this piece!
Thank you.
You're very welcome... and Thank you for find the book club!
The Shining is my favorite book.
Really brilliant work!
Thank you!
And, yes, I recently became aware of "Before the Play" -- but not until after i finished making this! Darn it! But hopefully some day I'll present it in some way on this channel.
@@stephenkingbookclub1054 I'd suggest a stand alone presentation of the prologue and if you feel it necessary, or appropriate, re-release this video essay with prologue added... fans get the option of with or without. Of course this is a suggestion only; certainly not a demand.
You got to be kidding me...Mr Torrance just looks like Jack Nicholson, its getting even creepier now...The movie was such a master piece 😱😱
Those are pictures of Nicholson when he was younger. This is a piece of fiction. Most of the photos are from the movie.
That was a wonderful story! Thank you so mych.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This was *amazing*
I'm glad you enjoyed it. This is the first of many in our STRANGE RESORT series about the misadventures of a podcaster named George Hatfield.
Excellent video. Very very well done weaving elements from Kubrick and Dr. Sleep, Billy Summers, Misery, lol. Demonstrates deep knowledge. But King Fans, riddle me this: The Grady family massacre happened the year before the Torrence family moved into the Overlook. Why didn't the boiler blow up after Delbert Grady died and there was nobody to maintain it?
An excellent question!
Yeah, and how long after the murders-and-suicide was it before the park rangers got there and found the bloody aftermath -- and what might have prompted them to check up on them there? Jack destroyed the radio when he was preparing to do his thing; did Grady, too, damage the radio? or did his wife manage to make a desperate call -- the phones being out -- and radio the park rangers that her husband had just gone off the deep end? The novel doesn't suggest such a scenario, so it's still a mystery why the park rangers would even have gone out there in the first place.
lots and lots of celebrities....i heard that, just before the fire, jack nicholson stayed there. great use of AI
I liked the eyes wide shit music playing. It’s so ominous. Oooooooo ! lol. 👻
Excellent 👏 👏 👏
Thank you very much!
Terrific!
Thanks!
New subscriber here. Excellent content my friend. I have a commonsense question about the hotels builder: why didn’t he bother researching the weather patterns? 😂 I mean that would have prevented a lot of heartache and loss on his end. Does the King Universe usually obey weather laws? (I know they don’t always but hey, it can’t be crazy 24/7)
Excellent question... In my interpretation, he was so enchanted by the views that he believed the pros would outweigh the cons (you know, only being open half the year). Also, maybe he hoped that more infrastructure would follow suit? (Such as year round road access / snow plows?)
Oh, and welcome to the channel!
That's funny. Well done.
RIP Shelley Duvall