STRANGE RESORT: The Story of the Overlook Hotel
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- #stephenking #hauntedhotel #horrorpodcast
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!
Agreed
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.
Speaking of true crime. I wonder if George will investigate The Colorado Kid?
I hadn't a clue that the "Overlook" has so much infamy. I assumed that it was like any other hotel with many warm bodies, turned cold. I didn't know of any correlation, but now, I am spooked by my encounters in Colorado, that may have a deeper meaning. I am stunned by the authors' great investigation on historical fact, folklore, and willing to bring all perspectives. I am, as always, in awe and spooked! Great story- telling voice, eloquent and spell-binding!
This was brilliant. I don't know which algorithm brought me here, but I'm very glad it did. Bravo.
Welcome! I'm so glad you found us. :)
Same here!
😊❤ me too!! Yes I remembered the name from that movie and I was like oh yeah I'm going to have to look at this! And it is so good so far I want wow I can't wait to go back to finish so let me go but it was like my phone led me to this video too!!!!! Okay got to get back to the video but God bless you I love you and Jesus loves you too 💕😘 just call out to him and say that you are a sinner and you want his help! Ask him to come into your heart and you will see some ,truly miraculous stuff!!!!🙋🤗🙏😇
I'm going to ditto the "same here". I loved this!
So do I!
What a magnificent piece! Just stunning.
Thank you! Cheers!
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..
I don't think he would. He is a jackass.
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!
This was absolutely splendid! If you haven't yet, you should do one on The Dolphin Hotel from 1408.
Yes!! One of my absolute favorite stories and movie adaptations.
Oh yes fantastic story!
I freaking love these different viewpoint takes on King's work, very entertaining.
Glad you like them!
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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My kind of weird, a large part of which has been Stephen King for 43 years so far, appreciated, new sub added :)
Cool, thanks for following the channel!
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!
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?
This is one of the freshest dives into THE SHINING, The Overlook/Stanley/Timberline Lodge I have seen!! Thank you!
You're very welcome... and thanks for watching! I had a lot of fun working on this... King sprinkles so much history throughout the novel, it was invigorating to try to organize it this way. During the "research" process I could sense how Jack must have felt when he became obsessed with the hotel.
@@stephenkingbookclub1054 I love the “story within a story” aspect of this book. Similar to the Marsten house lore in Salem’s Lot. I caught myself being as intrigued by the Overlook history as that of the Torrence family. Excellent job by the way.
A work of fiction is usually a composite of many actual places in real life, since the actual place in the fictional novel doesn’t really exist, we can all have a sense of familiarity and suspend our disbelief when we are reading a fictional novel, this is what is known as the hallmark of a good writer.
I'm just at the beginning but the Overlook and the Stanley are two different hotels. The Overlook hotel burned down the Stanley is still a working hotel.
@@alonawhalen indeed it is. I visited The Stanley when I was in Colorado in 2014. Beautiful place!
I love how the stutter triggers when he hears the voice of Jack. This channel has some great content. Lots of fun 😊
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.
Wonderful work, thank you so much! You clearly love Stephen King's books and know them well. I've always considered the Shining to be a nearly perfect novel, and this "podcast" narrative was a fantastic angle, love the ending, props to you! I think Stephen King would really like your channel, honestly.
Thank you so much! I do hope that if Stephen King ever happened upon this channel he would get a kick out of it...
@@stephenkingbookclub1054 your writing on this could pass for his.
Damn, dude. This is amazing. Extremely rad.
Thanks for watching!
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 🤯
The pics of the Stanley are gorgeous! I was there in May 2021 it was wonderful, such a dramatic landscape.
Haven't been there (in real life) yet... But it's on my bucket list!
Masterpiece!
Oh boy, the ending of that gave me shivers and goosebumps. Nicely done.😊
Wow, thank you!
You have a good thing going with your channel. Great work! 👍
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
THIS WAS GREAT...... LOVE THE DRAWINGS AND MRS. MASSEY DRAWING WAS INCREDIBLE. " Creepy"
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.
Dont be a dull boy. Stop working and have some fun and play with us at the Overlook Hotel...
LOL
Oh, that last bit of dialogue was brilliant
Thanks! :)
Oooh I love your take on these. Great “documentary” on the Overlook!
Thanks so much!
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.
I was like, "wtf" in the beginning... but quickly warmed up to it. Good work. New sub.
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!
Original format. Beautiful renderings of the "Overlook Hotel." Great narration. Have not had this much fun in a long time. Brilliant concept and very, very well done. Bravo, sir; bravo!! Looking forward to more of your work. 😀😀😀
WOW! Very impressive and great photos! It made the Shining come to life
Thank you very much!
Wow...this is fantastic!!
I don't even know how to describe this experience, it's just that cool!
Thanks so much... I'm hoping to make more in this style :)
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 ❤
WOW! This just KEEPS GETTING BETTER and BETTER!!! Nice Work. Bravo.
A masterful job of using the material in a great narrative. I expected the headlights of the car would suddenly come on from across the parking lot a la ‘Christine’.
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!
I can't get enough of this channel. It's kind of a treat for me, in the weekends. I hear a podcast/new story every saturday or sunday morning. You're so creative, dude. And it's nice to get in touch with Constant readers all around the world. Saludos desde Argentina!
Wow, thank you! (And hello from California!)
The Shining and Doctor Sleep are my favorite books at all. Thank you for the Video. (Even when it is a year old :D )
That was so fabulous! Thank you ❤
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
That was a fun listen!! Well done. Really enjoyed that.
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 :)
Absolutely love the way you put these videos together, incredibly creative and so fun to watch!!
Thanks... I've got some spare time this summer, so I'm hoping to make a lot more of them!
Just found this channel! What an awesome place for King fans.
Really enjoyed the 'Dear Listener' thrown in there. Was pleasantly caught by surprise.
I don't know what is more genius either the story or performance!
Fantastic world building and storytelling! I think Steve would be proud
Thank you for doing these videos I really enjoy it.
Glad you like them!
“The Shining” is one of my favourites of Stephen King’s and I really enjoyed this - an interesting way to tell the story. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
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.
This was fantastic! A great way to tell the story of The Shining from another viewpoint. Absolutely brilliant!
This was absolutely amazing. Loved seeing Pennywise pop up and all of the Easter Eggs.
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.
Very well done! 👍🏻
Thank you! I had a lot of fun working on it. :)
This is one of my favorite pod caster....
Rather brilliant to have this all together and I really love the back story here. Excellent work!
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!
Well done! This was fun.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I enjoyed this very much. It was extremely well done, I was so impressed. You definitely have a talent for storytelling 👍👏
This was very well done.
And HOLY CRAP THAT LAST FEW MINUTES BIT WAS SPINE TINGLING.
The addition of the stutter at the end was a brilliant touch.
This is fantastic! Took me a minute to realize what you were doing since this is my first time seeing your content. Then i was super intrigued and ready for the ride. And you did not disappoint! Very cleverly done. I read this book right after it was published. I was in middle school at the time and ive tead it many times since. So as a long, long time fan of Stephen King. I thank you for this unexpected gift.
24:44 I love the fact that these are actual young photos of Jack Nicholson
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.
Interesting, as I've never been to Colorado. It's mainly been parts of the South for me, an a bit of Maryland.
Ms Collins = Carrie.
Annie Wilkes = Misery.
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LOL, thanks for the emojis! Glad you liked the video :)
@@stephenkingbookclub1054👍🏾😉🖤
The care you put into this "Podcast" is truly a thing to behold.. can't wait /figure out how your going to interpret the Tower series
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.
A bit random I know, but your talking about the mountain road brought this upfront in my memory. The stanly (the hotel that inspired the overlook.) when it became a hotel, would rent out these cars to take around the roads. It should go without saying they were made before they had seatbelts. you can actually see one such care on the grounds.
Absolutely fascinating.
First of your videos.
Subscribed!
Ooh... I daresay you began with a doozy! Happy viewing!
Same here, well done I'm hooked
Great video
Absolutely loved it
Thanks so much... I had so much fun creating this -- and now it seems like people are just starting to find it. Thanks for watching!
Mr. King, you've outdone yourself! This was my favorite podcast (video?) yet! Thank you so much❤️
Wow, this was amazing! You had me doubting that it was fiction. Well done and subscribed!
Wow, thank you! Welcome to the channel!
This is an excellent video!! Amazing! Thank you so much for this 😊
Love when little thing are hidden in the art work gret pod cast
This channel is so Overlooked 😮
Brilliant!
Thank you!
Love this format and your narration!
Thanks so much! This was definitely a labor of love
These are SO clever and imaginative!
I'm exceedingly happy to have found your channel.
I'm glad you found our channel too! This is the first STRANGE RESORT video... and if you liked it, you should watch the rest of the series. George Hatfield gets himself into all kinds of trouble!
Great job
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.
31:44 Nice touch, great ending! Thank you so much, I really enjoyed this video.
This was absolutely brilliant!
Seriously thank you! This was amazing!
This is fantastic!!! Love it.
Glad you like it!
Wonderful! I have not read the book yet but I feel like I have!
I love this video, well done.
..This is awesome!..Great work man! tX!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Mesmerizing! Good for you!
An unexpected treat! Thanks for uploading.
You bet!
Fantastic video, brilliant, and what an amazing history and personal story!
You're an national treasure my brother 💪
I appreciate that :)
I agree! This is brilliant!
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!
Fascinating! May I ask, was the stutter at the end supposed to indicate that our narrator was not a reliable one and he dis stutter as a youth? Or was it to suggest that the influence of the ghost forced him to acquire a stutter that he never had before?
I'm a big fan of unreliable narrators in stories... but I guess only George Hatfield knows the answer... and we haven't heard from him since his last assignment took him to the South Pacific ;)
@@stephenkingbookclub1054 Haha, fantastic! Your videos are excellent - both these unique creative ones, and your insightful analytical ones (I love the one on Jaunting that you released today). I have subscribed (and note: horror is far from my favourite genre, I am subscribing not from a passionate love of King - although I do enjoy his work - but due to the quality of your videos!)!
@@stephenkingbookclub1054 Hopefully, you've already sent someone to check if he's doing fine, right? 😄
I enjoyed this so much! Thank you!
You are so welcome! Come back and visit us soon, Constant Reader!
This is great, love the in-universe podcast style, very well done. You got my subscription.
Welcome aboard, Constant Reader! :)
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!
99 thousand now. 😉 Glad to have found it! Thank you. Now, I guess I might have to check out a few more of these. I’m pretty sure I have read every book/short story that ‘our’ impressive Stephen King has written. (I’m reading one of his newest books now).
But, I learned more about the Outlook Hotel here than I knew about it before!
🤦♀️ Oops… “the Overlook”!
Welcome aboard!
Hell yeah this is an awesome video. Looking forward to watching more