In stephen kings the shining book, room 237 was room 217 stephen kings constant readers will remember that in the shining book and the 1997 tv miniseries adaptation that king penned himself the overlooks waterlogged ghost actually inhabited room 217. Edmond, a doctor in the nearby town of sidewinder, before the snow closes in. The film has nine segments, each segment focusing on a different. Room 237 vs 217 the shining kubrick vs king youtube. Jun 23, 2017 in 1974, famous horror writer stephen king stayed the night in room 217. The room he stayed in was room 217, which is, to this day, the hotels. Wilson went into the bathroom, it blew out the front of the hotel. The shining centers on the life of jack torrance, a struggling writer and recovering alcoholic who accepts a position as the offseason caretaker of the historic overlook hotel in the colorado rockies. She survived with broken ankles, but to this day takes special care of room 217 s guests, possibly even king. Stephen kings the outsider slams stanley kubricks the. Scared the crap out of me the first time i read it.
While this legend is often associated with room 217, it also has its own ghost story. Oh, and the reason why the room number was changed in the movie is because the real hotel they filmed in doesnt have a room 376 but they do have a 217 and they didnt want to lose business by people refusing to stay in room 217. If you have never read the shining, please give yourself a gift and read it if you enjoy horror. In stephen kings infamous horror book the shining, the stanley hotel room 237 is actually room 217 he altered the room nos in his book as the hotel staff feared that no one would take room no. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance. And anyone interested will find on the interweb a plethora of reasons these were changed from book to movie. Since there was a reallife room 217 in the hotel where the shining movie was filmed, kubrick changed the room.
In the book, danny still in the room when wendy is on the run for jack. Dannys phrasing reveals he knows his own shine puts him in dangera lesson he learns when the woman in 217 attacks him. Heres every difference between the shining book and the. Aug 18, 2017 in late september of 1974, author stephen king and his wife, tabitha, spent a night at the stanley hotel in estes park, colorado. This provocative and fascinating documentary, a crowdpleaser at film festivals around the world last year, showcases some of the. The hotel managers were afraid that if they used 217 in the film. Sep 06, 2019 in the shining novel, the mysterious room where some supernatural events take place is room 217. The labyrinth is not present in the book and the film takes the place of the hedge animals. The shining, was inspired by these events and the overall experience of being secluded in. Room 237, not to be confused with the documentary of the same name, was a room in the overlook hotel in the shining. The lodges management asked for the room number to be changed so that guests wouldnt avoid room 217. Curiously, and somewhat ironically, room 217 is requested more often than any other room. The shining bookmovie beat sheet comparison the book.
The page where danny actually enters room 217 for the first time king builds to this moment for a long time, its one of the more frightening passages in the book, is precisely on page 217. The shining between room 217 and room 237 analysis youtube. Stephen kings constant readers will remember that in the shining book and the 1997 tv miniseries adaptation that king penned himself the overlooks waterlogged ghost actually inhabited room 217. The shining between room 217 and room 237 analysis. Oct 30, 2020 in the book, the events are set in room 217, not room 237. Years later, after kings novel, the shining, and its subsequent adaptation by director stanley kubrick, the hotel and their room, in particular, became very, very popular. Wendy and jack grow increasingly worried about dannys mental health and take him to see dr.
These are among our mostrequested rooms, availability is limited. Interestingly, his stay at the stanley had inspired him to write his famous horror novel the shining. Historic stanley hotel accommodations the stanley hotel. However, this was changed for kubricks film at the request of the timberline lodge in oregon, which was used for exterior shots of the overlook hotel. This is super apparent in the shining, stephen kings novel which was adapted for. Tv series merrygoround of the shining gets another spin this week with the wide release available in theaters and on itunes of room 237. Jan 21, 2020 an adaptation of kings 20 sequel to the shining that also. The 1997 adaptation of the novel, directed by mick garris and written by king himself. Massey in room 217, including delores vickery, hallorann, danny, and jack. How the shining book differs from the movie looper.
It first appeared in the 1977 horror novel the shining by author stephen king. Mar 28, 20 danny is wearing an apollo 11 sweater during key scenes. Several characters in the shining have experiences with the ghost of mrs. How come in the shining the room number used in the book. In the book, the spooky events are set in room 217, not room 237.
In the shining novel, the mysterious room where some supernatural events take place is room 217. It takes place at the stanley hotel in estes park, colorado which is the main reason i was drawn to checking it out in the first place. How to find the room 217 easter egg in shining, the. The hotel managers were afraid that if they used 217 in the film, guests would be too afraid to stay in that room in the future. The book was filmed in 1980 as the shining by stanley kubrick, adapting the story to the essential.
Framed picture of stephen king inside of room 217 at the stanley hotel. The book was followed by a sequel, doctor sleep, published in 20, which was adapted into a film of the same name. So a nonexistent room, room 237, was substituted in the film. When the young man abandons her one evening, she commits suicide in the bathroom of 217. Room 237 is a 2012 american documentary film directed by rodney ascher about interpretations of stanley kubricks film the shining 1980 which was adapted from the 1977 novel of the same name by stephen king. The stanleys infamous room 217 and the ghost of mrs. Facts about the haunted hotel that inspired stephen kings. One time danny torrance visited this room after a ball strangely rolled. He was staring at the door with a kind of drugged avidity, and his upper body seemed to twitch and jiggle beneath his flannel shirt.
But they always seem to show up with flowers when their wives are feelin blue with the monthlies, they do good on school tests they dont even study for, they got a good idea how people are feelin as soon as they walk into a room. This was due to a request from the timberline lodge, a hotel in oregon that was used for the exterior shots of the overlook hotel. While every room includes an in room safe, pay television and a fridge, accommodation units also have features like complimentary toiletries, terrycloth bathrobes and shower caps or the garden view. More famously, the supernatural room in the book is room 217, but the stanley hotel, where the film was shot, asked that they use a. When his father becomes caretaker of the overlook hotel, dannys visions grow out of control. Oct 18, 2020 the hotel that stood in for the exterior of the shining s overlook in the movie, the timberland lodge, posted the following detail on their site. I can assure you, there is no woman in the bathtub, but that doesnt mean that the room isnt haunted. Ghosts of the stanley hotel and a night in room 217 amys crypt. The true story that inspired the hotel from the shining. How come in the shining the room number used in the book is 217. The haunting of bly manors premiere has a easter egg for. The shining is a horror novel by american author stephen king.
I can assure you, there is no woman in the bathtub, but that doesnt mean that the room. Room 237 was a room in the overlook hotel in the shining. A paranormal experience in room 217 at the stanley hotel. He altered the room nos in his book as the hotel staff feared that no one would take room no. Oct 16, 2020 i think the beginning part is very slow but in the book, its even slower and i just lost my patience with it. This story begins in 1911 when the stanley hotel was powered by gas lighting. There is no room 237 in the hotel, so that number was chosen.
In kubricks film freezes jack death after he got lost in the maze. Stanley hotel shining inspiration in stephen kings infamous horror book the shining, the stanley hotel room 237 is actually room 217. Oregons timberline lodge, which was used as the hotels exterior for some shots, is to blame for this swap. She was blown through the floor into the macgregor room and survived. A paranormal experience in room 217 at the stanley hotel my. King draws attention to the carpet, which is the same carpet from dannys vision in which jack chases danny with the roque mallet. The shining, by stephen king, the undisputed master of the modern horror story. Ghosts of the stanley hotel and a night in room 217 amy. Creepy stories about colorados famous stanley hotel. Supposedly king wrote most of the shining in room 217. Kubrick was asked not to depict room 217 featured in the book in the shining, because future guests at the lodge might be afraid to stay.
Shining, the easter egg room 217 the page where danny actually enters room 217 for the first time king builds to this moment for a long time, its one of the more frightening passages in the book, is precisely on page 217. Wendy doesnt accept dannys assurances, responding, no, i dont believe that. Feb 23, 2021 stephen and tabitha king stayed in room 217 in 1974. Trapped in room 217 by thomas kingsley troupe is a middle grade book that resides in the haunted states of america series. The stanley hotel, the most haunted hotel in colorado. During the night at the stanley, this story came back to him. Almost forty years to the day, she died of a heart attack in that room. Kings fiction is way stranger than truth at the stanley, the 88yearold hotel that inspired the shining, his bestselling horror novel. The story revolves around the family torrance, a deserted hotel in the winter season runs where it turns out to be haunted. The overlook hotel, sidewinder, co 81507 room number 217 made in the usa.
Though the overlook hotel from the shining is fictional, as are the characters within, room 217, the one that the kings stayed in and is prominent in the novel, remains the stanleys most requested accommodation. King, his wife tabitha, and their son joseph had holed up in room 217 as the only guests in a 142 room manor. In 1997, there was also a same miniseries of the book made by mick garris, which follows the book precisely. Heres every difference between the shining book and the film. Room 217 a fictional location featured in the shining franchise. What only true horror fans know about the shinings room 237. During a severe storm this power was lost and a maid was to enter room 217 to investigate. Oct 11, 2016 room 217 stanley hotel estes park, co. Nov 08, 2019 as fans of the shining may already know, the most haunted room in the overlook hotel was, in the book, room 217. Today, hotel staff report that room 217 must be booked months in advance. Inside the stanley hotel room that helped inspire stephen kings the shining. Isolation and insanity theme in the shining litcharts. Since the hotel was going to close the following day for the winter, king and his wife were the only guests, staying in room 217.
See inside the hotel room that inspired stephen kings. The scene where jack goes into room 217 after danny returns with the bruises is one of my. The room he stayed in was room 217, which is, to this day, the hotels mostrequested room. Also, kubrick changed the room number from the book. Oregons timberline lodge, which was used as the hotels exterior for some shots, is to blame. Castle howchow beach resort hotel khon kaen 3 thailand. According to the timberline lodge website, kubrick was asked not to depict room 217 featured in the book in the shining. Danny is only five years old, but in the words of old mr hallorann he is a shiner, aglow with psychic voltage. A lot of folks, they got a little bit of shine to them. Jack swears the nozzle was facing the other direction when he went into room 217. Massey, who died in that room, danny is reduced to a catatonic state. Even though kings inspiration for the shining is the stanley hotel, the stanley kubrick film based on his novel starring jack nicholson was filmed at the timberline lodge in mt hood, oregon for its exterior scenes.
Before doctor sleep, there was the shining, a classic of modern american horror from the undisputed master, stephen king. Curiously, and somewhat ironically, room 217 is requested more often than any other room at timberline. The book is dark and the movie captures the required essence, but the book gets deeper into jacks mind which is not a fun place. In the timberline lodge, where they filmed the exterior shots of the hotel, there was a room 217. See inside the hotel room that inspired stephen kings the. Feb 16, 2021 kubrick was asked not to depict room 217 featured in the book in the shining, because future guests at the lodge might be afraid to stay there, the page states. Im saddened to report that there were no spooky twins in our hallway, nor was there a gruesome woman in our tub there is no tub, just a shower. King and his wife had dinner that evening in the grand dining room, totally alone. Whats so interesting about stephen kings room 217 and stanley kubricks 237 is not the rooms themselves, but the difference between them. Printed on one side in white print on a red keytag.
The next morning, king had everything he needed to finish the book he was working on. Get the keytag for that infamous room in the famed stephen king horror novel the shining. Stanley hotel features a variety of rooms with high paranormal activity including the famous stephen king suite 217, the ghost hunters favorite room 401. This meant that, for example, a character who survived the novel of the shining didnt necessarily make it out of kubricks film.
Stanley hotel features a variety of rooms with high paranormal activity including the famous stephen king suite 217, the ghost hunters favorite room 401, as well as 407, and 428. When jack goes to investigate room 217, danny tells wendy the overlook cant hurt jack because jack doesnt have power. Its a hotel built in 1907 with a reputation of being haunted. The film includes footage from the shining and other kubrick films, along with discussions by kubrick enthusiasts. This video compares stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks the shining film using the lady in the bathtub sequence as the backdrop. Elizabeth wilson was the chief housekeeper who, during an early summer storm in 1911, was injured in an explosion as she was lighting the acetylene lanterns in room 217. Later, he claimed that a crazy woman tried to strangle him. Massey character timeline in the shining the timeline below shows where the character the ghost of room 217 mrs. Doctor sleep references stephen kings version of room 237. He hadnt wanted to come here, not after the fire hose. The room was inhabited in the past, by a lorraine massey who would usually seduce young bellboys who would visit her room danny torrance visited this room after a ball strangely rolled to him from its open doors. King stayed in room 217 which showed up in his book and the movie as the haunted room. Jun 05, 2015 stephen kings the shining is a classic piece of literature and stanley kubricks cinematic version shares the same cult status.
Unlike the overlook which had been past its prime although still had seasonal guests, the stanley is a thriving hotel, made even more famous by its reputation for ghosts which while not the. Stephen king actually began writing the shining in its room 217. Kubrick was asked not to depict room 217 featured in the book in the shining, because future guests at the lodge might be afraid to stay there. According to the timberline lodge website, kubrick was asked not to depict room 217 featured in the book in the shining, because future guests at the lodge might be afraid to stay there. The bad room in the book is room 217 but in the book its. Shes the wife of a prominent new york lawyer, but is at the overlook with a much younger man who is obviously in it for the money. The story behind what may have inspired kings book. How the shining book differs from the movie picture. Apr 02, 2018 framed picture of stephen king inside of room 217 at the stanley hotel.
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