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The Stanley Hotel – Part 1: The Shining, King, and Kubrick

E27
October 27, 2020
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  • In 2006, Passport host Neil Innes found himself outside the house of Stephen King in Bangor, Maine. Though he didn’t meet King that day, it didn’t change his admiration for King’s work. As a lifelong fan of both King and Kubrick, The Shining has always held a special place in Neil’s heart. This Halloween, Passport[...]

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In 2006, Passport host Neil Innes found himself outside the house of Stephen King in Bangor, Maine. Though he didn’t meet King that day, it didn’t change his admiration for King’s work. As a lifelong fan of both King and Kubrick, The Shining has always held a special place in Neil’s heart. This Halloween, Passport traces the legacy of a single nightmare—one that still echoes 45 years later—back to where it all began: The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. Stephen and Tabitha King spent only one night at The Stanley, as the only guests in the old hotel before it closed for the winter. That night, King awoke from a nightmare, smoked a cigarette, and outlined The Shining, one of the most iconic horror novels of all time. But that’s not where the story ends. The Shining changed the genre of horror literature, and Kubrick’s film adaptation revolutionized horror cinema. In part 1 of Passport’s 2-part Halloween special, Neil checks into The Stanley to investigate the hotel’s story, with help from historian and writer Rebecca Pittman and filmmaker and paranormal expert Karl Pfeiffer. It’s a ghost story that stretches from 1909 to King’s infamous night in Room 217. And for those curious about Room 237, Neil and Andrés explore Kubrick’s definitive adaptation, The Shining.
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