It's definitely intimately involved with the hell of the mind and the idea of hell on earth. By hell, we mean the idea of hell, whatever that means to you. King has suggested that the Overlook is a kind of extension of hell, or a pathway to it. We are given few hints to the root of the hotel's evil, if there is a root. King's Pet Sematary (1983) does feature such a burial ground, but this novel does not. Kubrick's film claims the Overlook is built on an "Indian burial ground," though this is only mentioned in passing. This film hasn't yet reached the iconic status of Kubrick's, but at least King gets a chance to set the record straight. The 1997 adaptation of the novel, directed by Mick Garris and written by King himself, adheres much more closely to the novel, and was filmed at the Stanley. Some of the external settings of the adaptation were filmed in Montana and the internal settings at Elstree Studios in London. Part of the Overlook's fame is due to the immense popularity of Stanley Kubrick's visually stunning film version of the novel. If you go to Estes Park, be sure and indulge in one of the Stanley's popular " historical ghost tours," which includes stops in Room 217, as well as complimentary hallucinated martinis and creepy cocktail nuts. Stephen King actually began writing The Shining in its Room 217. The Overlook was inspired by the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. The Overlook Hotel is one of the most famous and most scary fictional buildings ever, right up there with the Bates Motel. The Overlook Hotel in Colorado, September 30 - December 3, 1975
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