The Stanley Hotel at Lake Estes, Colorado, with views of the Rocky Mountain National Park, is said to have inspired which Stephen King novel?
The Shining (novel) The Shining is a horror novel by American author Stephen King. Published in 1977, it is King's third published novel and first hardback bestseller: the success of the book firmly established King as a preeminent author in the horror genre. The setting and characters are influenced by King's personal experiences, including both his visit to The Stanley Hotel in 1974 and his recovery from alcoholism. The novel was followed by a sequel, "Doctor Sleep", published in 2013.
'Salem's Lot ' Salem's Lot is a 1975 horror fiction novel written by the American author Stephen King. It was his second published novel. The story involves a writer named Ben Mears who returns to the town of Jerusalem's Lot (or 'Salem's Lot for short) in Maine, where he had lived from the age of three through seven, only to discover that the residents are becoming vampires. The town is revisited in the short stories "Jerusalem's Lot" and "One for the Road", both from King's story collection, "Night Shift" (1978). The novel was nominated for the World Fantasy Award—Novel in 1976, and the Locus Award for the All-Time Best Fantasy Novel in 1987.