Hi. I've got an appointment
My name is Jack Torrance.
His office is the first door
Thank you.
Mr. Ullman?
I'm Jack Torrance.
Come on in, Jack.
-Very nice to meet you.
This is my secretary, Susie.
-Susie, how do you do?
No problem at all.
That's very good time.
Sit down a minute, Jack.
Just make yourself at home.
Like some coffee?
If you're having some,
-Susie.
And ask Bill Watson to join us.
Yes, I will.
Mom?
Yeah?
Do you really want to go and live
Sure I do.
It'll be lots of fun.
Yeah. I guess so.
Anyway, there's hardly anybody
I know. It always takes
Yeah, I guess so.
What about Tony?
He's looking forward
No, I ain't, Mrs. Torrance.
Now, come on, Tony.
I don't want to go there.
How come you don't want to go?
I just don't.
Did they give you
...about what the job entails?
Only in a very general way.
The winters can be
The basic idea is to cope
...and depreciation
This consists mainly
...heating different parts of the
...repairing damage as it occurs...
...and doing repairs so the
That sounds fine to me.
Physically, it's not
The only thing that can get a bit
...is a tremendous sense
That just happens to be
I'm outlining a new
Five months of peace
That's very good, Jack.
Because, for some people...
...solitude...
...and isolation...
...can, of itself, become a problem.
Not for me.
How about your wife and son?
They'll love it.
Great.
Before I turn you over to Bill...
...there's one other thing I think
Not to sound melodramatic...
...but it's been known to
...second thoughts about the job.
I'm intrigued.
I don't suppose they
...about the tragedy we had up here
I don't believe they did.
My predecessor in this job...
...hired a man named Charles Grady
He came up with his wife and
He had a good employment record,
And from what I've been told,
...like a completely
But at some point
...he must have suffered some kind
He ran amuck...
...and killed his family
Stacked them neatly in a room
...he put both barrels
The police thought...
...that it was what the old-timers
A kind of claustrophobic reaction
...when people are shut in together
That is...
...quite a story.
Yeah, it is.
It's still hard for me to believe
But it did.
I think you can appreciate
I certainly can.
I also understand
...left it for you to tell me.
with Mr. Ullman.
on the left.
-Nice to meet you.
-Any trouble finding us?
I made the trip in 3 1/2 hours.
I wouldn't mind. Thanks.
-Sure.
in that hotel for the winter?
to play with around here.
a little time to make new friends.
to the hotel, I bet.
Don't be silly.
any idea in Denver...
fantastically cruel.
with the very costly damage...
which can occur.
of running the boiler...
hotel on a daily rotating basis...
elements can't get a foothold.
a very demanding job.
trying here during the winter...
of isolation.
exactly what I'm looking for.
writing project.
is just what I want.
Do you think they'll take to it?
we should talk about.
give a few people...
said anything in Denver...
during the winter of 1970.
as the winter caretaker.
2 little girls of about 8 and 10.
good references.
he seemed...
normal individual.
during the winter...
of a complete mental breakdown.
with an ax.
in the west wing, and then...
of his shotgun in his mouth.
used to call cabin fever.
which can occur...
over long periods of time.
it actually happened here.
why I wanted to tell you about it.
why your people in Denver...