A Conversation With Jack Torrance

"Good day sir, I've been travelling and looking for a place to stay, but I heard the Overlook Hotel is dull, all work and no play?" "Come on in there's lots of rooms, more beautiful here than Florence, Snowcapped mountain view ya know, nice to meet you, I'm Jack Torrance. The Overlook is great you see, built sturdy with mortar and (Ku)bricks. Besides, the roads are all snowed in, you'd be leaving at you're own risk." "Well thank you Jack, I guess I'll stay, it is already past eleven. I'll just head upstairs and get unpacked, room key, 237. ------------------------------------------------------ I was wondering why there seems to be bloodstains down the hall, and why someone would think to write the word, REDRUM on my wall?" "Oh don't mind that, it's just some kids, now go and get some grub. And when you head back to your room don't mind the woman in the tub. -------------------------------------------------------- I came to get you for the big event , I knocked to nicely ask, but you wouldn't come answer the door, so I chopped it open with my axe." "Mr. Torrance you had startled me, I'm sorry if I ignored you, but you yelled, Here's Johnny, chopped a hole, and stuck your head through! This has been a bit unorthodox, I'd like to leave here if I can, I won't be taking any more referrals from that Mr. Halloran." "I'm really not so bad and if you stay we can surely have some fun. I'll show you in a moment, Come on Danny! that's my son. It's just that all this writer's block, it puts me in a craze. Let me make it up to you, come and play with us, in the maze....." (Conversation with Jack Torrance of The Shining )