Izehlakalo zokuqala emhlabeni emhlabeni zazivame ukuqhathaniswa nomsebenzi weNkosi uStephen King ". Inoveli itshela ngobhubhane olukhulu kakhulu owabulala iningi lesintu. Umthombo walesi sifo bekuwukuvuza okungahleliwe kusuka elabhoratri yomnyango wezempi waseMelika.
Umlobi ngokwawo uqhathanisa impilo yawo ngesikhathi ubhubhane elinobhubhane lwenoveli "izibani", kanye neqhawe lakhe eliyinhloko leJack ashubhu. Engxoxweni neVanity Fair, wathi:
Ngisebenza encwadini. Ekuseni ngilahla yonke imicabango yami ekhanda lami, vele ngihlale phansi ngisebenze. Bengidinga isikhathi sokusebenza encwadini, ngakuthola kakhulu. Ngiqala ukuzizwa ngiseJack torrance.
UStephen King akasho ukuthi isigameko esidume kakhulu ekuqothuleni, lapho iJack ashukunyiswa nguJack Nicholson embethe izembe. Inhlangano yakhe ihlobene neqiniso lokuthi uJack Adore wabhala nenoveli. Ngemuva kwalokho kwavela ukuthi amakhulukhulu amakhasi abhalwa ngokuthi yisho "umsebenzi kuphela, futhi akukho mnandi kaJack."
Isenzo senoveli, engiyibhala manje, ngabeka ngo-2020. Ngoba bengicabanga ukuthi izoshicilelwa ngo-2021, ngakho-ke isenzo senoveli sizovela esikhathini esedlule. Futhi-ke zonke lezi zigameko ezaziwayo zaqala. Ngaqala ukufuthelela inoveli ngathola ukuthi nginezinhlamvu ezimbili ziye eCruise. Futhi ngacabanga: "Angicabangi ukuthi ama-cruise liners azothandwa kuleli hlobo. Ngingahle ngihlehlise isikhathi sokusebenza ngo-2019, lapho abantu bengabuthana, ngoba kubalulekile ekuthuthukisweni kwesakhiwo, "
- King okwabiwe.