Misery is the 25th book published by Stephen King. It was his 21st novel, and the 16th novel written under his own name. The book was released by Viking on June 8, 1987.
Referencing The Shining[]
- Author Stephen King references his 3rd novel, The Shining, in Chapter 24. The character Annie refers to the Overlook Hotel, mentioning that a man burned it down. She is referring to Jack Torrance, who allowed the hotel to burn down after not properly maintaining the boilers in the hotel's basement.
- The cabin is also located in Sidewinder, Colorado, the Overlook Hotel once resided.
- Years after the events in The Shining, Andrew Pomeroy, an amateur painter, was employed by a magazine to sketch the ruins of the hotel. Pomeroy disappeared during the assignment. Later on in 1982, his body was found inside the ruins of the hotel, no one knowing how it was possible.