The characters / Recurring character
Horace Derwent
Horace Derwent is recorded in 2 distinct stories.
Reveal identity notes · spoilers
Doctor Sleep explicitly brings the Overlook's Horace Derwent back to Danny Torrance, matching the owner/party figure in The Shining. Millionaire inventor, pilot, producer and entrepreneur acquires Overlook after World War II and adds roque court.
Also recorded as Derwent, Harry, Harry Derwent, Horace M. Derwent.
Stories and supporting passages
Doctor Sleep
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
He didn’t mind. He thought it would stop soon enough, and he was right. 11 Two years later, on the day before the Thanksgiving break, halfway up a deserted stairwell in Alafia Elementary, Horace Derwent appeared to Danny Torrance. There was confetti on the shoulders of his suit.
Doctor Sleep explicitly brings the Overlook's Horace Derwent back to Danny Torrance, matching the owner/party figure in The Shining.
The Shining
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“It proved too much for Mr. Watson, and he sold the hotel in 1915. It was sold again in 1922, in 1929, in 1936. It stood vacant until the end of World War II, when it was purchased and completely renovated by Horace Derwent, millionaire inventor, pilot, film producer, and entrepreneur.”
Doctor Sleep explicitly brings the Overlook's Horace Derwent back to Danny Torrance, matching the owner/party figure in The Shining.
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
“Get it up, Harry you bitch-bastard! I don’t care how many casinos and airlines and movie companies you own! I know what you like in the privacy of your own h-home! Get it up! I’ll huff ... and I’ll puff ... until Harry Derwent’s all bloowwwwn down!”
Dogman calls him Harry Derwent and identifies his distinctive business holdings. Direct alias context for Horace, not a separate Harry.
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