By Stephen King
Stephen King’s deleted prologue to The Shining.
11 characters currently cataloged in this work.
Partial character catalog. A full cast re-review is pending.
First publication
August 1982
Stephen King’s deleted prologue to The Shining, first published separately in Whispers in August 1982.
Characters in Before the Play
- Dr. VereckerAppears · 1 reviewed story
- Harold M. PillsburyMentioned · 1 reviewed story
- Jack TorranceAppears · 3 reviewed storys
- Jack’s fatherAppears · 1 reviewed story
- Jack’s motherAppears · 1 reviewed story
- Lottie KilgallonAppears · 1 reviewed story
- Malvina VereckerAppears · 1 reviewed story
- TessieMentioned · 1 reviewed story
- Tony GiorgioMentioned · 1 reviewed story
- Walt AbruzziMentioned · 1 reviewed story
- William PillsburyAppears · 1 reviewed story