Stephen King + Aborted Story Set in a Colorado Airport Restroom

If you're a fan of world-renowned horror author Stephen King and his work, you are likely already aware of his many Colorado connections. The master of horror resided in Colorado for some of his career, and has based a number of his fictional stories in the Centennial State, including, most notably, The Shining, which was set in the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park.

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While The Shining is arguably the horror author's most famous novel that was inspired by an actual experience in Colorado, a clip from an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien dating back over 30 years reveals that King had another idea set in a former landmark that he eventually, and probably fortunately, aborted.

Stephen King's Aborted Story Set in Colorado's Stapleton Airport

The clip, which you can see above, originally aired on May 5, 1995, on the popular Late Night with Conan O'Brien talk show.

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O'Brien and King discussed a few topics, including the author's disdain for Halloween, his opinion on laughable horror films of the time like Child's Play and Leprechaun, and an idea for a story that never came to fruition, inspired by Stapleton Airport.

King's abandoned idea saw numerous women enter a restroom in Denver International Airport's predecessor, followed by men who were wondering what was taking so long, only to never return.

King then shares that the idea for the premise of the fantasy-horror story wasn't necessarily up to his standards and essentially fizzled out at a point, prompting the author to abandon it altogether.