Worst case o’ cabin fever I e’er did see was Jack Nickolson in “The Shining”. Then again the was the guy who sat watching soap operas out at the lake house in “Fargo”.
Nicholson was great in the role.
Interesting though, was the supernatural aspect in the haunted hotel.
I guess too much dwelling on the departed allegedly dwelling there, a writer's imagination, alcohol, plus an already off kilter psyche were enough to launch him into the abyss (as a character).
Some have challenged those pioneers as unimaginative (without taking into account their problem solving skills for dealing with day to day survival).
Some did lose it, but the majority toughed it out.