In 2018, Brent Underwood purchased an abandoned mining town in California named Cerro Gordo.

During the coronavirus pandemic, he has been living there alone for the past month in his own personal ghost town.

A heavy snowstorm has trapped Underwood in Cerro Gordo, but he has enjoyed the scenery and he's even taken up astrophotography.

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Brent Underwood is living inside what could be mistaken for a Stephen King novel: The story of a caretaker snowed in at a place with a long, sordid history of violence could just as easily describe "The Shining." But unlike Jack Torrance and his family at the Overlook Hotel, Underwood is living alone in an abandoned mining town. Hopefully, Underwood's having a much better time. All work and no play ...

During the early stages of the coronavirus lockdown, Underwood packed up his truck and headed to California. "I think I'm taking socially isolating to an extreme," he told Insider.

Underwood spoke with Insider about his experiences in the ghost town and how he's been spending his time.