The Stanley Hotel

Estes Park

Haunted Building Extreme Activity

History & Paranormal Activity

Stephen King's inspiration for The Shining — the 1909 Stanley Hotel is one of America's most investigated haunted buildings. Room 217 (where King stayed) is haunted by a housekeeper who was injured in a gas explosion, and the children's playroom in the attic produces the most disturbing activity. The ballroom grand piano plays by itself, and children are heard running the hallways. Ghost-hunting equipment consistently produces readings throughout the property.

🔒 Classified Field Investigation Notes

King's original notes from his stay, displayed at the hotel, contain a line not included in The Shining: 'something showed me the outline of this book — I am not certain it was my imagination.'

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