Stephen King published "The Shining" in 1977, and it was a huge hit, following in the footsteps of "Carrie" and "Christine." The book would be adapted into a feature film by director Stanley Kubrick in 1980, though King is not a fan of the many changes that Kubrick made. The author set out to help make a more accurate version of his story for a television miniseries on ABC in 1997. Giving the Shining miniseries some authenticity
Still from Stephen King's The Shining on ABC. In addition to the production team working with King in order to get his approval this time around, the miniseries was also filmed at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. (Kubrick's Overlook was created almost entirely on a soundstage in London, with exterior shots done at the Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood in Oregon.) The real hotel that inspired King's work is a perfect backdrop for the terrifying tale, and the Stanley's eerie vibe practically oozes out of the screen.
While fans of Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's "The Shining" might have a love for the fictional Overlook Hotel, King was inspired by a real, historically haunted hotel: The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. It's an imposing, beautiful building that somehow emanates a feeling of wrongness, a "bad vibe" that's almost impossible to shake even if you're a true-blue skeptic. King was so shaken by his stay at the Stanley while he was in Colorado that it inspired him to write "The Shining," which went on to be one of his most famous works.
Throughout the hotel's history, there have been reports of ghostly apparitions. Guests could sign up for a ghost tour that highlighted all of the most haunted rooms in the hotel. Stanley himself is said to wander the halls, most often in the hotel bar. Sightings of his wife Flora have also been reported, usually of her playing her piano in the ballroom. Employees and guests both have reported hearing piano music coming from the room and seeing the keys moving.
Room 407 is supposedly haunted by Lord Dunraven, the man who owned the land prior to Stanley. Some guests have reported seeing his face in the window even when the room isn't booked. Room 418 is haunted by children, whose laughter can be heard in the hallways by guests and cleaning crew inhabiting the room. The ghost of a small boy is said to appear outside of room 217, where author Stephen King stayed, and he reportedly saw the child, who was calling out for his nanny. Brave guests on the hotel tour can stand in the closet in one of the haunted rooms, where voices are said to be the loudest.
The Stanley Hotel is a 140-room Colonial Revival hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, United States, about five miles from the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. It was built by Freelan Oscar Stanley, co-founder of the Stanley Motor Carriage Company, and opened on July 4, 1909, as a resort for upper-class Easterners and a health retreat for sufferers of pulmonary tuberculosis. The hotel and its surrounding structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, the hotel includes a restaurant, spa, and bed-and-breakfast; with panoramic views of Lake Estes, the Rockies, and Longs Peak.
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