Has it ever occur to you, whilst spending a night in a Hotel room, is your room haunted?
What would you do if it is? Well, most likely you’d run screaming.
In America, there is a hotel called Stanley Hotel that inspired the infamous movie ‘the shining.’ A film that made us all sleepless and paranoid at night. The Stanley hotel was built by Freelan Oscar Stanley and Flora Stanley in 1908, as an isolated mountain resort. Although they have passed away, however, many still believe that they haven’t really left.
While, some yet question- is the Stanley hotel haunted?
Stanley hotel shining inspiration
In Stephen king’s infamous horror book ‘The Shining’, the Stanley hotel room 237 is actually room 217.
He altered the room no’s in his book as the hotel staffs feared that no one would take room no. 217 if everyone would find about the room’s being a breeding ground of paranormal events.
Though the book represented the events based on being isolated in the large hotel all alone, the book digs into the deceptions the mind could play on those prone to fear, violence and paranoia when stuck and detached from the world.
However, the movie directed by Stanley Kubrick, apparently filmed on a London soundstage along with outdoor shots taken at Timberlane lodge in Mt. Oregon.
King wasn’t impressed with Kubrick’s adaptation of his work; so, in 1990 he revisited the Stanley hotel to shoot a mini-series that was more like king’s novel.
Ghost hunt at Stanley hotel
The Stanley hotel ghost tour cost $50 if you want to take part in the 5-hour ghost hunt, headed by a paranormal investigator who educates you how to use the equipment to look for the ghosts.
The hotel apparently has a psychic named Madame Vera, as a resident and a paranormal researcher Callea Seck. The hotel offers 1.5 hours of ghost tour at half a price as well.
The Stanley hotel room 217 backdrop
When Stanley king and his wife arrived at the hotel, the hotel was closing down for the period, and they were the only two guests living there for the night.
After eating their dinner, they went to their expansive room that was on the second floor. Stephen woke up in the middle of the night to a horrific nightmare where he saw his 3-year-old son being chased through the hallways and screaming. He jumped off the bed, comprehending it was just a nightmare. That’s where the plot for his book evolved.
People assume that the ghost living in the room is of Elizabeth Wilson, who was the head housekeeper of the hotel. As mentioned above, she was hit by a bolt of lightning though she survived it- only broke her ankle.
Locations of Stanley hotel ghosts. What are the haunted spots?
The Vortex
From design perspectives, the stairs amid floors in the hotel are magnificent. However, space called as ‘the vortex,’ a natural coil of energy.
Concert hall
There are several paranormal uproars reported in the concert hall of the hotel.
One of the ghosts named Paul, who is said to be a master at doing different kinds of work, however not very competent in all of them, haunts the hotel. What are his duties? Imposing an 11 pm deadline at the hotel which could be the reason why guests hear ’get out’ being spoken.
Another specter that wanders the hall is Lucy, who presumed to be possibly a homeless woman, who found shelter in the building. She amuses the ghost hunters by fulfilling their requests, frequently interacting with them with flashing lights.
Room 401
Centuries ago, the whole fourth floor was a vast attic. It is where the female employee and their children, and nannies lived. Today’s date, several guests report hearing children’s giggle, laughing and playing. Moreover, there is a closet which opens and shut on its own.
Room 428
Anyone who books a room on the fourth floor really gets a badge of bravery. Not kidding! However, you get a bonus point, if you book yourself the room no.428. Guests have stated hearing footsteps coming from above and moving of furniture. It is said that the room is haunted by a friendly cowboy who appears at the edge of the bed.
Stanley hotel room 418 also has a story to tell. One of the guide members said that she’d been hug twice by a kid’s ghost in that room before.
In 2016, a guest from Houston took some photographs of the hotel, and after returning his home, he reviewed those photographs. One of the photographs depicted an apparition at the top of the stairway. He doesn’t even recall someone being on the stars while he was taking photos.
Dumb and dumber Stanley hotel
The movie featured the hotel as the chic ‘Danbury hotel’ where Lloyd and Harry stop as they immediately burn millions of dollars they just discovered in baggage.
Murder by death Stanley hotel event held every year. Murder by death is a concert gala series that would be going to held in January 2019.
Where is the Stanley Hotel?
There have been numerous ghostly events in the Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado, reported by the staffs as well as the guests. The paranormal phenomena in the hotel first recorded back in 1911. A housekeeper named Ms. Elizabeth Wilson electrocuted at some point in a lightning storm. However, she wasn’t killed, the room where the incident took place was room no.217. And since then the Stanley hotel room 217 hasn’t stopped getting attention due to its paranormal stories.
Throughout the years the, every single room of the Stanley hotel has witnessed something eerie, from clothes being put together in place, to items relocating on their own, to lights turning on & off themselves. The fourth floor of the Stanley hotel is appalling as many reported hearing ghostly laughter of children running and giggling down the halls.
However, the staff members of the hotel stated that there are no reports of any evil or menacing events happening due to the ghosts at Stanley hotel Since the Stanley hotel ghosts are friendly and don’t hold any ill-will. Yeah, sure. We believe you.
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