Tag Archives: Stephen King

Scary Places: The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado

When I mention the name “The Stanley Hotel,” you may think “But Libby, I’ve never heard of this place.” Perhaps not, but if you have ever seen the classic Kubrick/King horror The Shining, you have gotten a sense of The Stanley. (This file is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 License) This hotel is a 138 room Georgian hotel located in Estes Park, Colorado. It was built in 1909 by Freelan O. Stanley (co-founder of Stanley Steamer), hence the name. Many famous people have stayed there – Theodore Roosevelt and John Philip Sousa just to name a few. But, perhaps … Continue reading →

Infamous Hotel Rooms – Part 2

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Are you planning to travel this summer and still looking for an unusual place to stay? Consider some of one of these infamous hotel rooms: Room 217 – The Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, CO The Stanley Hotel was built in 1909 and is elegant and historic but apparently Stephen King saw more than that when he stayed in room 217. It is said that The Stanley Hotel was his inspiration for his thriller The Shining, although none of the movie was actually filmed here. Still, legend has it that the 138-room hotel is haunted, so maybe that provided inspiration for … Continue reading →

My Top Ten Horror Movie List

It’s that time of the year – Halloween is upon us and if you like scary movies, it may be time to dig them out for your DVD player. I hated scary movies growing up. In fact, after seeing Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds I refused to watch anything remotely horror based for 10 years. And only then, did I watch one movie (see #10) because my mom was watching it. My next horror movie didn’t come until I was 17 and went to see The Fog. But, sometime during my college years, my love for horror movies kicked in. My … Continue reading →