Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
Famous for acting as the Overlook Hotel in Stephen King's iconic work, The Shining, The Stanley Hotel harbors some very real, very chilling hauntings. From a creepy pet cemetery, through a ghost-infested ballroom, and in to the expansive caverns that lie beneath this weathered lodgings floors, the dark history surrounding this site will shock you. Located in Estes Park, and recognized as one of the most haunted places in Colorado... are you sure you're ready to brave what lies in store?
Intro Music:
A Singular Perversion - Darkness by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100660
Artist: incompetech.com
Photos:
"Stanley sunrise 092812" by 1progressivedem1 (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:1progressivedem1&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Stanley Hotel statue" by Ontherocks108 (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Ontherocks108&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Panorama of the village of Estes Park, gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. (7725169460)" by the Boston Public Library (flickr.com/people/24029425@N06)
"The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, a town on the eastern edge of Rocky Mountain National Park in north-central Colorado LCCN2015633407", "The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, a town on the eastern edge of Rocky Mountain National Park in north-central Colorado LCCN2015633407" are by Carol M. Highsmith (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Carol_M._Highsmith)
"Stanley Hotel", "The Stanley Hotel" by Nelo Hotsuma (flickr.com/photos/63122283@N06/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"The Stanley Hotel: Estes Park Aerial Tramway Colorado - 2014" by Kyla Duhamel (flickr.com/photos/curacumba/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado" by Nicolas Henderson (flickr.com/photos/texasbackroads/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Portrait photograph of Stephen King by James Leonard, c. 1985" is by James Leonard
"IMG_4446a", "IMG_4445a", "IMG_4438a", "IMG_4433a", "IMG_4432a", "IMG_4441a", "IMG_4451a" by mark byzewski (flickr.com/photos/markbyzewski/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"7-19 Stanley Hotel" by Shannon McGee (flickr.com/photos/shan213/) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Hotel Danbury", "Haunted hall" by daveynin (flickr.com/photos/daveynin/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Key wall at The Stanley Hotel" by Terry Robinson (flickr.com/photos/suburbanadventure/) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Peña El Chilindrón, Aranda de Duero, España, pic. 1026 Underground Wine Cave, Bodega de Vino Photography by David Adam Kess" by David Adam Kess (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:David_Adam_Kess) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Stanley Hotel, Lobby Piano" by Bruce Vittetoe (flickr.com/people/12365719@N03) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Colorado March 2009" by Ben Ramirez (flickr.com/photos/benramirez/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Famous for acting as the Overlook Hotel in Stephen King's iconic work, The Shining, The Stanley Hotel harbors some very real, very chilling hauntings. From a creepy pet cemetery, through a ghost-infested ballroom, and in to the expansive caverns that lie beneath this weathered lodgings floors, the dark history surrounding this site will shock you. Located in Estes Park, and recognized as one of the most haunted places in Colorado... are you sure you're ready to brave what lies in store?
Intro Music:
A Singular Perversion - Darkness by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100660
Artist: incompetech.com
Photos:
"Stanley sunrise 092812" by 1progressivedem1 (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:1progressivedem1&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Stanley Hotel statue" by Ontherocks108 (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Ontherocks108&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Panorama of the village of Estes Park, gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. (7725169460)" by the Boston Public Library (flickr.com/people/24029425@N06)
"The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, a town on the eastern edge of Rocky Mountain National Park in north-central Colorado LCCN2015633407", "The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, a town on the eastern edge of Rocky Mountain National Park in north-central Colorado LCCN2015633407" are by Carol M. Highsmith (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Carol_M._Highsmith)
"Stanley Hotel", "The Stanley Hotel" by Nelo Hotsuma (flickr.com/photos/63122283@N06/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"The Stanley Hotel: Estes Park Aerial Tramway Colorado - 2014" by Kyla Duhamel (flickr.com/photos/curacumba/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Stanley Hotel, Estes Park, Colorado" by Nicolas Henderson (flickr.com/photos/texasbackroads/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Portrait photograph of Stephen King by James Leonard, c. 1985" is by James Leonard
"IMG_4446a", "IMG_4445a", "IMG_4438a", "IMG_4433a", "IMG_4432a", "IMG_4441a", "IMG_4451a" by mark byzewski (flickr.com/photos/markbyzewski/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"7-19 Stanley Hotel" by Shannon McGee (flickr.com/photos/shan213/) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Hotel Danbury", "Haunted hall" by daveynin (flickr.com/photos/daveynin/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Key wall at The Stanley Hotel" by Terry Robinson (flickr.com/photos/suburbanadventure/) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Peña El Chilindrón, Aranda de Duero, España, pic. 1026 Underground Wine Cave, Bodega de Vino Photography by David Adam Kess" by David Adam Kess (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:David_Adam_Kess) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Stanley Hotel, Lobby Piano" by Bruce Vittetoe (flickr.com/people/12365719@N03) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Colorado March 2009" by Ben Ramirez (flickr.com/photos/benramirez/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
