While The Shining isn't based on a true story, King has spoken about how the idea came to him while staying at The Stanley Hotel in Colorado. The author recalled having a nightmare about his own ...

The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, served as the inspiration for the fictional Overlook Hotel from Stephen King's 1977 novel The Shining Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film adaptation ...

Stephen King spent less than 24 hours at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park in 1974, but fans of his book and the 1980 film adaptation by Stanley Kubrick still come looking for scares all these years ...

DENVER >> Director Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 take on Stephen King’s “The Shining,” which was inspired by King’s creepy stay at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colo., contains a scene so disturbing that ...

The Colorado hotel that inspired Stanley Kubrick’s take on Stephen King’s The Shining has recreated an iconic scene from the movie in one of its bathrooms. In the 1980 horror film Jack Torrance, ...

The Stanley has a haunted lore and theatrical flourish, but it also has four distinct lodges that allow guests to determine their proximity to supernatural hot spots. The hotel is the anchor of the ...

The Estes Park landmark is offering tours that feature the bathroom from Room 237 Director Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 take on Stephen King’s “The Shining,” which was inspired by King’s creepy stay at ...

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The 1980 Stanley Kubrick movie, based on the 1977 Stephen King book, is regarded as one of the best horror films of all time. In the novel and movie, a family — Wendy and Jack Torrance, and their son ...

The Shining might be more layered than fans may think. The 1980 Stanley Kubrick movie, based on the 1977 Stephen King book, is regarded as one of the best horror films of all time. In the novel and ...