VLOGTOBER DAY 6: THE HAUNTED STANLEY HOTEL-THE REAL SHINING
2018-10-06 · YouTube · Foodie Beauty · 4 min
Chantal visits and narrates a short mini-vlog about the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, the property that inspired Stephen King's novel The Shining. She summarizes King's 1974 stay (room 217), recounts the hotel's haunted reputation and ghost tours, and shares several guest-reported photos and anecdotes—including sightings attributed to a ghost named Lucy and other unsettling experiences. The video ends by noting the hotel's historic beauty and asking viewers if they'd stay a night.
Video guide
- 0:00 — Intro and The Shining overview
- 0:38 — Stephen King's stay and room 217
- 1:15 — Stanley Hotel history, hauntings, and tours
- 2:03 — Guest photo: Stephanie Riedel and 'Lucy' story
- 3:04 — Guest photo: john Mosling's staircase images
- 3:36 — Other guest paranormal reports (room service trolley, laughter, bangs)
- 4:21 — Conclusion: landmark status and viewer question
People, places, food, and other named details
- Person — Stephen King: Author of the novel The Shining; stayed at the Stanley Hotel in 1974 (room 217), which inspired the novel.
- Person — Stephanie Riedel: Guest who took a photo on a hotel ghost tour that reportedly shows a little girl in a pink dress.
- Person — john Mosling: Guest who took photos reportedly showing ethereal little girls on staircases; said no girls were in his party.
- Person — Lucy: Named ghost said to be a thirteen-year-old girl who reportedly squatted in the Stanley basement, froze to death, and is associated with a photo showing a little girl in a pink dress.
- Place — The Stanley Hotel: Historic hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, often described as haunted and cited as Stephen King's inspiration for The Shining; opened in 1909 and offers ghost tours.
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