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Post by auntym on May 22, 2011 13:59:15 GMT -6
The Stanley Hotel, April 2, 2011Uploaded by on Apr 21, 2011 This video clip shows a door closing during an investigative session at the Stanley. The door is attached to a room where a resident spirit named, "Lucy" visits from time to time. I've investigated this room before and the door never closed with me. Callea Sherrill, Stanley's paranormal investigator, say's the hotel becomes quite active starting in April, because "back in the day" that's when the elite visitors would start showing up for the summer. Uploaded by kimvoen on Sep 24, 2008 This is a picture that was taken during a ghost tour at the Stanley Hotel. We took this picture from the 2nd floor looking up to the 4th floor. If you want to see a full 2MB, I've uploaded it to:
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Post by auntym on Jan 25, 2013 12:45:26 GMT -6
www.usatoday.com/story/travel/hotels/2013/01/24/stanley-hotel-stephen-king-the-shining-estes-park-colorado/1861153/ Welcome to the Hotel Paranormal[/color] Chris Gray Faust, special for USA TODAY January 24, 2013 Check in to the hotel that inspired Stephen King to write "The Shining." Ask for room 217.Built by steam engine magnate Freelan Oscar Stanley, The Stanley Hotel opened on July 4, 1909, appealing to rich and famous guests like Theodore Roosevelt and John Philip Sousa.(Photo: Scott Dressel-Martin, Gannett) In the basement of a restored concert hall dating back more than 100 years, paranormal investigator Lisa Nyhart opens her Ghostbusters-style metal suitcase of gadgets and pulls out a Spirit Box, which uses radio frequencies to monitor EVP, words and noises from the beyond described as Electronic Voice Phenomena. Flipping the box on, she adopts the firm yet friendly tone she uses to communicate with the Stanley Hotel's unseen guests. "Paul?" she calls out into the dark hallway as members of her tour group huddle closer together. "Are you there?" Located in Estes Park, a Colorado resort town just east of Rocky Mountain National Park, the venerable Stanley Hotel has earned a spirit-ridden reputation. Stephen King wrote The Shining after spending the night in Room 217. The popular Syfy TV show Ghost Hunters and Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures have both filmed there. And every year, thousands of believers and wannabe believers converge on the property to test their inner skeptic and decide for themselves if the truth really is out there. Nyhart, who works for the hotel as the resident paranormal investigator, says that on her ghost hunts people realize they are in the presence of a spirit when they feel cold air or spidery touches on their heads or the backs of their legs. Doors crack and creak. Voices can be heard singing. Flashlights turn on and off, occasionally on the guest's command. One of the most reliable spirits is a former maintenance man named Paul, who worked at the Stanley Hotel for 10 years before his death from a heart attack while shoveling snow in 2005, Nyhart says. Sometimes on her tours around 11 p.m.—the hotel's one-time curfew—he gets active, occasionally interacting with people. "We have more nights with activity than [without]," says Nyhart. "It's a Disneyland for spirits." You don't have to be a guest to take one of the hotel's many ghost tours, which range from simple storytelling sessions to five-hour, hi-tech hunting expeditions around the property. But many people opt to stay, paying a premium for a night in one of the specific haunted rooms. Room 217, for example, books up years in advance for Halloween weekend, when the hotel's annual costumed Shining Ball takes place, says Daniel Swanson, spokesman for Grand Heritage Hotel Group, which owns the Stanley Hotel. CONTINUE READING: www.usatoday.com/story/travel/hotels/2013/01/24/stanley-hotel-stephen-king-the-shining-estes-park-colorado/1861153/
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Post by auntym on Jun 3, 2013 12:22:01 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Jan 31, 2014 12:47:46 GMT -6
ufodigest.com/article/stanley-hotel-0131January 31, 2014 WOMAN'S IMAGE IDENTIFIED FROM STANLEY HOTEL INVESTIGATIONBy Roger Marsh Capturing the paranormal moment is not an easy task despite what Hollyweird has us believing these days as the glut of new network shows continues depicting investigators chasing everything from ghosts to Bigfoot. But the Rocky Mountain Ghost Explorers (RMGE) based in Aurora, CO, posted a most interesting video January 29, 2014, that shows off a photo capture that occurred while they were exploring the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. Most of us know this site after serving as the inspiration of the infamous Stephen King novel, The Shining. RMGE tech rep Mike Coletta described what group founder and lead investigator Kris Tennant captured. "We caught on camera a very detailed apparition that formed from a misty ectoplasm," Mike said. "This apparition formed in a series of photos on video into a smiling woman with clear features such as her full face with hair, eyes, nose, mouth that smiled, and chin. Even her body formed as well, including two pieces of jewelry that she is wearing. The apparition remained on film, then faded into the ectoplasm again before fading away. "We could not believe what the camera caught. Never before have we seen anything like this." But the mysterious woman caught on camera would soon be identified. WATCH VIDEO: www.examiner.com/article/ghostly-capture-woman-s-image-identified-from-stanley-hotel-investigation?CID=examiner_alerts_articleCONTINUE READING: ufodigest.com/article/stanley-hotel-0131
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Post by auntym on Mar 28, 2016 12:38:06 GMT -6
weekinweird.com/2016/03/24/colorados-famously-haunted-stanley-hotel-suspends-ghost-hunts/ UPDATED: Colorado’s Famously Haunted Stanley Hotel Suspends Paranormal InvestigationsBy Greg Newkirk 03/24/2016 UPDATED: Haunted Stanley Hotel Suspends Ghost Hunts Want to ghost hunt at Colorado's famously haunted Stanley Hotel? Better hurry, because they're indefinitely suspending paranormal investigations in two weeks. weekinweird.com It served as inspiration for Stephen King’s The Shining and has long been considered one of the most haunted buildings in the world, but in a surprising move, Colorado’s Stanley Hotel has told event organizers that it’s suspending all paranormal investigations and ghost hunting events as it moves into the busy summer months. Nightly ghost walks will continue as usual, but the future of actual paranormal investigations at The Stanley Hotel remains uncertain. If you’re a ghost hunter, you better earn your Stanley Hotel badge in the next two weeks, because in April, the paranormal investigations at the legendary haunted location will officially come to an end for the foreseeable future. It’s a decision that has hardcore paranormal enthusiasts making plans for one last trip down the hotel’s winding corridors in search of restless spirits. Earlier this morning, the hotel’s official ghost hunting guides, the Stanley Paranormal Investigation Team, headed up by Ghost Hunters Academy‘s Karl Pfeiffer, posted the following announcement to their Facebook page: ******************************************************************* It saddens us to share this with you, but this week, the Stanley Hotel made the executive decision to cease all paranormal-related events and activities, including our public ghost hunts. We understand this to be part of a long-term strategy to separate the hotel from its associations with the supernatural and to focus more on the history. We had a fantastic six year run, but it seems the end of an era is upon us. We’ll miss all of our guests and all of our spirits more than anything. It was an honor to share our experiences with you each week while trying to bring the paranormal into your lives in a way that was down to earth, educational, and, more than anything, fun. [..] There was never any doubt that this was the experience of a lifetime. But of course, all rides must end. And, in the same way that our jobs were to study what persists after the ride ends, we too will persist after this. ******************************************************************* UPDATE #2 [9:28 PM EST] After this article originally went live, Stanley Hotel management reached out to Week in Weird in order to clarify their decision to phase out the paranormal events. They’ve assured us that only the bi-weekly paranormal investigations hosted by the Stanley Paranormal Investigation Team are coming to an end, as the summer’s increase in weddings and other non-spooky events means catering to fewer night owls. The nightly Ghost Walks and daily History Tours will continue as usual. ******************************************************************* Here’s what The Stanley had to say: “The Stanley Hotel is proud of its storied heritage. Part the hotel’s mission is to share this story and history with audiences from around the world. As we head into the beautiful summer season, The Stanley will continue to offer guests the opportunity to learn about the hotel, and its special history through our daily Stanley History Tours and nightly Stanley Ghost Tours, just as we have for the past decade. While the Paranormal Investigations offered through the winter will no longer be available, The Stanley will be offering a range of new, exciting summer events and activities. We appreciate all of our Stanley visitors and look forward to sharing new, fun and interactive events with all of our fans. For more information about our tours please visit: www.stanleyhotel.com/tours/night-ghost-tours********************************************************************** CONTINUE READING: weekinweird.com/2016/03/24/colorados-famously-haunted-stanley-hotel-suspends-ghost-hunts/
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Post by auntym on Apr 16, 2016 11:43:38 GMT -6
Man visiting Stanley Hotel captures eerie image9NEWS Published on Apr 14, 2016 A new photo taken at the famously "haunted" hotel in Colorado captured a ghostly image when a Houston man tried to take a paannamic photo of the stairwell and lobby. The man says he doesn't remember anyone standing in the grand stairwell when he took the photo. on9news.tv/1VqRQPX
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Post by casper on Apr 18, 2016 18:32:24 GMT -6
Hmm...it does look like somebody is standing up there. maybe it's the grim reaper! It looks like he's wearing a robe like the grim reaper would wear. I don't see that funny looking knife that he carries tho. Maybe he left it in his own dimension. I don't know if that counts as a ghost tho. Maybe there really was a grim reaper standing there and the camera guy just wasn't paying attention.
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Post by auntym on Jul 25, 2017 15:33:08 GMT -6
www.strangerdimensions.com/2016/04/25/stanley-hotel-haunted/ The Strange Hauntings of the Historic Stanley HotelPosted by Rob Schwarz July 15, 2017 As the location that inspired The Shining, the Stanley Hotel is notorious for bizarre and unexplained paranormal activity. Each of its 140 rooms holds a secret, each of its walls tells a story. But is that unassuming hotel in Estes Park, Colorado really haunted by the ghosts of its past residents? Before we get to answering that question, let’s take a brief look at some of the latest pieces of ghostly evidence that have spilled out of the Stanley Hotel. These first two arrived in the form of alleged spirit photographs taken just this month. PHOTOS: www.strangerdimensions.com/2016/04/25/stanley-hotel-haunted/
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Post by lois on Jul 25, 2017 23:44:10 GMT -6
Auntym There is a little boy behind the woman on stairs . You can see him to the left of her looking down over the hall railing.
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Post by auntym on Jul 26, 2017 13:26:56 GMT -6
Auntym There is a little boy behind the woman on stairs . You can see him to the left of her looking down over the hall railing.
WOW...thanks lois...i never noticed him...
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Post by auntym on Feb 23, 2021 13:19:47 GMT -6
www.grunge.com/340080/creepy-stories-about-colorados-famous-stanley-hotel/CREEPY STORIES ABOUT COLORADO'S FAMOUS STANLEY HOTELBY SARAH CROCKER/ www.grunge.com/author/sarahcrocker/FEB. 23, 2021 Hotels are pretty well primed for ghost stories. They are liminal spaces, in-between spots that are meant to host travelers only briefly as they go about their business. That transience, combined with the general drama of human existence and a century or so of history, is possibly what makes the Stanley Hotel one of the most haunted such places in the nation. If the stories told by hotel staff and guests are to be believed, this spot in Estes Park, Colo., is so packed full of spirits that it may be harder to get a non-haunted hotel room than one without a ghostly occupant. Truly, the scary tales of the Stanley Hotel have it all, from unseen parties, to eerie animals, to creepy kids, to no less than a modern master of horror feeling unease within its walls. The hotel was built by entrepreneur Freelan O. Stanley and opened in 1909, bringing something of a grand East Coast sensibility to the wildness of the Rocky Mountains, according to the Stanley Hotel itself. The hotel had faded somewhat by the 1970s but has since experienced a revival thanks in no small part to its beautiful location, some hard working restorers, and the growing backlog of creepy tales about this famous hotel. EVEN STEPHEN KING WAS CREEPED OUT BY THE STANLEY HOTEL Whenever talking about the Stanley Hotel, it's inevitable to hear about horror author Stephen King. It seems almost too good to be true. Here is the notoriously creepy, atmospheric Stanley Hotel, sitting apart from its town as the Rocky Mountains loom up around it. Here is King, widely recognized as a master of modern horror, with over 50 books to his name, according to Barnes & Noble. His books include one about a creepy mountain hotel, titled The Shining. How did the two really cross paths? According to The Gazette, King and his wife stayed at the hotel in 1974, arriving in the fall just before the Stanley closed for the winter. They booked room 217 pretty easily, considering they were the only guests in the hotel. King wandered the eerily empty hotel as staff prepared it for closure. That night, King says, he had a terrifying dream wherein his young son was chased through the hotel hallways by a malicious, animate firehose. He woke up in a sweat and went to smoke a cigarette. As King tells it, by the end of his cigarette, the structure of The Shining had already been built within his mind, inspired by the haunting emptiness of the Stanley Hotel. CONTINUE READING: www.grunge.com/340080/creepy-stories-about-colorados-famous-stanley-hotel/
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