The Haunting of the Stanley Hotel

Tucked high in the Colorado Rockies stands a hotel that glows like a ghost against the mountain backdrop — elegant, eerie, and unforgettable. Built by an inventor who came to Estes Park searching for life and may have found something that never dies.

The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park looks peaceful from the outside — all white siding, red rooftops, and old-world charm — but step inside, and you’ll feel it. That subtle charge in the air. The chill that has nothing to do with altitude. The sense that you’re being watched.

From the explosion that nearly destroyed Room 217 to the piano that plays on its own, and the night Stephen King dreamed up The Shining, this episode unpacks the real history, mysteries, and hauntings behind America’s most famous haunted hotel.

Join us in exploring the halls where guests still feel a cold hand on their shoulder, where the scent of baked goods wafts from empty tunnels, and where some say the owners themselves never checked out.

Do you dare check in?

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