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Hotel Steven King stayed at
Hotel Steven King stayed at
An Eerie trivia fact:
Can't remember where it actually is,
but there is a hotel somewhere much like the one in the book / movie-
in the middle of the woods way out somewhere.
Maybe in canada? or not.. anyhow it exists.
Supposedly has some ghosts, if you believe in that sort of thing.
A haunted hotel.. ? LOL
Well anyhow, the hotel was closed down eventually.
But Steven King was actually one of it's LAST guests.
He was having trouble (writers block) with coming up with his next book.
So, he stayed in the hotel for "inspiration".
After leaving, he wrote "The Shining".
I'm sure exaggerated in the film, however supposedly the children playing and laughing, hallways that got longer, & murderous visions were some of the effects experienced by people who stayed at the hotel... especially on the "most haunted floor".
King stayed in a room on that floor for a few days.
At the time when open still, guests supposedly encountered "other guests" that they later found out, were not staying in the hotel at that time or in the log...
Recently the hotel was featured on a ghost program. I don't know about real.. But this stuff is entertaining to a certain point. Sometimes makes me laugh.
Love Jack Nicholson in the film and King is definitely a weird dude.
Hotel Steven King stayed at
An Eerie trivia fact:
Can't remember where it actually is,
but there is a hotel somewhere much like the one in the book / movie-
in the middle of the woods way out somewhere.
Maybe in canada? or not.. anyhow it exists.
Supposedly has some ghosts, if you believe in that sort of thing.
A haunted hotel.. ? LOL
Well anyhow, the hotel was closed down eventually.
But Steven King was actually one of it's LAST guests.
He was having trouble (writers block) with coming up with his next book.
So, he stayed in the hotel for "inspiration".
After leaving, he wrote "The Shining".
I'm sure exaggerated in the film, however supposedly the children playing and laughing, hallways that got longer, & murderous visions were some of the effects experienced by people who stayed at the hotel... especially on the "most haunted floor".
King stayed in a room on that floor for a few days.
At the time when open still, guests supposedly encountered "other guests" that they later found out, were not staying in the hotel at that time or in the log...
Recently the hotel was featured on a ghost program. I don't know about real.. But this stuff is entertaining to a certain point. Sometimes makes me laugh.
Love Jack Nicholson in the film and King is definitely a weird dude.
mr86mister
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I love that movie!
mr.maroonsalty
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I thought you were going to say something about the new Doctor starting in 1 min.
block head
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redrum!!!
shawna1972
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Yeah the Shining and Amytiville horror are a must see every year 
mr.maroonsalty
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Saturday night on BBC America. Amy may be the Doctor's :eek1: companion ever; I'm :inlove:
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aquadonkey
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The hotel is actually in Colorado, and is not shut down.
It's called the Stanley Hotel - in Estes Park, CO.
The book was at least started there during Steven King's stay.
Strange that I know these things since I can't deal with scary books/movies - but I grew up in CO, played several concerts at this hotel and actually stayed there the night of my wedding!
http://www.stanleyhotel.com/index.html
aquadonkey
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Well... I'm far from an expert on this topic
2 things - Steven King wrote the first half of the Shining at the Stanley Hotel in CO, and this hotel was used when they filmed the ABC miniseries in 1996.
Perhaps there's another hotel in Quebec where he finished the book?
2 things - Steven King wrote the first half of the Shining at the Stanley Hotel in CO, and this hotel was used when they filmed the ABC miniseries in 1996.
Perhaps there's another hotel in Quebec where he finished the book?
