The picture-perfect Stanley Hotel is what inspired one of the most classic horror stories of all time: "The Shining." Long before Stephen King wrote the iconic novel in the 1970s, however, guests and ...

The Shining's Stanley Hotel, Bates Motel, Roald Dahl's Hotel Excelsior − hotels set the stage for some of the most chilling horror movies on the scene. To the absolute horrification of Halloween ...

The United States, with its long and varied history, has its fair share of haunted locations. And casinos, known for their vibrant atmospheres and high-stakes excitement, are no exception. Among the ...

Writer and poet Carl Sandburg once said, “And the dead know much, and the dead holder under their tongues, a locked-up story.” Haunted hotels have always fascinated those drawn to the strange and the ...

If you’ve graduated from Halloween’s staged haunted houses and their almost predictable jump scares, you’re ready for an unscripted spooky slumber party with ghosts at a haunted hotel. At the ...

Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning. Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter. Stanley Hotel Communications The exterior of the Stanley Hotel in Estes ...