The real hotel with a paranormal past that inspired StephenKing sounds scarier than the Overlook.
Stephen King has a knack for creating the perfect, eerie setting for his novels, so much so that the setting often feels like a character on its own. One of the most famous examples is The Shining and its setting of the Overlook Hotel. During a stay in The Stanley Hotel in Boulder, Colorado, King had a series of strange encounters that inspired him to write The Shining and set it in a haunted hotel reminiscent of The Stanley.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT RELATED: Why Stephen King Preferred the 1997 TV Version of 'The Shining' Over Kubrick's Classic At the time of their stay, the hotel was shutting down for the winter season, meaning most of its guests were checking out. King roamed the quiet halls that night and went down to the hotel bar where he met the bartender named Grady. And when he finally went back to his room , his mind was abuzz with ideas and inspiration.
After a flood in the valley, the hotel’s power went out for the first time, so gas lanterns were installed in each room to provide the guests with light. But a leak caused a buildup of gas in none other than room 217. A chambermaid named Elizabeth Wilson entered the room with a lit candle, setting off an explosion which she miraculously survived despite being launched from the room down to the dining hall on the first floor.
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