In 1974, a young author and his wife visited Boulder, Co in search of a solution for the man’s writer’s block and a change of scenery for his next novel. The couple was encouraged to travel about an hour north to a beautiful resort in Estes Park to escape and relax and hopefully get the author back into the right mindset to begin another book. This young author was Stephen King. He and his wife Tabitha arrived at The Stanley Hotel on October 30th,1974 and at the time, the hotel was about to close for the season, so they were the only guests in the hotel for the night. During this visit, he experienced many dark and strange dreams  that helped encourage the idea for the renowned horror novel,The Shining. The strange occurrences at The Stanley Hotel didn’t begin with King’s experience and still continue to this day with ghost tours and paranormal investigations being common occurrences.

Lucy: Ghost seen in the Concert Hall