Press/ Media Center
Welcome to The Stanley Hotel Media Center. Below you will find current releases, our press kit and other invaluable information about our Estes Park hotel, from our history and fact sheet to the story behind our hotel being the inspiration for Stephen King’s best-selling horror novel The Shining. Photography, additional story ideas and b-roll is available upon request.
Our News
10/04/2026
Top Destinations for Spooky Halloween Travel with The Travel Mom
09/23/2026
This Mountain Town Inspired ‘The Shining’ – and You Can Stay at the Hotel Where Stephen King Had the Terrifying Dream That Started It All
05/22/2026
7 Stunning National Parks and Monuments in Colorado Where You Can Climb Dunes, Spot Moose, and Go Stargazing
04/26/2026
What To See and Do in Estes Park, Colorado, at Any Time of Year
04/15/2026
CNN Travel | There are Multiple Shining Hotels – One is Haunted
03/27/2026
Very Colorado Tradition | Frozen Dead Guy Days returns to Estes Park this weekend
03/13/2026
Plan a Festival Season Vacay with Teens
03/03/2026
Swing, Spirits, and Happy Accidents: Jimbo Mathus and the Strange Afterlife of the Squirrel Nut Zippers
02/13/2026
Discover Winter in Rocky Mountain National Park
01/27/2026
Everclear Brings Three Decades of Alt-Rock to The Stanley Hotel
01/07/2026
The Ultimate Film Buff’s Bucket List
12/11/2025
Things To Do In Estes Park, Colorado, Because It Needs To Be On Your Must-Visit List
12/11/2025
Things To Do In Estes Park, Colorado, Because It Needs To Be On Your Must-Visit List
07/25/2025
10 Historic – and sometimes Haunted – Hotels in Colorado
01/27/2024
Blumhouse to Curate Horror Exhibit in Colorado Hotel That Inspired ‘The Shining’
01/26/2024
Blumhouse Launching Horror Exhibit at ‘The Shining’ Hotel in Colorado
01/26/2024
Film center and museum could bring even more attention to Estes Park
01/26/2024
Polis Administration Announces New Curated Exhibit Space by Blumhouse at Colorado’s Iconic Stanley Hotel
08/09/2023
11 Creepy Things You Didn’t Know About The Stanley Hotel
06/12/2023
Stanley Hotel voted 9th most beloved building in America
06/12/2023
Jim Carrey’s Ghostly Encounter Connects The Shining to Dumb and Dumber
06/08/2023
Stanley Hotel Shining Tour Review: The Supernatural Birthplace of an Iconic Horror Film
04/15/2023
How F.O. Stanley, The Builder Of The Stanley Hotel, Changed The World We Live In
03/17/2023
Plans in the works to move the Frozen Dead Guy from Nederland to Stanley Hotel: “I’d better call the mayor on this one”
11/22/2022
There Was Almost a Found Footage ‘Dumb and Dumber’ Horror Movie
09/24/2022
Tour One Of The Shining’s Most Horrifying Scenes At Colorado’s Stanley Hotel
09/14/2022
33 Photos That Show Why The Stanley Hotel Is One Of The Creepiest Places On Earth
06/27/2022
Take a Tour of the ‘Shining’ Hotel — You Just Might See a Ghost
Halloween 20 Years Ago: We Were All Alone in the Stanley Hotel
09/29/2020
The Shining: The True Story & Real-Life Hotel Behind The Movie
03/05/2020
Murder by Death Celebrates 20 Years
02/19/2020
Comedian Paul Reiser talks about his upcoming shows at the Stanley Hotel
02/12/2020
Courtney Barnett Talks Life, Music and (Almost) Everything
02/10/2020
Live in Photos: Courtney Barnett at The Stanley/Overlook Hotel
10/31/2019
The Spooky Story Behind Colorado’s Haunted Stanley Hotel
10/29/2019
The Most Famous Hotel in Every State
10/18/2019
Warner Bros. spends big bucks to use Stanley Hotel to promote “The Shining” sequel
10/18/2019
Chambermaids and golden retrievers allegedly still haunt the Stanley Hotel, the inspiration for ‘The Shining’
10/16/2019
Hotel In Estes Park Named One Of Scariest Places In World: Report
10/16/2019
35 Spooky Travel Destinations Around The World
10/15/2019
Welcoming Guests to the Stanley Hotel
10/02/2019
The Stanley Hotel’s “Shining Ball” returns to Colorado this October
09/26/2019
