Exterior of The Stanley at dusk from the right

The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, is famous for a few things. It’s hosted royals, celebrities, and is loaded with a history over 100 years old. But most importantly, it’s where Stephen King was inspired to write his famous novel, The Shining. As the story goes, King and hisContinue Reading

The Lone Star Spooks Facebook page shared a link from Week In Weird whose title says it all: “Colorado’s Famously Haunted Stanley Hotel to Cease all Paranormal Investigations and Events.” In a blow to ghost fans (and the local economy), the haunted Stanley Hotel is cutting ties with the paranormal:Continue Reading

Black Monarch Hotel facade

According to the Weird Holidays & Observances page, May 22 is World Gothic Day. What better day to write about a newly opened boutique hotel –a haunted horror-themed one– that’s set in a historic Victorian Gothic? (Well, any day would be good, but it just fits perfect with today.) LastContinue Reading

The Overlook Hotel

Did you watch the Academy Awards this year? If you did, did you see the commercial for the Overlook Hotel? If you didn’t, and you’re a horror movie aficionado,  you may be asking, “As in the Overlook Hotel from The Shining?” Yes! Specifically the one in the original movie, a.k.a. StanleyContinue Reading

The theme in my social media feeds the past week has been “haunted places that require waivers before you’re allowed in.” Okay, so maybe I’m exaggerating a little. So far I’ve had friends share just two such places with me, both Spooky Stays. But two haunted hotels in one weekContinue Reading

I read an interesting article on TVGuide.com called 4 Theories on What American Horror Story: Hotel Is About. What got me excited was the possibility it might be about a haunted hotel. I’m all about the haunted hotels. Clearly. Just take a look at the Haunted Places section, which hasContinue Reading

I finally got to watch Room 237 which is about Stanley Kubrick’s interpretation of The Shining. Rodney Ascher’s wry and provocative Room 237 fuses fact and fiction through interviews with cultists and scholars, creating a kaleidoscopic deconstruction of Kubrick’s still-controversial classic The Shining. I still do not know what toContinue Reading

There’s no guarantee that you’ll experience anything paranormal at the following hotels and bed & breakfasts, but you might. They all have quite the history –either of murder and mayhem or of paranormal mischief in general. They’ve also all been featured on various TV shows, including ones likes Scariest PlacesContinue Reading

A frozen dead guy carving at the festival

The Colorado mountain town of Estes Park has long been known for its creepy and macabre history, thanks to The Stanley Hotel, the legendary (and reportedly haunted) hotel where Stephen King was inspired to write his novel The Shining. But now the town is about to get weirder, creepier, andContinue Reading

AI image of a giant dark heart in the middle of the road leads to places to haunting and haunted places to celebrate Valentine's Day 2023

Spending the night in wine country in a haunted Gothic Victorian. Taking an adults-only Lewd Spirits tour in NOLA. Embarking on a heart-pounding walk-through of a haunted attraction. Sound like ways to say, “I love you” to you? If so, you’re in the right place. In addition to unpacking theContinue Reading

Mystery of Westfield NJ and Netflix

Two highly-anticipated series are premiering on Netflix this Fall. One is The Watcher, a series from American Horror Story master Ryan Murphy, which is set to release on October 13. The other is the Tim Burton series Wednesday, which doesn’t have an exact release date yet. Just a vague “FallContinue Reading

Fun & Games Solutions collage of surreal puzzle and chess images

Whether any of the puzzles from the Fun & Games page stumped you or you just want to check your work, here’s where you’ll find the answers. If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to our newsletter so you know when new puzzles are added. Creepy Clues Game AnswersContinue Reading