While he didn’t die in the hotel, as the story goes, his spirit gravitates to female guests and sometimes gives them a ghostly kiss while they sleep. Room 217 This is debatably the biggest hot spot.

The Stanley Hotel has since renamed its Room 217 The Stephen King Suite in the author's honor. The 1997 TV miniseries version of The Shining was filmed at the Stanley and restored the room number ...

The room in the book, Room 217, was changed in the movie to a non-existent number — Room 237. But the hotel’s website said that Room 217 is still the lodge’s most-requested accommodation.

Stanley himself designed the hotel with architect T. Robert Wieger and contractor Frank Kirchoff. It has 140 rooms and large, south-facing windows that provide views of the mountains.

50 years after Stephen King’s infamous visit, The Stanley Hotel is still a major haunt for enthusiasts of the paranormal.

The scariest thing about The Stanley Hotel (the inspiration for The Overlook in “The Shining”) isn’t room 217 or the ghostly sightings that occasionally crop up among visitors.

From the hotel that inspired "The Shining" to one where many MLB players still refuse to stay, here are the stories behind some of America's most haunted properties.

Anyone who has ever hoped to spend a night in a hotel room based on “The Purge” is in for a real treat this fall. From October 18 through 28, Peacock will be taking over The Stanley hotel ...