“The Shining” hotel hopes to open horror museum

The hotel in Stephen King‘s “The Shining” is on track to open a House of Horrors. The hotel needs about $11 million in help from the state of Colorado to get the project off the ground.

But the current owners of the Stanley Hotel are planning a $24 million development at the site, to include a 30,000 square foot interactive museum, 500 seat auditorium, exhibition space, production facilities and editing suites, according to the initial report by the Denver Business Journal. So if a set of twins deliver your room service during your stay, we’d suggest sending it back to the kitchen.

According to the Stanley Film Center, a production studio and film archive trying to create the museum, the hotel will have a plethora of exhibits on various horror films that now circulate various countries annually. The museum will operate as a nonprofit public-private partnership.

King stayed at the Stanley while on vacation with his wife in 1974, and a nightmare he had during the stay sparked the idea for The Shining. The founding board for the museum includes a few celebrities, such as Elijah Woods (Lord of the Rings) and Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead / Star Trek).

Best known as the haunted setting from Stephen King’s best-selling 1977 thriller The Shining, the Stanley Hotel has a rich history that extends beyond its spooky past.

The Estes Park, Colorado, hotel has always been a must-see for film enthusiasts and horror hunters alike.

Should the project be a success, The Stanley Hotel would build on its reputation within the horror community as it already hosts it own annual film festival.