Download or read book History and Haunting of the Stanley Hotel written by Rebecca F. Pittman and published by . This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come explore the secrets of the mysterious Stanley Hotel, a wondrous place which inspired Stephen King to pen his bestselling novel "The Shining."
Download or read book The History and Haunting of the Stanley Hotel 2nd Edition written by Rebecca F. Pittman and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History and Haunting of the Stanley Hotel, 2nd Edition is a comprehensive look at one of the most-haunted venues in the world. Created by F.O. Stanley, the genius behind the Stanley Steamer Motor Car, the 1909 hotel inspired horror writer Stephen King in 1974 to write his blockbuster book, The Shining, which later spawned two movie versions. With new interviews, an expanded section on King's thoughts about the hotel and his works, current stories about the paranormal activity occurring at the Stanley Hotel on a daily basis, and ghost photos that will surprise you, this is one-stop shopping for all things Stanley. Also included is a Ghost Hunter's Guide and a section about what constitutes a haunting, today's ghost hunting technology and more.
Download or read book Trapped in Room 217 written by Thomas Kingsley Troupe and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something is haunting Jayla Walters’ Colorado hotel room—Room 217 of the Stanley Hotel. A ghost visits her room every night. What does the ghost want? And what happens when Jayla gets in her way?
Download or read book America s Most Haunted Hotels written by Jamie Davis Whitmer and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2016-10-08 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phantom footsteps pace the stairs at the Myrtles Plantation. A seductive spirit tugs on the sheets at the Copper Queen. Ghost children whisper and giggle at the Kehoe House. Journey into the mysterious world of haunted hotels, where uninvited guests roam the halls, supernatural sounds ring throughout the rooms, and chills run along the spines of those who dare to check in for the night. Join Jamie Davis Whitmer, author of Haunted Asylums, Prisons, and Sanatoriums, as she explores some of the most haunted hotels across the United States. From the Jerome Grand Hotel in Arizona to the Palmer House in Minnesota, each hotel is discussed in great detail, covering everything from the building’s history and legends to first-hand accounts of spooky sounds and smells, ghost sightings, EVP sessions, and more. You’ll also find photos, travel information, and everything else you need to plan your own visit to these iconic hotels.
Download or read book Stanley Hotel written by Denny Von Finn and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Stanley Hotel in Colorado offers all the amenities for a comfortable stay: warm beds, fine dining, and the occasional visit by a ghost. Reluctant readers will be mystified by the flickering lights, phantom laughter, and windowpane apparitions that greet many guests of the famed Stanley Hotel.
Download or read book Stanley Hotel written by Allison Lassieur and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the Stanley Hotel as you've never seen it before up close and personal! YOU CHOOSE the path you take through this haunted hotel. Follow the path of a modern-day visitor in this thrilling nonfiction title.
Download or read book The Shining written by Stephen King and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2008-06-24 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • Before Doctor Sleep, there was The Shining, a classic of modern American horror. Jack Torrance takes a job as the caretaker of the remote Overlook Hotel. As the brutal winter sets in, the hotel's dark secrets begin to unravel. “An undisputed master of suspense and terror.” —The Washington Post Jack Torrance’s new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he’ll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more remote . . . and more sinister. And the only one to notice the strange and terrible forces gathering around the Overlook is Danny Torrance, a uniquely gifted five-year-old.
Download or read book Stanley Ghost Stories written by Susan S. Davis and published by Stanley Museum. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A contemporary history of the famed Stanley Hotel, built in 1908 in Estes Park, Colorado, by F.O. Stanley, and made famous by author Stephen King and film-maker Stanley Kubrick as the inspiration for "The Shining." This book focuses on the alleged haunting of the hotel, recounting collected ghost stories and sightings in recent years through the use of second hand accounts and digital photographs of suspected paranormal activity. This newly revised edition adds further historical detail on F.O. Stanley and his wife, Flora, said to haunt the hotel, though ironically they were "confirmed skeptics."
Download or read book Ghost Under Foot written by Kenneth W. Harmon and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2012 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retired police officer Kenneth W. Harmon and his family investigate the life of the young woman who they believed is haunting their house--a woman buried in their backyard who died of typhoid fever in the late 1800s.
Download or read book A Haunted History of Louisiana Plantations written by Cheryl H. White and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories of ghosts and strange happenings at these historic Southern homes—with photos included. Louisiana plantations evoke images of grandeur and elegance, but beyond the facade of stately homes are stories of hope and subjugation, tragedy and suffering, shame and perseverance and war and conquest. After sixteen workers axed most of the Houmas House’s ancient oak trees, referred to as “the Gentlemen,” eight of the surviving trees eerily twisted overnight in grief over the losses wrought by a great Mississippi River flood. An illegal duel to reclaim lost honor left the grounds of Natchez’s Cherokee Plantation bloodstained, but the victim’s spirit may still wander there today. A mutilated slave girl named Chloe still haunts the halls of the Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville. In this book, Cheryl H. White and W. Ryan Smith reveal the dark history, folklore, and lasting human cost of Louisiana plantation life.
Download or read book Ghosts of Alcatraz and Other Hauntings of the West written by Suzanne Garbe and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2014 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes ghost sightings and hauntings in the western United States"--
Download or read book A Night at the Shanley Hotel written by Jason Medina and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-10-14 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While driving along Route 209 through Napanoch, New York, a weary traveler stops for the night at a rural bed and breakfast called the Shanley Hotel. What happens next is a series of paranormal events, which he cannot explain, nor fully comprehend. His bazaar experiences soon drive him to the brink of madness, as he encounters the spirits that are said to haunt this quaint hotel.
Download or read book American Hauntings written by Troy Taylor and published by Whitechapel Productions. This book was released on 2017-04-13 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the mediums of Spiritualism's golden age to the ghost hunters of the modern era, Taylor shines a light on the phantasms and frauds of the past, the first researchers who dared to investigate the unknown, and the stories and events that galvanized the pubic and created the paranormal field that we know today.
Download or read book Midnight at the Barclay Hotel written by Fleur Bradley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hunting ghosts and solving the case before checkout? All in a weekend's work. Read the novel that New York Times bestselling author, Chris Grabenstein calls, "My kind of mystery!" When JJ Jacobson convinced his mom to accept a surprise invitation to an all-expenses-paid weekend getaway at the illustrious Barclay Hotel, he never imagined that he'd find himself in the midst of a murder mystery. He thought he was in for a run-of-the-mill weekend ghost hunting at the most haunted spot in town, but when he arrives at the Barclay Hotel and his mother is blamed for the hotel owner's death, he realizes his weekend is going to be anything but ordinary. Now, with the help of his new friends, Penny and Emma, JJ has to track down a killer, clear his mother's name, and maybe even meet a ghost or two along the way.
Download or read book Beyond Lincoln written by Tayden Bundy and published by . This book was released on 2018-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Haunted House on Film written by Paul Meehan and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A popular phenomenon since antiquity, the image of the haunted house is one that has translated elegantly into the modern medium of film. The haunted house transcends genre, appearing in mysteries, gothic romances, comedies and horror films. This book is the first comprehensive historical and critical study of themes surrounding haunted houses in film. Covering more than 100 films, it spans from the Mystery House thrillers of the silent era to the high-tech, big budget productions of the 21st Century. Included are the works of such acclaimed directors as D.W. Griffith, Robert Wise, Mario Bava, Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Tim Burton and Guillermo Del Toro. The book also covers the real-life "haunted house" phenomenon and movies based on paranormal case files, including those featured in films like the Conjuring series.
Download or read book Amanda in New Mexico written by Darlene Foster and published by An Amanda Travels Adventure. This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amanda Ross is on a school trip to Taos, New Mexico with several of her fellow creative students. Join Amanda, Cleo and their funny friend, Caleb, as they visit an ancient and beautiful landscape where a traditional hacienda, an ancient pueblo, and a haunted and spooky hotel all hold secrets to a wild and violent past. Does Cleo really see ghosts? Can Amanda escape the eerie wind that follows her everywhere? Perhaps the Day of the Dead will reveal the mysteries of Taos in this latest adventure of Amanda's travels.
