The Stanley Hotel at Lake Estes, Colorado, with views of the Rocky Mountain National Park, is said to have inspired which Stephen King novel?
The Stanley Hotel The Stanley Hotel is a 142-room Colonial Revival hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. Approximately five miles from the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, the Stanley offers panoramic views of Lake Estes, the Rockies and especially Long's Peak. It was built by Freelan Oscar Stanley of Stanley Steamer fame and opened on July 4, 1909, catering to the American upper class at the turn of the century. The hotel and its surrounding structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Dark Half The Dark Half is a horror novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1989. "Publishers Weekly" listed "The Dark Half" as the second best-selling book of 1989 behind Tom Clancy's "Clear and Present Danger". The novel was adapted into a feature film of the same name in 1993.