10 Facts About the Real-Life Hotel That Inspired "The Shining"

Apart from sightings of the hotel's founders, every single room in the hotel has experienced a spooky, sinister event. Reports include clothes being mysteriously unpacked, lights going on and off, and objects moving on their own. Guests have even reported hearing children's laughter or the sound of someone running down the halls on the famously "spirited" fourth floor. The Stanley Hotel employees assure guests that their ghosts are "happy ghosts," but that's certainly open to interpretation.