7 Horror Movie and TV Locations You Can Visit in Real Life

Not only is The Stanley Hotel haunted in its own right (you can sign up for your own ghost tour if you want to get all the ins and outs of its terrifying history), but it actually inspired one of the most iconic horror stories of all time: The Shining. That's right, master of horror Stephen King stayed at the hotel in 1974. As the story goes, the Kings spent the night in the hotel just before its Winter closure. King reportedly wandered the halls, drank at the bar, and even stayed in the dreaded room 217. He published The Shining three years later.