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From Hotel of Stephen King's 'The Shining'
Aired October 31, 2002 - 13:54 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN ANCHOR: You may remember this scene from what is arguably one of the scariest movies of the 1980s, the big screen adaptation of Stephen King's "The Shining." King wrote some of that novel while staying at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. The movie was shot on sound sets. But a 1987 television mini series of "The Shining" was shot at the Stanley.
Our Kimberly Osias is there to give us a tour of this famous and fearful hotel.
KIMBERLY OSIAS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Marty, Happy Halloween to you.
SAVIDGE: And to you.
OSIAS: Thank you so much.
I am live in the billiard room of the Stanley Hotel. This is just one of many rooms that a lot of people say, in fact, is haunted. So many people say they've seen different images, different ghosts. They say that the real McCoy here is far scarier than any Hollywood set. They say that they've heard pinballs and people playing pool. But of course, you can't see a pool table in here or a pool ball. They also say that the mirrors like this one here, that they see images of ghosts. And you know, that they show up in pictures.
And as you mentioned, Stephen King did get inspired to write "The Shining," in fact, in Room 217, above us here, to write part of the novel.
And I want to show you, let's take a live look outside. This is the exterior of the Stanley Hotel. And you can tell, we have had some snow here for the last several days in Colorado. Several inches. And it has just blanketed this entire area. You can tell, although it is daylight right now, very quickly, when night falls, it casts a very different spell, if you will, on this whole area and can make it quite eerie. You can see that it is not a far stretch to jump and think about a family getting holed up here for the winter.
And Marty, I do hear that you've got some special plans for Halloween. I hear that you are dressing up as a Hippie. Is that right?
SAVIDGE: Oh, it's a wonder how word travels so fast even out there in Colorado.
OSIAS: You can't keep secrets in the news business. You know how that is.
SAVIDGE: I do know, Kimberly.
I have one question before you go: What does the management of the hotel think about having this kind of frightening reputation?
OSIAS: Well, you know, it's actually mixed. We have heard that people, believe it or not, have actually checked out of the hotel because they've been so freaked out. But by the same token there are people that kind of are curiosity seekers and seek to come here and stay just for that fact. You know, also, I mean Room 217, it is booked up almost year round -- Marty.
All right, Kimberly. Thanks very much. Stay safe out there.
OSIAS: We'll try.
SAVIDGE: We appreciate it. Live from Colorado.
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Aired October 31, 2002 - 13:54 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN ANCHOR: You may remember this scene from what is arguably one of the scariest movies of the 1980s, the big screen adaptation of Stephen King's "The Shining." King wrote some of that novel while staying at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. The movie was shot on sound sets. But a 1987 television mini series of "The Shining" was shot at the Stanley.
Our Kimberly Osias is there to give us a tour of this famous and fearful hotel.
KIMBERLY OSIAS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hello, Marty, Happy Halloween to you.
SAVIDGE: And to you.
OSIAS: Thank you so much.
I am live in the billiard room of the Stanley Hotel. This is just one of many rooms that a lot of people say, in fact, is haunted. So many people say they've seen different images, different ghosts. They say that the real McCoy here is far scarier than any Hollywood set. They say that they've heard pinballs and people playing pool. But of course, you can't see a pool table in here or a pool ball. They also say that the mirrors like this one here, that they see images of ghosts. And you know, that they show up in pictures.
And as you mentioned, Stephen King did get inspired to write "The Shining," in fact, in Room 217, above us here, to write part of the novel.
And I want to show you, let's take a live look outside. This is the exterior of the Stanley Hotel. And you can tell, we have had some snow here for the last several days in Colorado. Several inches. And it has just blanketed this entire area. You can tell, although it is daylight right now, very quickly, when night falls, it casts a very different spell, if you will, on this whole area and can make it quite eerie. You can see that it is not a far stretch to jump and think about a family getting holed up here for the winter.
And Marty, I do hear that you've got some special plans for Halloween. I hear that you are dressing up as a Hippie. Is that right?
SAVIDGE: Oh, it's a wonder how word travels so fast even out there in Colorado.
OSIAS: You can't keep secrets in the news business. You know how that is.
SAVIDGE: I do know, Kimberly.
I have one question before you go: What does the management of the hotel think about having this kind of frightening reputation?
OSIAS: Well, you know, it's actually mixed. We have heard that people, believe it or not, have actually checked out of the hotel because they've been so freaked out. But by the same token there are people that kind of are curiosity seekers and seek to come here and stay just for that fact. You know, also, I mean Room 217, it is booked up almost year round -- Marty.
All right, Kimberly. Thanks very much. Stay safe out there.
OSIAS: We'll try.
SAVIDGE: We appreciate it. Live from Colorado.
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