The Stanley Hotel, serving as the inspiration for Stephen King’s “The Shining” on its perch above Estes Park, will soon be accompanied by an over 10,000-square-foot exhibit dedicated to horror curated by horror film production company Blumhouse.
Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media announced Friday that Blumhouse, often regarded as “the driving force in horror,” will curate the exhibit space in the Stanley Film Center — which has been in the works for over eight years, according to a news release.
The film center, which was approved by the Colorado Economic Development Commission (EDC) in 2015 as a Regional Tourism Act project, will have exhibits, events and an archive dedicated to horror film history and culture.
The center overall will serve as a multi-genre film and music venue with a theme focused on horror films. The exhibit space in particular is the next step in the film center project.
The gateway to the center on the south side opened in July of 2021 with The Post restaurant, by Big Red F Restaurant Group, and a theater, both of which have been “very successful,” CEO of developer Grand Heritage Hotel Group John Cullen said in late 2021.