There is now a clearer picture of a new film center to be built on the property of the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park.
At 80,000 square feet, the building will be larger than the current hotel and house a theatre for films and concerts as well as so-called “chambers” where there will be museum-like exhibits from the horror film industry.
“I’m very in tune with what the customer wants,” said John Cullen, current owner of the hotel. “Honestly, I can’t watch scary movies, it keeps me up at night.”
But in a deal brokered with the help of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, Blumhouse a horror film production company behind many current popular titles like, Get Out and Insidious, will be part of a film center and museum to be built on the Stanley property.
“The Stanley Hotel is hallowed ground for horror fans and that makes this presence at the Stanley Film Center a natural extension for Blumhouse. Fans are going to get closer than ever before to their favorite films,” said Blumhouse CEO Jason Blumhouse.