The Stanley Hotel opened in 1909, catering to the rich and famous such as Theodore Roosevelt, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, John Philip Sousa, the Emperor and Empress of Japan, and a variety of Hollywood personalities. Stephen King stayed here for five months while he wrote “The Shining.” Although the hotel doesn’t look nearly as imposing as the one in the original movie, it has its share of ghosts.

F.O. Stanley likes to haunt the lobby and billard rooms, which were his favorite places when he was alive. His wife, Flora, continues to play her piano in the ballroom. Room 407 is allegedly haunted by Lord Dunraven, who owned the land prior to the Stanleys.

Room 418 is the most active with children’s spirits. Stephen King reported seeing a child on the second floor, calling for his nanny. Rooms 217 and 401 are also active.

One might think that all these spirits roaming the hallways and haunting rooms would chase away the hotel’s business. Quite the opposite has happened. Their benign nature entertains guests and staff alike.

Visit the Stanley Hotel website to see some spectactular winter photos, download a tourist brochure, or make reservations.

An excerpt from Visionary Articles from Rosemary Ellen Guiley

We already have evidence of spontaneous occurrences of tunneling. Besides teleportation, tunneling may explain some (but not necessarily all) mysterious disappearances, invisibility, UFO abductions, Men in Black, fairy abductions, Bermuda Triangle disappearances, mediumistic apports (objects materialized by mediums), Bigfoot, Mothman, and a wide range of Fortean phenomena such as sudden appearances of strange creatures, rainfalls of frogs and other oddities.

In the November 2001 issue of FATE, author Scott Corrales writes about “Nonpeople From Nowhere,” in which odd people claiming to be from unknown places suddenly appeared somewhere, and just as mysteriously disappeared. And, entire lands, like the Hesperides Islands, have seemed to exist and not exist.

These cases have been documented throughout history and around the world. I think spontaneous tunneling may be the cause.

Tunneling may also account for some ghost experiences. Some ghosts may be remnants or recordings impressed in psychic space, but others may involve living people. Perhaps someone in another place in time doesn’t come through entirely, and so we see an apparition instead of something solid.

This article doesn’t talk about the traditional sci-fi method of time travel, but time travel through our higher consciousness. Fascinating stuff.

The title of this book caught my eye immediately, but unfortunately Amazon doesn’t have a description of this anthology, which is due out on October 3, 2006. So this prompted me to do some research.

Here are the titles of the stories in this anthology, courtesy of P.N. Elrod’s blog:

L.E. Banks - “Spellbound”
Jim Butcher - “Something Borrowed”
Rachel Caine - “Dead Man’s Chest”
P.N. Elrod - “All Shook Up”
Esther M. Friesner - “The Wedding of Wylda Serene”
Lori Handeland - “Charmed by the Moon”
Charlaine Harris - “Tacky”
Sherrilyn Kenyon - “A Hard Day’s Night-Searcher”
Susan Krinard - “…Or Forever Hold Your Peace”

From the sounds of these titles, My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding promises to be morbidly hilarious and fun!

Founder of Hudson Valley Paranormal Investigations, Dennis Pearce, has been awarded first prize in a contest for Best Ghost Picture sponsored by the Sci Fi Channel. The picture, “Woman Peering Out the Window,” was taken at the abandoned Bennett Women’s College in Millbrook during a nighttime excursion.

Quoted from Paranormal is Normal for Ghost Investigators

“The picture is very eerie and was without a doubt one of the best sent in,” said Lesley Gunter, who ran the contest for the Sci Fi Channel.

Unfortunately the only picture in the article (see link above) is that of Dennis Pearce and one of his team mates. Despite that, the article is a fascinating look into his life as a ghost hunter.