Ep. 66 - The Haunted History of The Stanley Hotel

My Victorian Nightmare

Genevieve Manion

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4.6 • 900 Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

On today’s episode, Genevieve will conclude haunted Halloween hotel month with the dark, haunted history of the infamous Stanley Hotel that inspired Steven King’s, The Shining. She will be sharing the true and untrue tragedies that folks claim to be the origins of the spectral guests that inhabit the hotel to this day. Thank you to today’s sponsor, Lumi Gummies! Lumi Gummies are available nationwide! Go to LumiGummies.com/VICTORIAN to get 30% off your order! My Halloween Party Playlist: Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6kOUlSZbILIuVsM3vJnoPR?si=ZUcPCjmySaaPTG4Jh_do8g Today’s Instagram Post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQNNNMnkZQW/?igsh=MXdzcW13Z3lnYWwzYw== References: “Ghosts Ghosts!” - Richmond Independent Telegram, Sept. 1st, 1871. "Mr. Avery" - The Spiritualist, Dec. 17th, 1869. https://usghostadventures.com/americas-most-haunted-hotels-and-inns/hauntings-of-the-stanley-hotel/ https://www.uncovercolorado.com/stanley-hotel-haunted-history/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stanley_Hotel https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/carrie-welton https://www.lakecountypubliclibrary.org/lake-county-cemetery-records Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to my Victorian nightmare. I'm your host, Genevieve Mannion,
0:09.1	and I'm here to talk about mysterious deaths, morbid fascinations, disturbing stories, and otherwise spooky events from the Victorian era.
0:19.6	Because to me, there's just something especially intriguing,
0:22.6	creepy, and oddly comforting about horror and mayhem from the 19th century. So, listener discretion
0:30.6	is advised.
0:35.6	Hello, friends, and welcome to this my 66th episode, my Halloween episode.
0:47.0	Or Halloween episode, the Victorians often spelled it with a dainty little apostrophe, nestled in between the two E's at the end there.
0:55.8	I hope that you have had an apple cider donut or two that you have mozied through a pumpkin patch.
1:02.2	I took Toby upstate to run through a nature preserve last weekend.
1:05.6	We had a lovely little picnic with friends, breathed in the crispy air, I sneezed out a tick, I screamed,
1:13.6	and scared. Poor Toby, such big fright and such a tiny little body. Uh, at least I got it.
1:20.2	There is nothing like a good blood-curdling scream during Halloween season, wouldn't you say?
1:32.4	And now for Little Haunted Housekeeping. As always, thank you so much for rating my show on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. If you haven't
1:39.2	already, please do. I remain as grateful for every single one as I have been since the beginning.
1:46.0	Thank you, everyone who has joined the Fan Coven, those of you who receive the show ad-free,
1:51.3	a day early, who receive a whole audiobook on eclectic witchcraft in addition to weekly
1:57.3	witchy content and extra-murdery Victorian true crime extras every single week.
2:03.1	While doing my New Moon ritual last Tuesday, I broke down completely while offering gratitude to you guys.
2:10.6	You are directly contributing to ensuring that I can continue creating this show and having a roof over my head and toys for Toby,
2:19.7	he too is eternally grateful. So thank you. You too can join this lovely community by going to
2:27.2	Myvictorynightmare.com, where you will also find a link to some ever so tasteful merch.
2:33.3	As I get older, wiser, and less able to function
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