Is The Stanley Hotel Haunted?

Anyone who has ever seen the 1980 psychological horror flick, The Shining, is familiar with the iconic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. Located just a short drive from Rocky Mountain National Park and featuring a stunning panoramic view of the Rocky Mountains, the Stanley Hotel is a favorite destination for travelers to the area. But it also has one more claim to fame – it is allegedly haunted.

                   Stanley Hotel: February, 2011

The haunting claims are many and varied:

Kitchen staff have reported to have heard a party going on in the ballroom, only to find it empty. People in the lobby have allegedly heard someone playing the ballroom's piano; employees investigating the music supposedly find nobody sitting at the piano. Employees believe that particular ghost is of Freelan O. Stanley's wife, who used to be a piano player. In one guest room, people claim to have seen a man standing over the bed before running into the closet. This same apparition is allegedly responsible for stealing guests' jewelry, watches, and luggage. Others reported to have seen ghosts in their rooms in the middle of the night, simply standing in their room before disappearing.1

But there is nothing like photographic evidence to cement a spectacular claim. This photo from 2009 shows the “ghost” of a child in one of the hotel’s windows. “OK, the room number is 1211. Last Friday, there was a single man checked in that room who was part of a business conference. That doesn’t mean he DIDN’T have a child with him, but it is unlikely that he did.” 2

                                 Ghost at the window

Now, I don’t want to burst anyone’s bubble, but photographic “evidence” is about the weakest evidence imaginable. Besides the very likely fact that the boy in this photo is probably quite alive, there is simply no logical justification to conclude that a dead person is staring at the camera from a vacant 2^nd-floor room. The evidence does not support this conclusion.

But I am aware that in our modern age, superstition still rules the day and the belief that dead people roam freely in old houses is still commonplace. Afterall, if you were dead and managed to free yourself from the confines of time, space, and the laws of physics, wouldn’t you spend your free time stomping on floors, slowly opening doors, and making sad little “ooooooooh” sounds in the darkness of night? Of course you would!

Did Nostradamus Predict 9/11?

Did Nostradamus predict 9/11? Of course not. Before 9/11 happened did anybody read the writings of Nostradamus and realize, “Hey – look! According to Nostradamus, New York City is going to be attacked on 9/11/2001!” No. If you don’t know about an event BEFORE it happens, then it is not a prediction. People after-the-fact claimed NoDam predicted it, but these are actually POST-DICTIONS, not predictions. (Duh!)


This is why End Times prophesy is bogus. Not a single future event - with date and location - is predicted. (Imagine the Weather Man telling you that there will be a huge blizzard, but leaving out either the date of the future blizzard, the location of the blizzard, or both. The prediction would be useless.)


Nobody can predict the future unless they use proven scientific methods. All other attempts are either guesswork or just plain bogus. 


Stan Monroe

Adultery Was the Least of Her Problems!

You've read the New Testament story of the woman who was caught in the act of adultery as outlined in John 7:53 through 8:11.  You know how the story goes – the scribes and the Pharisees brought before Jesus a woman who was caught in a compromising position with someone who was not her husband. It is a story of mercy, forgiveness, and genius. But guess what? John did not write it.

Actually, there are many problems with the Gospel of John, including the likelihood that it was not actually written by John the Apostle and the further likelihood that it was not even written by anyone who had actually met Jesus. But besides these problems, the story of the woman caught in adultery was actually not part of the original gospel – it was added by a later scribe. In other words, it was a forgery.

You see, as it happens, the original hand-written manuscripts of the New Testament no longer exist and have not existed for centuries. And while all available evidence suggests that the gospel was originally written in 90-100 CE (up to 70 years after Jesus’ death!) these original handwritten manuscripts no longer exist. Therefore, it is impossible to know what they originally said. But here is where it gets interesting. The oldest copies of the gospel that DO exist – from the 3^rd and 4^th centuries – do not contain the story of the adulterous woman. It is missing which leads experts to rightly conclude that it was added later by some busy-body scribe. In fact, the earliest manuscript which contains this story is the Latin/Greek diglot Codex Bezae of the late 4th or early 5th century.*

Now I am going to bet that your pastor or priest has never told you this. I am going to bet you have never been told that this story - which contains some of the most quoted Biblical lines of all time – was not written by the author of John, and is therefore, a forgery. It is understandable because, after all, it might just open a theological can of worms. On the other hand, perhaps your minister does not even know this truth about this story. But don’t fret – I got your back. This story was added by a later scribe who, for whatever reason, added words to the text that were not written by the original author.


Stan Monroe

New World Headquarters at DIA?

Did you know that the headquarters for the New World Order is located under DIA? This massive underground complex includes an alien enclave, concentration camp and NWO command and control centers. Yawn. Whatever. This video gives an interesting synopsis, though…  VIDEO: NWO at DIA

Stan Monroe

Secret Societies to Take Over the World!

Conspiracy Theorists fear secret societies. These secret societies – including the Free Masons, the Illuminati, the Elders of Zion, etc. - are allegedly bent on the creation of a New World Order. Has anybody noticed that, since these secret societies are centuries old and have not met their goals, they must not be very good at the whole world-domination thing?

Stan Monroe

THE END IS NEAR!

THE END IS NEAR! Is anybody brave enough to actually admit that they expect to magically disappear on May 21st? Come on - fess up! THE END IS NEAR

Yeti Science Institute?

A local government in the region of western Siberia in Russia is considering founding an entire institute for the scientific study of yetis — otherwise known as bigfoots. (I guess nobody got around to telling them that these creatures are IMAGINARY!) YETI SCIENCE INSTITUTE

How to Stage a UFO Hoax!

HOW TO STAGE A UFO HOAX: This video shows how to stage a UFO hoax that looks almost exactly like the recent Lafayette UFO Incident. The only difference is 5 lights instead of three. (I am posting "Part 2" because it contains all of the relevant info concerning this hoax.) HOW TO STAGE A UFO HOAX

Antibacterial Soap Necessary?

Is Antibacterial Soap Really Necessary? It has always bothered me that Madison Avenue always finds more creative ways to sell us junk we don't need, and Antibacterial Soap is a perfect example... ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP NECESSARY?

Amazing Psychic?

Check out this incredible stunt. This guy appears to be psychic. If he messes up this stunt, Ejiah Wood & Rachel Hunter will get their hands impaled with metal spikes! VERY DIFFICULT TO WATCH! Is this guy psychic?  HAND STAB STUNT

The Well to Hell

The Well to Hell. “After drilling 9 miles down into the ground, Scientists in Siberia punched through to Hell. They actually recorded the screams of the damned.” This story is a hoax, but it was taught as true by TBN and here by Creflo Dollar. (IMPORTANT: Fast-forward to 4:20.)  WELL TO HELL

Little Green Men

ARE LITTLE GREEN MEN REALLY OUT THERE? Don't waste your time with the pseudoscience of UFOs, "ancient astronauts", the Roswell Incident or Area 51. Look to the real science - SETI.  SETI