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Haunted Hotels: The Stanley Hotel, Colorado (Season 2)

Our final stop in the season: The Stanley Hotel. Enjoy this episode? Please consider leaving a rating & review on your podcast player. For inquiries and feedback, please email sgepodcast@outlook.com. Resources:  * The Stanley website - https://www.stanleyhotel.com/about [https://www.stanleyhotel.com/about] * Go World Travel Magazine - “Historic & Haunted? 5 Questions for the Stanley Hotel” - by Go World Travel - October 1st, 2019 - https://www.goworldtravel.com/travel-colorado-the-stanley-hotel/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22898166441&gbraid=0AAAAADGr82-yik4zTcJld4XpKLMQjE1xz&gclid=CjwKCAiA8bvIBhBJEiwAu5ayrPPNBdgP8R8X6V3xRXasT0-mOtareOmCy4iu_vsll8BdN6zNfevgxxoCl2oQAvD_BwE [https://www.goworldtravel.com/travel-colorado-the-stanley-hotel/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22898166441&gbraid=0AAAAADGr82-yik4zTcJld4XpKLMQjE1xz&gclid=CjwKCAiA8bvIBhBJEiwAu5ayrPPNBdgP8R8X6V3xRXasT0-mOtareOmCy4iu_vsll8BdN6zNfevgxxoCl2oQAvD_BwE] * Visit Estes Park website - https://www.visitestespark.com/ [https://www.visitestespark.com/]  * Estes Park Trail Gazette - “A Stanley Hotel History: Part Two” -by Dawn Wilson - January 17th, 2024 - https://www.eptrail.com/2024/01/17/a-stanley-hotel-history-part-two/ [https://www.eptrail.com/2024/01/17/a-stanley-hotel-history-part-two/] * Mayo Clinic - Tuberculosis - https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tuberculosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351250 [https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tuberculosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351250]  * Hurt R. (2004) - “Tuberculosis sanatorium regimen in the 1940s: a patient's personal diary” - Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 97(7), 350–353 - https://doi.org/10.1177/014107680409700717 [https://doi.org/10.1177/014107680409700717] * newspapers.com [http://newspapers.com] * JG-TC: Journal Gazette and Times-Courier - “Stanley Hotel in Estes Park Wrecked by Explosion” - no direct author - June 26th, 1911 - https://www.newspapers.com/image/73126250/?match=1&terms=The%20Stanley%20Hotel [https://www.newspapers.com/image/73126250/?match=1&terms=The%20Stanley%20Hotel] * Lincoln Star Journal - “Stanley Hotel Wrecked” - no author - June 26th, 1911 - https://www.newspapers.com/image/313866554/?match=1&terms=The%20Stanley%20Hotel [https://www.newspapers.com/image/313866554/?match=1&terms=The%20Stanley%20Hotel] * Skeptiod - ‘The Haunting of the Stanley Hotel’  by Brian Dunning - May 31st, 2022 — https://skeptoid.com/episodes/834?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=9015653752&gbraid=0AAAAADzokT-Tx1VfTaD3YddKfaEtQcZKO&gclid=CjwKCAiAuIDJBhBoEiwAxhgyFsvukxGkZF8wvlZS6dMVk73Ig-rl8H7xnJ5eg5bfY6B8-C3EECe1tRoCk48QAvD_BwE [https://skeptoid.com/episodes/834?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=9015653752&gbraid=0AAAAADzokT-Tx1VfTaD3YddKfaEtQcZKO&gclid=CjwKCAiAuIDJBhBoEiwAxhgyFsvukxGkZF8wvlZS6dMVk73Ig-rl8H7xnJ5eg5bfY6B8-C3EECe1tRoCk48QAvD_BwE] * Estes Valley Voice - ‘The Stanley Hotel sold today for $400 Million” - by Patti Brown - May 15th, 2025 - https://estesvalleyvoice.com/2025/05/15/stanley-hotel-sold-today-for-400-million/#:~:text=John%20Cullen%20has%20owned%20The,his%20family's%20Napa%20Valley%20winery [https://estesvalleyvoice.com/2025/05/15/stanley-hotel-sold-today-for-400-million/#:~:text=John%20Cullen%20has%20owned%20The,his%20family's%20Napa%20Valley%20winery] * Westword - “How The Shining Lives On at the Stanley Hotel, Fifty Years After Stephen King’s Famous Visit: The hotel is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Stephen King's bone-chilling stay with a ball on Saturday, October 26” - By Justin Criado - October 22, 2024 - https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/stanley-hotel-ghost-stories-50-years-after-stephen-king-22244203/ [https://www.westword.com/arts-culture/stanley-hotel-ghost-stories-50-years-after-stephen-king-22244203/] * Stephen King website - https://stephenking.com/works/novel/shining.html [https://stephenking.com/works/novel/shining.html]  * Youtube - “Surfing the 5 Most Haunted Rooms (STANLEY HOTEL)” - uploaded by PROJECT FEAR - October 17th, 2025  * US Ghost Adventures - “Hauntings of the Stanley Hotel” - October 16th, 2024 - https://usghostadventures.com/americas-most-haunted-hotels-and-inns/hauntings-of-the-stanley-hotel/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23211961147&gbraid=0AAAAAoLvfyEr0_CtcagTWGewrvB-o0o2x&gclid=Cj0KCQiArt_JBhCTARIsADQZaymlcPsNzgt3qELMn_StHebILITmcpaHIJkYkSPnf3qxW9WW3-zUN6AaAsMyEALw_wcB [https://usghostadventures.com/americas-most-haunted-hotels-and-inns/hauntings-of-the-stanley-hotel/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23211961147&gbraid=0AAAAAoLvfyEr0_CtcagTWGewrvB-o0o2x&gclid=Cj0KCQiArt_JBhCTARIsADQZaymlcPsNzgt3qELMn_StHebILITmcpaHIJkYkSPnf3qxW9WW3-zUN6AaAsMyEALw_wcB]  * Collider website - "You've Got to Hear How 'Dumb and Dumber' Connects To 'The Shining’” - by Shawn Ban Horn - December 26th, 2024 - https://collider.com/the-shining-hotel-dumb-and-dumber/#:~:text=The%20Shining%20miniseries%20isn't,at%20the%20Stanley%20Hotel%20today [https://collider.com/the-shining-hotel-dumb-and-dumber/#:~:text=The%20Shining%20miniseries%20isn't,at%20the%20Stanley%20Hotel%20today] * Nerds That Geek - “The Stanley Hotel: Scotty’s Haunted Stay” - November 25th, 2024 - https://nerdsthatgeek.com/horror/the-stanley-hotel-scottys-haunted-stay [https://nerdsthatgeek.com/horror/the-stanley-hotel-scottys-haunted-stay]  * Ghost Adventures - Season 4 Episode 5: Stanley Hotel - via discovery+ - https://play.discoveryplus.com/video/watch/a66eab1d-29c0-4a56-a29d-1f6aaeea1fff/f96417d0-3d46-4bac-81f2-1a8cf574e467 [https://play.discoveryplus.com/video/watch/a66eab1d-29c0-4a56-a29d-1f6aaeea1fff/f96417d0-3d46-4bac-81f2-1a8cf574e467] * Sightings Podcast - “Check In To The Stanley Hotel” - June 9th, 2025 - https://open.spotify.com/episode/2JcHpv4D71DQckfXDM10lm?si=mARe4MvORe62XFyPB8ju5A&nd=1&dlsi=37ca463bb6304f06 [https://open.spotify.com/episode/2JcHpv4D71DQckfXDM10lm?si=mARe4MvORe62XFyPB8ju5A&nd=1&dlsi=37ca463bb6304f06]

Haunted Hotels: The Russel Hotel, Sydney (Season 2)

Never discredit the haunts from Down Under. Enjoy this episode? Please consider leaving a rating & review on your podcast player. For inquiries and feedback, please email sgepodcast@outlook.com. Resources:  * Wikipedia - “Russell Hotel, The Rocks” - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Hotel,_The_Rocks [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Hotel,_The_Rocks] * Amy’s Crypt - “Most Haunted Hotel in Sydney: Ghosts of the Russell Hotel” - by Amy - Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 - https://amyscrypt.com/most-haunted-hotel-sydney-russell-hotel/ [https://amyscrypt.com/most-haunted-hotel-sydney-russell-hotel/] * The Rocks - “The Russell Hotel” - https://www.therocks.com/the-spooky-hunt/the-russell-hotel-(1) [https://www.therocks.com/the-spooky-hunt/the-russell-hotel-(1)] * 24 Hours in Sydney - “Room 8 in the Russell…sleep There If You Dare” - December 10th, 2020 - https://24hoursinsydney.com.au/room-8-in-the-russell-hotel-sleep-there-if-you-dare/ [https://24hoursinsydney.com.au/room-8-in-the-russell-hotel-sleep-there-if-you-dare/] * Daily Mail - “Strange creaks, flashes of light and pressure like someone is gripping your chest: Spend an eerie night inside Australia's 'Haunted Hotel'... where the ghost of a murdered sailor roams the halls” - by Lucy Thackray for Daily Mail Australia- August 14th, 2015 - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3198478/Strange-creaks-flashes-light-pressure-like-gripping-chest-Spend-eerie-night-inside-Australia-s-Haunted-Hotel-ghost-murdered-sailor-roams-halls.html [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3198478/Strange-creaks-flashes-light-pressure-like-gripping-chest-Spend-eerie-night-inside-Australia-s-Haunted-Hotel-ghost-murdered-sailor-roams-halls.html] * Elle Decor - “13 Hotels Around the World Notorious for Their Hauntings—And Their Hospitality - Room service, turndown, and maybe a few chills at 3 AM.” - BY JULIA CANCILLA - SEP 19, 2025 - https://www.elledecor.com/life-culture/travel/a67952528/haunted-hotels-around-the-world/ [https://www.elledecor.com/life-culture/travel/a67952528/haunted-hotels-around-the-world/] * Secret Sydney - “Sydney’s Most Notoriously Haunted Hotel Is Tucked Away In The Rocks” - Ria Lawrence - October 31st, 2023 - https://secretsydney.com/the-russell-hotel-sydney/ [https://secretsydney.com/the-russell-hotel-sydney/]  * Wikipedia - The Rocks, New South Wales - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocks,_New_South_Wales [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rocks,_New_South_Wales]  * The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2025, February 18). Samuel Terry. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Samuel-Terry [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Samuel-Terry]  * Dictionary of Sydney - “Bubonic Plague Epidemic 1900” - https://dictionaryofsydney.org/event/bubonic_plague_epidemic_1900 [https://dictionaryofsydney.org/event/bubonic_plague_epidemic_1900]  * Traveller - “A Sydney hotel has become an unlikely mecca for Japanese visitors” - by Jane Richards - July 30th, 2025 - https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/travel-news/a-sydney-hotel-has-become-an-unlikely-mecca-for-japanese-visitors-20250711-p5me9m.html [https://www.smh.com.au/traveller/travel-news/a-sydney-hotel-has-become-an-unlikely-mecca-for-japanese-visitors-20250711-p5me9m.html]  * Daily Mail - “Strange creaks, flashes of light and pressure like someone is gripping your chest: Spend an eerie night inside Australia's 'Haunted Hotel'... where the ghost of a murdered sailor roams the halls” - By LUCY THACKRAY FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA - August 14th, 2015 - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3197422/Strange-creaks-flashes-light-pressure-like-gripping-chest-Spend-night-inside-Australia-s-Haunted-Hotel-ghost-murdered-sailor-roams-halls.html [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3197422/Strange-creaks-flashes-light-pressure-like-gripping-chest-Spend-night-inside-Australia-s-Haunted-Hotel-ghost-murdered-sailor-roams-halls.html]

Haunted Hotels: The Fairmont Château Laurier, Ottawa (Season 2)

Sometimes a quick visit to a haunted hotel is all you need. Are you ready for the Fairmont Château Laurier? Enjoy this episode? Please consider leaving a rating & review on your podcast player. For inquiries and feedback, please email sgepodcast@outlook.com. Resources:  * YouTube - ‘We Spent the Night in Ottawa’s Most HAUNTED Hotel – Fairmont Château Laurier’ - uploaded by Hauntingly Krista - March 24th, 2025  * Landsby - ‘Haunted Hotels of Canada’ - by Lillia Smichenko - https://landsby.ca/northernsoul/haunted-hotels-of-canada/ [https://landsby.ca/northernsoul/haunted-hotels-of-canada/] * Historic Hotels - “History: Discover the Fairmont Château Laurier, which was once the one of the leading hotels for the historic Grand Trunk Pacific Railway” - https://www.historichotels.org/hotels-resorts/fairmont-chateau-laurier/history.php [https://www.historichotels.org/hotels-resorts/fairmont-chateau-laurier/history.php]  * Wikipedia - Charles Melville Hays - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Melville_Hays [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Melville_Hays]  * Haunted Walk - Secrets of the Château Laurier – Hotel Tour - https://hauntedwalk.com/experience/secrets-of-the-chateau-laurier/ [https://hauntedwalk.com/experience/secrets-of-the-chateau-laurier/]  * CN website - https://www.cn.ca/en/about-cn/history/ [https://www.cn.ca/en/about-cn/history/]  * The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "How many people died when the Titanic sank?". Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Jun. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/question/How-many-people-died-when-the-Titanic-sank [https://www.britannica.com/question/How-many-people-died-when-the-Titanic-sank] - Accessed 26 August 2025  * Chateau Laurier - “THE ROARING LION RETURNS” - https://www.chateaulaurier.com/explore/the-roaring-lion/ [https://www.chateaulaurier.com/explore/the-roaring-lion/]  * Haunted Rooms - ‘The 8 Most Haunted Hotels in Ontario’ - https://www.hauntedrooms.com/canada/haunted-hotels-in-ontario?utm_source=chatgpt.com [https://www.hauntedrooms.com/canada/haunted-hotels-in-ontario?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Tim Holtorf Wordpress - ‘Ghost Stories: Ottawa and the Hill’ - by Tim Holtorf - October 20th, 2009 - https://taholtorf.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/ghost-stories-ottawa-and-the-hill/ [https://taholtorf.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/ghost-stories-ottawa-and-the-hill/] * Compass News - ‘Ottawa’s haunted hotspots: where things go bump in the night’ - by Sarah MacFarlane - October 31st, 2024 - https://compassnews.ca/ottawas-haunted-hotspots-where-things-go-bump-in-the-night [https://compassnews.ca/ottawas-haunted-hotspots-where-things-go-bump-in-the-night]  * Moon Mausoleum - ‘The Mysterious Haunted History of the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa’ - Posted on October 20th, 2023 - https://moonmausoleum.com/the-mysterious-haunted-history-of-the-fairmont-chateau-laurier-in-ottawa/ [https://moonmausoleum.com/the-mysterious-haunted-history-of-the-fairmont-chateau-laurier-in-ottawa/]

Haunted Hotels: The Read House, Chattanooga (Season 2)

Did Al Capone stay in a haunted hotel room? Tune in to find out. Enjoy this episode? Please consider leaving a rating & review on your podcast player. For inquiries and feedback, please email sgepodcast@outlook.com. Resources:  * The Read House website - https://www.thereadhousehotel.com/hotel/ [https://www.thereadhousehotel.com/hotel/]  * YouTube - ‘Exploring the Haunted Room #311 at The Read House, Chattanooga, TN’ - uploaded by The Traveling Tennesseans - May 3rd, 2024  * YouTube - ‘Atlanta couple believes in ghosts after spending night at Read House’ - uploaded by Local 3 News - October 7th, 2019  * YouTube - The Spirit of Annalisa Haunts Room 311 at the Read House in Chattanooga’ - uploaded by Southern Ghost Stories - August 22nd, 2021  * YouTube - ‘Overnight in Most HAUNTED HOTEL /The Read House (Room 311) Chattanooga Tennessee’ - uploaded by AK Explorations - August 19th, 2020  * Reddit, from r/Chattanooga - ‘Is The Haunted Room at the Read House Rigged?’ - OP: Then-Mountain-9445 - posted 2 years ago * Ghost City Tours website - ‘The Haunted Read House Hotel’ - https://ghostcitytours.com/chattanooga/haunted-chattanooga/read-house-hotel/ [https://ghostcitytours.com/chattanooga/haunted-chattanooga/read-house-hotel/]  * US Ghost Adventures website - ‘THE READ HOUSE HOTEL’ - https://usghostadventures.com/chattanooga-ghost-tour/the-read-house-hotel/ [https://usghostadventures.com/chattanooga-ghost-tour/the-read-house-hotel/]  * Conde Nast Traveler website - ‘The Read House’ - https://www.cntraveler.com/hotels/chattanooga/the-read-house [https://www.cntraveler.com/hotels/chattanooga/the-read-house]  * Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112788692/john_thomas-read [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112788692/john_thomas-read]: accessed July 7, 2025), memorial page for Dr John Thomas Read (2 Dec 1825–12 Jan 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 112788692 [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112788692/john_thomas-read], citing Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by bioengineer (contributor 47026824 [https://www.findagrave.com/user/profile/47026824]). * Wikipedia - The Read House Hotel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Read_House_Hotel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Read_House_Hotel]  * Wikipedia - Jefferson Davis - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Davis [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Davis]  * Smoky Mountain Living Magazine - ‘Chattanooga’s Read House Celebrates Milestone Anniversary’ - by Aaron Tanner - October 1st, 2022 - https://www.smliv.com/stories/chattanoogas-read-house-anniversary/ [https://www.smliv.com/stories/chattanoogas-read-house-anniversary/]  * Visit Chattanooga - “Hidden in Plain Sight: Chattanooga's History is Everywhere - The Read House” - by Laura Bellucci - November 30th, 2023 - https://www.visitchattanooga.com/blog/post/hidden-in-plain-sight-chattanoogas-history-is-everywhere-the-read-house/#:~:text=The%20Hotel%20continued%20to%20host,pause%20in%20his%20tumultuous%20journey [https://www.visitchattanooga.com/blog/post/hidden-in-plain-sight-chattanoogas-history-is-everywhere-the-read-house/#:~:text=The%20Hotel%20continued%20to%20host,pause%20in%20his%20tumultuous%20journey]  * CL Thomas - “The Read House: A Tragic History and Legend” - June 18th, 2020 - by CL Thomas - https://www.clthomas.org/post/the-read-house-hauntings-and-legends?srsltid=AfmBOoowzpnZVELvMvp2MyrdWOqfu4INmkq8s7GxjgRrqHZvsQtohz_E [https://www.clthomas.org/post/the-read-house-hauntings-and-legends?srsltid=AfmBOoowzpnZVELvMvp2MyrdWOqfu4INmkq8s7GxjgRrqHZvsQtohz_E]  * Chattanooga Ghost Tours Inc Facebook - EVP Room 311 Read House - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=337337546935415 [https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=337337546935415]  * Homespun Haints - The Haunted Read House in Chattanooga - Kristy Lytle - May 17th, 2022 - https://homespunhaints.com/haunted-read-house-chattanooga [https://homespunhaints.com/haunted-read-house-chattanooga]

Haunted Hotels: The Mermaid Inn, Rye (Season 2)

What happened a century ago, may explain what's happening today. Enjoy this episode? Please consider leaving a rating & review on your podcast player. For inquiries and feedback, please email sgepodcast@outlook.com. Resources:  * Youtube - ‘Most Haunted Unseen - The Mermaid Inn’ - uploaded by most haunted vids - September 17th, 2012 * Youtube - ‘Eerie Encounters: Inside Mermaid Inn - World's Scariest Hauntings - S01 EP6 - Paranormal Documentary’ - uploaded by Banijay Documentaries - September 22nd, 2023  * The Mermaid Inn website - https://www.mermaidinn.com/ [https://www.mermaidinn.com/]  * Wikipedia - The Mermaid Inn, Rye - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mermaid_Inn,_Rye [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mermaid_Inn,_Rye]  * Wikipedia - Wattle and daub - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattle_and_daub [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wattle_and_daub]  * Historic England - Mermaid House The Mermaid Hotel - https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1251961?section=official-list-entry [https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1251961?section=official-list-entry]  * Wayback Machine - The Mermaid Inn, Rye - https://web.archive.org/web/20110815231924/http://www.mermaidinn.com/history.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20110815231924/http://www.mermaidinn.com/history.html]  * Little House of Horrors - THE MERMAID INN  - By Sonja - June 14th, 2025 - https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-mermaid-inn/ [https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/the-mermaid-inn/] * The History Press - Hawkhurst: The story of smuggling in the 18th Century - by Joseph Dragovich - April 13th, 2023 - https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/hawkhurst-the-story-of-smuggling-in-the-18th-century/ [https://thehistorypress.co.uk/article/hawkhurst-the-story-of-smuggling-in-the-18th-century/]  * The Novium Museum - ‘The Hawkhurst Gang’ - by Portia Tremlett - https://www.thenovium.org.uk/article/28843/The-Hawkhurst-Gang [https://www.thenovium.org.uk/article/28843/The-Hawkhurst-Gang]  * Rye News - ‘The fascinating history of the Rye’s Mermaid Inn’ - by Michael Montagu - December 19th, 2024 - http://ryenews.org.uk/culture/the-fascinating-history-of-ryes-mermaid-inn [http://ryenews.org.uk/culture/the-fascinating-history-of-ryes-mermaid-inn]  * Pellicle Magazine website - ‘Cinque Ports - How Medieval Law Shaped the Pubs of Rye, East Sussex’ - by Fred Garratt-Stanley - April 2nd 2025 - https://www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/3/21/cinque-ports-how-medieval-law-shaped-the-pubs-of-rye#:~:text=%22The%20cellars%20here%20are%20nearly,States%20to%20secure%20the%20deal [https://www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/3/21/cinque-ports-how-medieval-law-shaped-the-pubs-of-rye#:~:text=%22The%20cellars%20here%20are%20nearly,States%20to%20secure%20the%20deal] * Haunted Rooms - “ALL ENGLAND HOTELS: The Haunted Mermaid Inn, Rye, East Sussex” - https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/product/mermaid-inn-rye-east-sussex [https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/product/mermaid-inn-rye-east-sussex]  * Exploring Great Britain - “The Mermaid Inn, Rye: One Of Britain’s Most Haunted Inns” -  https://www.exploringgb.co.uk/blog/the-mermaid-inn-rye-haunted [https://www.exploringgb.co.uk/blog/the-mermaid-inn-rye-haunted]