Izungezwe Ezintabeni Zase-Rocky ezibheke e-Estes Park, e-Colorado, i-Stanley Hotel ihlezi ngokukhazimula okuthule, inikeza ukudla okuhle, ukubukwa okuhle, amagumbi amahle, nokunye okulenza lihluke kwamanye amahhotela ekilasini lalo. I-Stanley Hotel ivele ixakwe, KAKHULU.

Kule minyaka eyikhulu edlule, ihhotela liqoqe kancane kancane izipoki futhi akekho owazi kahle ukuthi kungani. Esikwaziyo ukuthi, nganoma yisiphi isizathu, ukuhlaselwa kukaStanley kuyasebenza kakhulu futhi kuye kwaphefumulela imicabango yababhali nabenzi befilimu ngokufanayo, okungenani okwakunguStephen King kanye noveli yakhe. The Shining.

Emashumini amabili eminyaka adlule, i-Stanley iwamukele ngokugcwele umlando wayo kanye nezakhamuzi zayo ezingokomoya futhi isiqalile ukunikeza uhambo lwansuku zonke ukuze izihambeli zehhotela nezinye izivakashi eziya esifundeni zibe nakho okugcwele kwe-Stanley. Ezinye zihlanganisa umlando wezakhiwo nomakhi wazo; ezinye, izinto zakudala ezinhle nefenisha eyengezwe eqoqweni lehhotela phakathi neminyaka edlule. Bese kuba nohambo lwezipoki olubanjwa ebusuku kakhulu oludizayinelwe ukunikeza labo abanentshisekelo ku-paranormal ukunambitheka kokungcono kakhulu okunikezwa nguStanley.

Ngibe nenhlanhla, muva nje, ukuthatha enye yalezi zinsuku zakusihlwa ze-Ghost Tours futhi kwaba yinto engingeke ngiyikhohlwe ngokushesha. Ngeke ngikutshele konke okwenzekile ohambweni. Uma ngikwenzile, besingeke sibe khona isizathu sokuthi uzithathele wena futhi yinto okufanele uzibonele yona mathupha, kodwa ngizokunikeza okunye okuvelele engikuthandayo kwalolu hambo oluhehayo.

Safika ehhotela ilanga seliyoshona kancane ngezansi komugqa wezintaba. Izindawo ezithe thuthu zigcinwa kahle futhi ngokushesha sabona ama-elk amaningana ayezulazula ehla emahlathini azungezile, edla ngobuvila otshanini obugaywe ngobunono. Ihhotela belakhiwa ngendlela edingekayo futhi babeka isisekelo se-maze eningilizayo ezonezelwa emagcekeni kamuva kuleli hlobo. Sangena ehhotela futhi ngokushesha sathola ikamelo lomhlangano lapho kuqala ukuvakasha.

Sithole izihlalo egunjini elincane lokuvakasha futhi umqondisi wethu wasibonisa ingxenye emfushane ye-The Stanley Effect, idokhumentari emayelana nezinye zezinto eziyinqaba ezenzeka ehhotela. Ngemva kwesiqeshana, wasinika imiyalelo embalwa mayelana nokuhlala ndawonye futhi saya endaweni yethu yokuqala ohambweni, iHholo Lekhonsathi. Sangena ngaphakathi esakhiweni futhi senyukela phezulu saya kuvulandi obheke ehholo.

Njengoba umqondisi esinikeza umlando omfushane wehhotela nabakhi balo, u-FO Stanley nomkakhe uFlora, ngahlala ngibuka isiteji namakamelo amabili ohlangothini ngalunye. Ephenduka esifundweni somlando, waqala ukulandisa ngendaba yesisebenzi esasiqashwe ukuba silungise izinto esiteji. Ubesebenza yedwa ubusuku bonke ukuze angaphazamisi izivakashi ebezizodla isidlo sasemini ngakusasa. Wayeseguqe ngamadolo ejikijela isiteji, wezwa izingalo zomuntu zishibilika okhalweni amqukule ukuze ame. Waphenduka ngokushesha, futhi kwakungekho muntu. Indoda ibaleke yashiya amathuluzi esiteji. Wabuya ngakusasa ezobalanda, kodwa ngemva kokuba imenenja ivumile ukuthumela othile naye esiteji. Wahamba wangabe esabuya.

Indaba imnandi, kodwa obekuthakazelisa ngempela ukuthi, njengoba esho, amakhethini angakwesokunxele kwesiteji anyakaze izikhathi eziyisithupha. Igumbi lalivaliwe futhi kwakungekho moya, kodwa noma ngabe bekukhona, lokhu kunyakaza kwakungeke kubekwe phansi emoyeni. Kwakuwuhlobo lokunyakaza okwenzeka lapho othile ebamba ikhethini futhi alilungise cishe. Nempela ikhethini lanyakaza le nale. Lapho sehla, ngabukisisa, futhi kwakungekhona nje muntu ekamelweni, kodwa kwakugcwele izinto ezihlukahlukene ukuze umuntu abe nobunzima bokungena lapho.

Sishiya kuvulandi ngemuva, sehla sangena ngaphansi kweHholo Lekhonsathi. Lapho i-Stanley isingatha imishado, kulapha lapho iphathi yomshado ishintsha futhi ilungiselela usuku lwabo olukhulu. Njengoba sihlezi phansi eGumbini Lomlobokazi, umqondisi wabavakashi wanginika umtshina we-EMF. Izitholi ze-EMF zifunda izinkambu kazibuthe kagesi futhi izazi ze- parapsychologists kanye nabaphenyi be-paranormal bazokutshela ukuthi uma imimoya ikhona, amandla kule mikhakha azovame ukukhuphuka.

Ngahlala esihlalweni esingaphakathi nje kwegumbi eduze nomnyango, ngalalela umhlahlandlela lapho esixoxela indaba kaLucy, owesifazane owake watholwa echophile ehhotela. Ekuqaleni kwendaba, kwaba nomnyakazo omncane kakhulu kumitha ye-EMF, kodwa lapho ekhuluma ngokufa kukaLucy futhi okuthiwa ubuyela ehhotela ngomoya, imitha yagxuma futhi umnyango oseduze kwami ​​wasuka kancane waya phambili wabe usuvala. Umqondisi wamamatheka waphinde wavula umnyango, echaza ukuthi uLucy uvame ukudlala imidlalo nezivakashi ezansi egumbini lokuphumula likaMlobokazi. Kwaphinde kwaba nesipikili umnyango wazivalela kancane futhi.

Kamuva, lapho sinikezwa isikhathi sokuzulazula endaweni engaphansi sodwa, ngathatha isikhathi sokuhlola umnyango. Kwakuwumnyango osindayo, futhi onganyakazi kalula; abukho futhi ubufakazi bokuphazamisa noma ukujikeleza okungase kubangele ukuthi umnyango uvale ngesilawuli kude futhi ngenxa yalokho akukwazanga ukubangela isipike kumitha ye-EMF.

Ngaphambi kokuthi sisuke eHholo Lekhonsathi, umqondisi wethu wokuvakasha uthathe imizuzu embalwa ukwethula abanye bethu ngemimoya ayintandokazi yakhe ezulazula ehhotela. Ziningi izingane ehhotela, kodwa ingxenye yalezo zingane kuphela ephilayo. Endlini yokuphumula yabesifazane esitezi esiphansi, sasibuthana siyindilinga. Wabeka uswidi phansi futhi wabeka iMaglite encane phansi ngemva kokuba esivumele ukuba siyihlole. Kwakuyimodeli elula edinga ukusonta okungaphezulu ukuze uvule futhi uvale.

Waqala wakhuluma nemimoya yengane yasehhotela wawuzwa izinga lokushisa liqala ukwehla ekamelweni. Ngibheke phansi isifundi se-EMF esikhohlwe uhhafu esandleni sami futhi sasikhonjwe ngesilinganiso saso esiphezulu. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho ithoshi likhanya, futhi imizuzwana embalwa kamuva, lacisha futhi. Njengoba eqhubeka ekhuluma nezingane futhi ebabuza imibuzo phakathi nemizuzu eyishumi noma ngaphezulu elandelayo, angizange ngibale izikhathi lapho ukukhanya kukhanyisa futhi sicime kwakubonakala kuyimpendulo yemibuzo yakhe. Umfundi we-EMF ubhampa ephindela emuva phakathi kokufundwayo okuphezulu kakhulu nokuphansi cishe kungekho sixwayiso phakathi kwezinguquko. Ngichithe isikhathi ngibheka izindawo zokudayisa nezimpahla zokukhanya kodwa angitholanga ukuphazamiseka kuzo. Kodwa sasinamanye amagumbi okwakufanele siwahlole kanye nezinye izindawo esasingazibona, ngakho ekugcineni kwadingeka siqoqe futhi sibhekise amabombo esakhiweni esikhulu ukuze siqhubeke nokuvakasha.

Ngaphakathi, sasizulazula sisuka kwelinye igumbi siye kwelinye, sizwa izindaba eziningi eziphathelene nokuziphatha okubi kanye nemiphumela yokungahloniphi imimoya ethile ehhotela. UNkosikazi Stanley ngokusobala wayengumdlali wopiyano wezinga lekhonsathi futhi amapiyano akhe asabalele ehhotela lonke, kodwa awawona awezivakashi zokudlala, ikakhulukazi upiyano endaweni eyake yaba yindawo yabesifazane ebhilidini elikhulu. Umoya kaNkk Stanley usengumgxeki onzima ekufeni njengoba ayenjalo empilweni, futhi uyaziwa ngokushaya isivalo sopiyano ezandleni zabantu abangekho ezingeni elilinganayo emakhono abo okudlala. Kwenzeka kaningi ukuthi amapiyano aboshwe ngentambo ngezexwayiso ezithunyelwe kunoma yibaphi abenzi bobubi abangase bazame ukuzama “Izinti” kwenye yezinsimbi zakhe.

Sisuka endlini, sathuthela eBallroom, futhi kulapha lapho ekugcineni satshelwa khona indaba yokuvakasha kukaStephen King ehhotela iStanley. Kubonakala sengathi uNkosi wayeshaye udonga enovelini yakhe yakamuva. Kubandakanya umndeni wezazi zemilingo ezivaleleke endaweni ekhangwa abantu ababi epaki lokuzijabulisa, futhi bekungayi ndawo. Umngane wakhe uphakamise ukuthi ahambe izinsuku ezimbalwa nomndeni wakhe futhi wancoma iStanley njengendawo oya kuyo. Wafika nomkakhe ngosuku lokugcina lwesizini batshelwa ukuthi konke sekuvaliwe. UKing waqunga isikhashana wagcina etshelwe ukuthi bangalala ubusuku obubodwa. Wehla ngalobo busuku eyophuza endaweni yokucima ukoma walahlekelwa indlela ebuyela ekamelweni. Ekugcineni wazumeka, wazithola ephakathi kwamaphupho amabi lapho eklinywa khona ngamapayipi omshini wokufafaza odongeni.

Wagxuma waphuma embhedeni wangena kuvulandi eyoshunqa intuthu. Ngesikhathi ebuyela ngaphakathi, wayesewuqalile uhlaka engqondweni yakhe ukuthi kuzoba yini The Shining.

Ngalesi sikhathi, uhambo lwase luphela, futhi njengoba umqondisi wethu exosha leli qembu, wangibiza wangibuza ukuthi ngingathanda yini ukubheka ezinye izinto ezimbalwa. Wayazi ukuthi ngikhona nge-iHorror futhi wavele wacabanga ukuthi kungase kube nenye into eyodwa noma ezimbili ezizongithakazelisa. Yilapho izinto zaqala khona ukuthakazelisa ngempela.

Sagibela phezulu ngekheshi elidala futhi saphumela esitezi sesibili. Amaphasishi lapha ayaxaka. Zibonakala zingaphandle kwesilinganiso, njengokungathi zinde kunehhotela ngokwalo, umuzwa owendiswa izibuko ezinkulu ezilenga emaphethelweni ngamunye zibhekene.

Sehla ngehholo eliseduze. Amakamelo lapha wonke abekelwe izisebenzi zasehhotela ezingase zidinge indawo yokulala ebusuku futhi okwamanje azinamuntu. Usitshele indaba yabasebenzi abambalwa abaphume ekamelweni ekupheleni kwephasishi bengakwazanga ukubuya ngenxa yobukhona ababebuzwa lapho. Njengoba siphenduka ukuze sihambe, sobathathu sabanda ezindaweni zethu njengoba sizwa wona lowo mnyango uvuleka wabe usuvala. Sajika sabheka futhi kwakungekho muntu. Ngemva kwesikhashana, umqondisi wasikisela ukuthi sidlulele kokuthile okusha.

Sagibela izitebhisi saya esitezi esilandelayo futhi sazithela phezu kwabantu abathathu ababehlezi maphakathi nephasishi bezama ukuxhumana nemimoya yezingane esasihlangane nazo ekuqaleni ohambweni. Umfana wayehlezi no-Tootsie Pops ezandleni zombili ebanika le mimoya emisha. Bacela ukuthi sihlanganyele nabo ngahlala kusofa omncane eduze kwalapho kuhlezi khona umfana. Ngabuza ukuthi ngeke yini ahlanganyele nami uswidi futhi angivumele ngizame, futhi ngokulangazela wanginika omunye wabamunca.

Ngabeka isandla sami, intende yesandla phezulu, edolweni lami ngase ngibeka i-sucker phansi nenduku eduze kwesithupha sami kanye noswidi phakathi nendawo yesundu. Ngakhuluma ngokuthula nezingane ngazitshela ukuthi zingawuthola uswidi uma nje zingawuthatha. Ngemva kwesikhashana, ngokumangala kwethu, induku evela ku-Tootsie Po yaqala ukuphakama esandleni sami. Yaya endaweni eqondile ngokuphelele, yema lapho isikhashana, yase yawa yaphuma esandleni sami.

Ngaqalaza wonke umuntu, ngamamatheka, ngase ngithi, “Ngicabanga ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokubuyela ekhaya manje.”

Umqondisi wabavakashi wasibuyisela phansi futhi saxoxa imizuzu embalwa ngaphambi kokuba siphumele emoyeni opholile wasebusuku wasezintabeni. Kuningi kakhulu okwenzekile ohambweni, kunezinto eziningi ezingachazeki ebezenza thina ohambweni sibukane ukuze sithole izincazelo. Iwuhlobo lwento okufanele uzizwele yona, futhi uma ungumuntu othanda izinto ezingavamile nezixakile, ngiyakunxusa ukuthi uthathe uhambo oluya e-Estes Park wenze lokho kanye.

Ungathola ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nehhotela nokuvakasha okuhlukahlukene kusixhumanisi lapha.