15 Spine-Chilling Destinations Every Stephen King Fan Must Visit

12. The Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School – Steamboat Springs, Colorado

When adapting Doctor Sleep, the long-awaited sequel to The Shining, director Mike Flanagan sought to recreate the unsettling, dreamlike quality of King’s world while incorporating real-world locations that enhanced the film’s eerie atmosphere. One of the most haunting settings used in the 2019 film was the Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School, located in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. This secluded, forested retreat was used as the filming location for several key scenes involving Rose the Hat and her terrifying cult of psychic predators, the True Knot. Deep in the Colorado wilderness, this arts school provided the perfect backdrop for the eerie rituals and supernatural confrontations between the True Knot and their unfortunate victims. The dense trees, isolated cabins, and eerie silence contributed to the film’s slow-burning suspense, mirroring the creeping dread that builds throughout King’s novel. Featured In: Doctor Sleep (2019 film)