1408 (2007)

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It's almost become habit to expect a film based on a Stephen King short story to be...well, not good. 1408 gave me a few tingles but not enough to change my mind.

We meet Mike Enslin (John Cusack) a writer of mediocre travel logs that give insight to the most haunted spots in America. He seems to be on the last leg of a tour of hotels to review for his new book. He's bored, he drinks, and he seems a very bitter disillusioned man. That all changes when he receives a cryptic postcard from The Dolphin Hotel in Manhattan that states only..."don't enter 1408." How can a man resist? It's obviously sent by the staff of The Dolphin to get Enslin to come to the hotel, stay in 1408, and write a review all about his horrific stay.

Mike tells his agent (Tony Shaloub) he wants to end the book with a chapter about The Dolphin and mysterious room 1408, but keeps running into walls when trying to reserve the room for a night. Finally Mike goes to check in and has a creepy meeting with the hotel manager Gerald Olin (Samuel L. Jackson) who begs of Mr. Enslin not to stay in 1408, and that no one has ever lasted more than an hour. He even offers him a very fine bottle of scotch and evidence that more than 30 people have lost their lives in that room...a maid who blinded herself after 10 minuets locking in the bathroom alone, people cutting each other open, men and woman throwing themselves from the "14th" story window. None of this discourages Mike's determination to stay in the room, he's positive the Manager is putting on a show to force Mike's hand at an extra creepy review. Mike gets the key and heads up alone to the 14th floor.

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