2001
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Jun 22, 2007 · 1408: Directed by Mikael Håfström. With John Cusack, Tony Shalhoub, Len Cariou, Isiah Whitlock Jr.. Author Michael Enslin specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences, checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel in New York City, settles in, and soon confronts genuine terror.
- (296K)
- Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
- Mikael Håfström
- 2007-06-22
The film follows Mike Enslin, an author who investigates allegedly haunted locales. Enslin receives an ominous warning not to enter the titular room 1408 at a fictional New York City hotel, The Dolphin. Although skeptical of the paranormal, he is soon trapped in the room where he experiences bizarre and frightful events.
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- 315 votes. Psycho. The quintessential horror movie set in a hotel, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho is a masterpiece the likes of which the horror community rarely sees, and even 60 years later, the film still more than lives up to the hype.
- 274 votes. 1408. Stephen King and haunted hotels go together like peanut butter and jelly, and in 1408, he created one of the most terrifying and bizarre ever seen in film.
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Oct 2, 2023 · Summary. "1408" is a horror movie adaptation of Stephen King's short story of the same name, and is considered one of the best in the genre. The story was inspired by real incidents at San Diego's Hotel del Coronado, where a young woman named Kate Morgan took her own life.
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