“Hotels are naturally creepy places.” Those words spoken by Mike Enslin (John Cusak) and penned by the master of horror, Stephen King, I find to be all to true. To me hotels are very unsettling for all of the reasons shown in this movie. 1408 is a psychological thriller about a paranormal book writer, Mike Enslin, who after the loss of his child has become very skeptical of whether there actually is life after death. After visiting countless so-called haunted places and a run of best-selling books on haunted houses and dwellings Mike is more cynical then ever having never actually witnessed a supernatural occurrence. All of that is about to change when he decides to check into room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel in New York even against the hotel manager’s (Samuel L. Jackson) warnings and Mike begins to experience things he can’t quite explain. Mike Enslin must go from a cynic to a true believer to survive the night. I have to tell you for a PG-13 this movie is very disturbing, I was on the edge of my seat the entire length of the film. This is by far my favorite Stephen King short story. The movie is well acted, beautifully directed and the imagery and sets are amazing to say the least. Cusak has a gift for subtext and really shows what a talented actor he truly is in this film. Jackson plays the eerie hotel keeper superbly. Unfortunately 1408 is not available in MoPix which because of the visual creepiness of the movie is very much needed, however, if you have read the book or you have a sighted friend who can fill you in, it is a sure fire hit. Enjoy and let me know if you’re able to check out… MMMWWWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
