Wishing to go to a hospital, Enslin attempts to leave the room however his key breaks off in the door. His hearing quickly returns and he bandages his hand using a bandana from his bag. He rushes to the bathroom to wash the wound in the sink, but the water suddenly becomes boiling hot and damages his wound even further. Suddenly, Enslin is unable to hear anything, apart from a tinnitus-like ringing in his ears, and opens the window to check his hearing the window slams down, cutting a large gash in the top of his hand. When he turns the clock off the display flickers and changes to read "60:00", then starts counting down from 60 minutes. Later, Enslin is startled again as the clock radio begins to play the same song. As he examines the room, the radio suddenly starts blaring "We've Only Just Begun" by The Carpenters, initially thinking it is just a gag cooked up by Olin. Once inside the room, Enslin pulls out his Mini Cassette recorder and dictates on the unremarkability of room 1408. The manager gives him the key, warning him that "it's an evil fucking room". Enslin accepts the documents and the cognac but insists on staying in the room, frustrating Olin.
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Olin offers Enslin an upgrade to the penthouse suite, access to documents regarding the deaths in 1408, and an $800 bottle of cognac if Enslin would abandon his plan to stay at 1408. However, after being informed by Enslin's agent, Sam Farrell, that the Fair Housing Act requires hotels to rent unoccupied rooms, the Dolphin reluctantly reserves room 1408 for Enslin.Īrriving at the Dolphin, Enslin is pulled aside by the hotel's manager, Gerald Olin, who warns him that no one has lasted more than an hour in 1408. Viewing this as a challenge, Enslin attempts to book a reservation for room 1408, but the hotel will not rent him the room. After his latest book, he receives an anonymous postcard of the Dolphin Hotel in New York City bearing the message "don't enter 1408". Mike Enslin is a skeptic and author who debunks supernatural occurrences after the untimely death of his daughter Katie.
The movie was directed by Mikael Håfström from a screenplay written by Matt Greenberg, Scott Alexander, and Larry Karaszewski. For other pages containing the same name, see the disambiguation page.ġ408 is a 2007 film adaptation of the short story by Stephen King. According to the Critics Consensus, "relying on psychological tension rather than overt violence and gore, 1408 is a genuinely creepy thriller with a strong lead performance by John Cusack." The movie also did quite well at the box office, earning around $133 million worldwide, with a budget of only $25 million ( Box Office Mojo).This page is about the film. When "1408" was released, critics were generally positive, with the older horror film earning a Certified Fresh 79% on Rotten Tomatoes with 175 reviews. As a classic, stuck-in-a-room horror story, what's not to like? "1408" adds a sad backstory to Mike and ramps up the horror, but it's a relatively accurate adaptation of the source material, at least up until the various endings. The film follows the same simple premise, with Mike being urged to visit the Dolphin Hotel's room 1408. The short story was adapted into a film version in 2007 directed by Mikael Håfström, starring John Cusack as Mike and Samuel L. Olin, warns Mike of the room's horrific history, this doesn't dissuade him, and Mike experiences a night of darkness and haunting experiences that change him forever. In 1999, prolific horror writer Stephen King released a short story called "1408." Focusing on a cynical non-fiction writer named Mike Enslin, the story follows Mike as he travels to the Dolphin Hotel in NYC to research his next book, "Ten Nights in Ten Haunted Hotel Rooms," by staying in the infamous room 1408.
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