Not all of the craziest ideas that pass through Stephen King’s mind are captured in his darkest books, since some seem like simple pastimes in the world. mind of the horror author. That is the case of 1408a short story written by the American that became an audiobook in 1999 and later made the leap to movie screens.
It was thanks to the work done by Mikael Håfström in 2007, which included John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson among the cast. It is mainly the first that steals almost all the attention of the film by showing us the disturbing story of a writer whose objective is disprove theories about haunted hotels
The business, located in New York City, is run by director Gerald Olin, played by Jackson, who warns him that Under no circumstances should you spend the night in room 1408. There are multiple deaths that have occurred inside the room and it even tells him that he will not be able to last even an hour in it. Evidently, Enslin doesn’t listen and decides to go in anyway.
It is from this point when 1408 shows how a series of paranormal events torment the character until they practically go crazy. Throughout the production we can see how there is a close relationship with the number 13, starting with the sum of the numbers that make up the name of the film, and even taking into account that its exact duration is 104 minutes and 8 seconds. All these details seem like warnings about the future that awaits the protagonist.
Ver 1408 and streaming
You can also rent or buy 1408 on AppleTV+, Rakuten TV y Google Play.
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