
The cynical and skeptical writer Mike Enslin writes books evaluating supernatural phenomena in hotels, graveyards and other haunted places, usually debunking the mystery. While writing his latest book, he travels from Los Angeles to New York to spend one night in the Dolphin Hotel's posessed room 1408, which is permanently unavailable for guests. The reluctant manager Mr. Gerald Olin objects to his request and offers an upgrade, expensive booze and finally relates the death o... (Full plot summary below)
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The cynical and skeptical writer Mike Enslin writes books evaluating supernatural phenomena in hotels, graveyards and other haunted places, usually debunking the mystery. While writing his latest book, he travels from Los Angeles to New York to spend one night in the Dolphin Hotel's posessed room 1408, which is permanently unavailable for guests. The reluctant manager Mr. Gerald Olin objects to his request and offers an upgrade, expensive booze and finally relates the death of more than fifty guests over decades in the cursed room. However Mike threatens Mr. Olin, promising to sue the hotel, and is finally allowed to check into the room. Later in the night, he finds that guests of room 1408, once they have checked in, might never leave the room alive.
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| WaffleMovies.comWillie Waffleone of the best horror movies I have seen in a few years |
| Can MagazineFred TopelBlair Witch in a hotel room, and way scarier than a bundle of sticks and a pile of rocks. It makes The Shining look like a cheap motel. |
| Flipside Movie EmporiumRob VauxEvokes the author's good points as well as his bad, but like its fast-talking hero, it was in trouble the minute the door closed behind it. |
| E! OnlineAlex MarkersonWhile it springs from a fairly pat premise, the execution is superb, eschewing cheap scares for throbbing, intense shocks. |
| Beaumont JournalDanny MintonA much better-than-average horror flick that doesn't rely on hardcore torture and gore to thrill it's audience. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonSwedish director Mikael Hafstrom creates a compelling ride of a movie. Every beat of the film is weighted with significance, and our mounting dread becomes almost intolerable. |
| Film Journal InternationalMaitland McDonaghIt's an overblown campfire tale that doesn't know when to stop. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenWhen Mike Enslin (John Cusack) says he does not believe in ghosts, we in the audience cannot be blamed for not wishing him well, but he does turn in a stellar performance in what largely a stagey, one-man show. |
| UGOBrian TallericoAn intellectual, character-driven horror film, one that gets under your skin not through your stomach, but through your nightmares. |
| Seattle TimesTed FryA genuinely disturbing and ingenious piece of horror that's as much a brainteaser as it is a feast of visual creativity. |