In the movie, Mike's life story is explored in more detail, and it also affects his hallucinations in the room. We don't find out much about his life either before or after entering the room. The story in the book is pretty short and relies mainly on atmosphere the plot is a lot tighter, and the part where Mike stays in the room is quite short. The basic idea of 'horror writer who believes in nothing enters haunted hotel room' is the same in both, but the details are very different. If you’ve seen the movie 1408 (starring John Cusack & Samuel L.

Will Enslin be successful in his mission? What’s in room 1408 that has claimed so many victims? Room 1408 has been responsible for at least 42 deaths, 12 of them suicides and at least 30 'natural' deaths, all over a span of 68 years. Olin, doesn’t think that’s such a good idea because something isn’t quite right with that room. The protagonist is Mike Enslin, an author who investigates haunted houses and looks to rent the infamous room 1408 at a New York City hotel for 1 night, as a part of his research for his next book. After watching 1408, I was a bit confused as to which one was better experience overall. The book is usually better than the movie and rarely does the movie seem to better than the book. '1408' is King’s version of the haunted hotel room story in horror fiction. The protagonist is Mike Enslin, an author who investigates haunted houses and looks to rent the infamous room 1408 at a New York City hotel for 1 night, as It's not that what I'm seeing is not real.

It's not that what I'm seeing is not real.

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