The Shining already got a sequel in book and movie form . But what about that other haunted hotel tale from the mind of Stephen King? It’s time to check back into the Dolphin , specifically you-know-which cursed room, because 1408 is getting a sequel.
The 2007 original film, based on King’s short story, starred John Cusack as a writer who specializes in haunted places and has convinced himself there’s nothing to fear from a hotel room in New York City that has a verifiable body count. Samuel L. Jackson plays the hotel manager who tries to dissuade him.
And, indeed, the room proves to be a genuine nightmare factory, capable of shape-shifting to embody completely separate locations and infiltrating the writer’s mind to prey on his worst fears and darkest memories.
1408 had multiple endings across its theatrical, home, and streaming releases, featuring different fates for Cusack’s character.…