King of Horror

 

 

Stephen King, is a man who’s single handedly managed to scare the wits out of this world, not by brandishing any nuclear weapons mind you, but by his army of spirits, goblins, ghosts, werewolves and some other nameless horrors. Such is his popularity that most of his works have been adapted for the big screen. 1408, starring John Cusack and Samuel L Jackson, is just the latest. And unsurprisingly it’s pretty good. The premise is simple;

John Cusack is a jaded and pessimistic author who specialises in cataloguing haunted places. He used to be a serious writer but after the death of his daughter, he lost his way somewhat. To cut a long story short, he is challenged to stay in the room 1408 of the Dolphin Hotel in New York, which in words of the hotel’s manager is an ‘evil ****ing room’. Needless to say the room lives up to it’s billing, and then some. Even Cusack’s dead daughter makes an appearance in a scene which might necessitate a change of underwear. The acting is adequate, but the real star in this movie is the script, although it sometimes gets a little difficult to follow – there are lots of hallucinations – the chills keep on coming. Watch the late night show, alone!