One of the best psychological horror films since Poltergeist.

Rating: 9/10 (11 October 2007)

First time I saw this film, I was floored. I haven't been scared like this since I watched Poltergeist as a 9 year old. Good plot, good premise and very very scary scenes. One Stephen King's best movies. I was scared enough that I didn't want to watch the film again right away.
Essentially, John Cusack is a ghost hunter/writer who stays at haunted places and writes about them in his books. He is a skeptic, reeling from the death of his young daughter and has never recovered. A drinker, a skeptic and lost he is mysteriously lured to room 1408 where not only does his deepest, saddest fears haunt him, but the horrible history of the room surrounds him. Samuel L Jackson also plays the role of the concierge well.
The film also has two endings, the first one I saw I loved. The extended director's cut ending failed for me, you will have to decide for yourself.