1408 is a ghost story that actually works

Rating: 9/10 (24 June 2007)

1408 is not your typical ghost story, and that's why it works! It's not a family moving into the haunted mansion, or teenagers trying to solve the death of a ghost they met. It's something completely new, and that's what makes it a good ghost story. John Cusack plays a writer who writes about haunted places after he visits them. After receiving a post card from the Dolphin Hotel, he decides to check out the haunted room they have to offer. After repeated warnings from the hotel manager(Samuel L. Jackson), Cusack decides to stay in the room. Whit out giving too much away, I liked that in this movie, John Cusack can't escape what he's going through. In other ghost movies, the people can easily run and leave the haunted place, but this movie is different in that way that the character cannot escape what's happening. The movie has plenty of jumps, scares, twists, and turns to keep going until the movie is finished. If you're looking for a fresh type of ghost story, check into 1408, and you shouldn't be disappointed.