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The film follows Mike Enslin, an author who investigates allegedly haunted locales. Enslin receives an ominous warning not to enter the titular room 1408 at a fictional New York City hotel, The Dolphin. Although skeptical of the paranormal, he is soon trapped in the room, where he experiences bizarre and frightful events.
The Swedish film director Mikael Håfström developed a movie, 1408, based on the short story, starring John Cusack as Michael Enslin and Samuel L. Jackson as Mr. Olin. It was released June 22, 2007 and was a critical and financial success in its opening weekend, taking in $20.1 million.
Although many "haunting" books and "ghost tours" claim that Stephen King's 1999 short story 1408—about a writer who experiences a haunted stay at a New York hotel called the Dolphin—was based on Room 303 of the Parker House and the supernatural events surrounding the room, King's personal assistant says that claim is false. [4]
The Driskill Hotel | Austin, Texas. The Driskill Hotel, opened in 1886, was built by cattle baron Jesse Driskill.It cost $400,000 to make (an enormous sum at the time). But in 1888, Driskill lost ...
Guests have reported apparitions, spooky laughter, and other strange occurrences at these reportedly haunted hotels. Guests have reported apparitions, spooky laughter, and other strange ...
The hotel, opened in 1924, is said to be haunted by the spirit of a public health doctor named William Jacocks who lived there for the last 17 years of his life. The Lodge on Lake Lure.
The Dolphin Hotel is a Grade II* listed 4-star hotel, which is the oldest in Southampton, Hampshire. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Recorded mentions of the hotel date back to 1454 although it is believed to older than this and remnants of the original medieval timbers, and stone vaulting are extant.
In 1982, a fire in the building killed 33 people, making people believe it to be haunted. [7] [8] Akasaka Mansion hotel A woman claimed she was dragged across her room by an unseen force. [9] Doryodo Ruins Two bodies were allegedly found on the site, a body of an elderly woman in 1963 and a young college student in 1973.