Deface By C4Parana (HACKED) “Turkish HackeR”

Im big on horror movies, specially anything from stephen king & usually i am disappointed with movie adaptations of his work. 1408 is short story from king’s 14 Dark Tales (and a very fine one at that) With most horror movies going in for too much CGI or too much blood / gore to hook the viewers in , 1408 is a breath of fresh (albeit very evil) air. It creates a tense sunspenseful eerie atmosphere to hook us in & keeps us hooked in till the very end.
 
The plot is simple enough of a cynical non-fiction writer who stumbles upon a real haunted house. 1408 is essentially a psychological horror movie & it does make one feel just as confused & scared like the lead & yes ..it will scare you. Its an absolute edge of the seat atmospheric surreal cerebral thriller will all the chills associated with a king movie. This though is very much a edgar allen poeish movie in terms of a stories we associate with rather than an out & out stephen king movie.
 
One thing this movie did lack in terms of plot was the lack of any background on why the room was haunted. There shouldve been some history behind it. The shining had a picture in the end which showed jack in it & there were a lot of conclusions one could derive from it. However in this the cause of the haunt is unexplained. But ofcourse this is no Shining. There were a few things that needed to either be explained or were unnecessary for the outcome of the movie like the writer earlier book or his meeting & relationship with his father. Perhaps they couldve been chopped off for a little insight into the room’s past.
 
Its a one man show , its all cusack & he is brilliant. The supporting cast mainly comprising of Samuel L Jackson who is almost always fantastic in what he does inspite of being onscreen hardly for 10 minutes.
 
Do watch this one if you are into horror although the movie isnt without its limitations, but definitely worth the rental.