His young daughter’s death has left Mike cynical and skeptical about the supernatural, even the existence of God, yet his books about haunted places read as if he believes in the paranormal and supernatural. Cusack plays Mike Enslin, a horror writer who writes phony books about haunted places. John Cusack stars in 1408, a horror movie based on Stephen King’s short story. (OO, H, Ab, B, LLL, VVV, NN, A, D, M) Strong, slightly mitigated occult worldview that ultimately says ghosts of dead people can exist and communicate with the living in rare cases (which seems to give skeptical hero some hope that his dead daughter is in some kind of happy afterlife), plus skeptical protagonist doubts the existence of God and also asks, “What kind of God would do that to a little girl” when speaking about his daughter who died of some kind of disease but later appeals to God a couple times and clearly loves his daughter and wife, though grief over daughter’s death has resulted in a separation with his wife 23 obscenities, seven strong profanities and eight light profanities some gruesome bloody photos of murder and suicide victims, man attacked by assailant with a knife, window shuts on man’s hand and cuts it, man almost falls off ledge, character attacks man in vent, flood of water sweeps over man, room set on fire, man watches as ghost of suicide victim jumps out window, and man holds his dead daughter in burned-out room and she turns to charcoal no sex upper female nudity in painting alcohol use smoking and, man lies in books to make people believe in haunted places and earn a living. Thus, 1408 has a strong slightly mitigated occult worldview with an open-ended theology, as well as many obscenities and profanities, and some gruesome violent images. The movie also never answers Mike’s doubts about God, although at one point, like the soldier in the foxhole, Mike appeals to God directly. Modern supernatural thrillers have a tendency to become unbelievable. Perhaps Mike won’t survive the night after all. In fact, the room locks Mike in and seems determined to kill him. Of course, unlike all the other haunted places he’s encountered, Room 1408 turns out to be the real deal. Jackson, tries to discourage Mike, but Mike stubbornly refuses.

The hotel’s dapper manager, played by Samuel L. When he hears about mysterious deaths taking place in Room 1408 of the Dolphin Hotel in New York City, Mike tries to rent the room for one night. His young daughter’s death has left Mike skeptical about the supernatural, even God’s existence. John Cusack plays Mike Enslin, a horror writer who writes phony books about haunted places.

1408 is a horror movie based on Stephen King’s short story.

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