Good horror is hard to find these days. Theaters are constantly dogged with big budget crap (Saw and Hostel franchises), and recycled concepts (main character is an idiot who searches through a run down house in a creepy village only to be haunted by demented children). But there is hope, and it comes in the form of what could of been a disastrous film.
King stories have a bad reputation of being made into really good, or really bad movies. 1408 is one the few good. Yes, its is about a man going insane in a haunted hotel, but don't get put off by the resemblance to the Shining. Its a great horror flick for this day and age. It doesn't aim for cheap scares or excessive gore, only subtle eeriness that builds up along with some true fright scenes. Any person wanting good, modern horror should look no further than 1408.
The story itself seams barely workable, since half the movie takes place in one room with one actor (John Cusack's performance is amazing), but director Mikael Hafstrom pulls it off. I was lucky enough to see it in theaters, and it really shook up a lot of kids in the theater (that's pretty good considering how jaded kids are about scary movies after the grudge and the ring franchises).
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