1408 follows the story of Mike Enslin (John Cusack), who, instead of grieving over the death of his daughter, spends his time visiting supposed haunted hotels to debunk the myths as part of a series of 'most haunted' style novels.

But when Mike receives a mysterious postcard from the Dolphin Hotel in New York warning him not to enter room 1408, he can't resist the temptation to check in.

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And no sooner than he enters the fabled room, he is confronted with genuine terror.

When he arrives at the hotel, he is warded off staying in the room by hotel manager Mr Olin (Samuel L Jackson), who explains the 56 deaths that have occured in the "evil" room.

But despite the warning that "most guests don't last an hour", Mike decides to stay the night and investigate if the room really is evil, and of course, a whole range of truly terrifying events then unfold.

This film had me genuinely terrified throughout, with some hide behind your hands moments that had me wanting to make a run for the door.

It is beyond creepy, with some clever tricks that mean you don't know if what is happening is really happening or if it is Mike's grief playing tricks on him.

The real credit though, goes to the terrific John Cusack, who nearly single handedly holds the film up as he spends more than an hour 'alone' in the room.

His descent into madness is 100 per cent believeable and the film really is terrifying to the extreme in ways that gory horror films fail to achieve, as the film's with mind tricks are often far scarier than those requiring a cast iron constitution.

The ending is also brilliantly done, while it may not be shocking or jumpy, it will make the hairs prick up on the back of your neck.

There are some incredibly 'trippy' scenes in the movie, that will have you on the edge of your seat as they are totally unexpected, which adds to the scare factor as you wait to see what happens next, without being able to second guess it.

Bleeding walls and alternate dimensions, ghosts and images changing in paintings are just some of the mad moments that you come to expect from a horror writer like Stephen King.

1408 excels mostly because most of the film is spent inside one room, which would normally make for a quick descent into boredom for anyone watching, but the real genius of this film is that the room takes on a life of its own as the film progresses, becoming a character rather than just an evil room.

Fans of creepy horror flicks will love this clever, slick and chilling movie.

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