Stephen King’s Most Underrated Horror Adaptation Is Officially Getting a Sequel

The 2007 psychological horror film *1408*, based on a Stephen King short story, is reportedly getting a sequel that is in early development. John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson are said to be returning, with original director Mikael Håfström also reportedly attached, though no plot details have been announced.

The original film stars Cusack as Mike Enslin, a sceptical writer who spends a night in a supposedly haunted New York hotel room, and Jackson as the hotel manager who warns him against entering it. *1408* received an 80% Certified Fresh rating from 176 Rotten Tomatoes reviews and earned US$133 million worldwide against a US$25 million budget; its different endings may offer several possible starting points for a sequel.