![]() ![]() Mike's frustration and cynicism come to a head when an anonymous postcard writer challenges him to stay in room 1408 of Manhattan's Dolphin Hotel - which has produced more than 50 corpses over the decades. He writes cheesy, repetitive "ghostly" travel books ( 10 Haunted Hotels, 10 Haunted Lighthouses) he researches them by spending nights in supposedly haunted rooms, then produces rote manuscripts that appeal to unimaginative readers (his disdain for his audience is revealed during a public reading attended by a few dimwitted fans). Mike ( John Cusack) is depressed about what he does for a living. 1408, based on one of King's short stories, is sort of a mix of both. He also writes frequently about what it feels like to write about scary things and places. ![]() Stephen King makes a good living writing about scary things and places.
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