Summary

"1408" is available for free on YouTube and has a 79% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The movie features John Cusack and is one of King's underrated yet terrifying adaptations.
Fans find "1408" genuinely scary, with a compelling and relatable main character.

Stephen King has mastered any type of scary story, whether he's writing about a teenager with psychic powers who is unpopular or a newcomer to a small town that is actually full of vampires. While some of the movie adaptations based on his popular short stories and books are more memorable and compelling than others, there's one underrated movie that fans can watch for free on YouTube.

King is a great go-to person for movie and TV show recs, from the Apple sci-fi series Constellation to the '80s horror film The Stepfather. Since so much of his work is adapted for the big screen, fans are always hopeful that he has positive things to say about the movies that bring his eerie characters and strange settings to life. There is one movie adaptation that King called "terrifying," according to UPI.com, and it has a fairly impressive 79% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. This movie is also free for fans to check out on YouTube.

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Stephen King's 1408 Is Available To Watch For Free On YouTube

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The movie adaptation of Stephen King's 1408, which was released in 2007 , is now free on YouTube. The film has a 79% Rotten Tomatoes score and a 61% rating on the Popcornmeter, which is lower than some of King's other movies, including IT, which has an 85% rating. However, this is still fairly impressive since some of the movies based on King's beloved work can be divisive and not everyone can agree on the most memorable adaptation.

1408 stars John Cusack as a writer named Mike Enslin and, like James Caan's protagonist Paul Sheldon in Rob Reiner's Misery, he finds himself at the center of a horrifying situation. Mike checks into a hotel called The Dolphin and while he's told to avoid room 1408, he of course jumps right in and asks to stay there. Like many of the movies based on King's short stories, novellas, and novels, 1408 has a great cast, including Tony Shalhoub. Samuel L. Jackson plays Gerald Olin, the manager of the hotel who attempts to warn Mike and who knows the truth about this creepy place.

1408 may not be the only haunted hotel story of King's since this is also the setting for one of his most famous horror movies, The Shining. However, it stands out since it focuses on a more relatable and grounded main character. Mike is a regular person who can't help but be curious about the hotel's history, and it's easy to understand why he makes the decisions that he does. Mike is also an excellent and well-drawn character since he writes travel books about haunted places and, therefore, doesn't appear to be as scared by the prospect of spirits as others are. 1408 is also worth checking out since there are actually three different endings and it's interesting to compare them.

While it might not be the King adaptation that people talk about the most,1408 did really well at the box office. According to Film School Rejects, 1408 grossed $20.6 million during its opening weekend, and as Box Office Mojo reported, grossed $132,963,417 worldwide.

Watch 1408 On YouTube Here

Although Pennywise might be the stuff of nightmares, there's something perfectly haunting about the main setting of 1408, and now fans can watch it for free on YouTube. While the movie can also be purchased on AppleTV, it's also available on The Roku Channel, which is free with ads.

Stephen King Fans Enjoyed 1408's Scary And Unsettling Tone

Although there's no doubt that Pennywise the Dancing Clown and the vampires in Salem's Lot are some of Stephen King's most unnerving villains, many fans consider 1408 to be a genuinely scary movie. Redditor @red4dev wrote:

"1408 Is horrifying!"

Others think 1408 is an excellent movie that didn't get enough attention. Redditor @craig536 wrote:

"Great flick. So underrated. Psychologically scary and some good frights mixed in."

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