I'm I'm Salutations, welcome to Pod Mortem.

I'm Renee Hunter Vasquez, joined as always by my co-host, my husband, and my brother.

Hi, I'm John Paul Vasquez.

Hi, I'm Travis Hunter.

This week, we're recording live

from the Dolphin Hotel discussing the 2007 supernatural horror film, 1408. This film was directed by

Mikhail Hofstrom, and the screenplay was written by Matt Greenberg, Scott Alexander, and Larry

Karazuski, based on the short story by Stephen King. The first release of 1408 was in audio form only read by Stephen King himself and the audiobook Blood and Smoke.

It was later released in the short story collection Everything's Eventual in 2002 before finally being adapted into this film.

Through the various ways of enjoying the story, 1408 finds a way to tell the classic story of a haunted hotel room in a new and creepy way.

So, what did you guys think of 1408 the first time you saw it?

This movie came out when I was in jail, so I had to watch it when I got out.

But I remember seeing the trailer for it, and I was like, man, that's fucking nuts. And then I watched it, and I was like, that's badass and I was like, man, that's fucking nuts.

And then I watched it and I was like, that's badass. I was like, that's great. Because it wasn't something that I was expecting. You know, and then I was like, oh, my God. I was like, this is actually good. Yeah. Oh, yeah. No, I loved this movie too. I remember seeing it in theaters. I feel like nay, I think it was you, me, and our parents, if I'm not mistaken.

I don't remember.

Okay.

I graduated that year.

It was a real big year for me.

I didn't give a shit.

Yeah, I don't remember.

I remember loving, any movie that kind of has almost an isolated one person situation. Right. Yeah. I love it. Like if you, it's the same with like Alfred Hitchcock's rope. Right. You have just two people in a room for a whole movie and you can make a whole movie out of that. Right. That's interesting. Oh, yeah. And it takes a lot. There's so much skill that is necessary. Also, the skill necessary to turn a short story into a feature.

Yeah.

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