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today I'll show you a psychological horror film: "1408 phontom horror "
spoiler ahead, watch out and take care
Mike is an author of horror books
He often visits haunted and creepy places to get inspiration for writing
However, as his books are boring and repetitive, his readership has been downsized
As such, only a few fans attend his new book launch, making it a total failure
Upset, Mike goes surfing at the sea
Little does he expect that what is supposed to recharge him almost kills him
Soon, he is caught in an accident due to a lapse of concentration,
and swept into the sea by some powerful waves
Before he is drowned, he is pushed ashore by the tossing waves,
and regains his consciousness after a while
Mike then visits the post office to collect his mails
Among many postcards he has received, a mysterious one stands out
It reads don’t come to Room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel
Mike is enlightened by the line, and decides to explore this forbidden place
He calls the hotel to make a booking at room 14 08, but he is rejected
The hotel staff’s reaction makes Mike even more curious about this particular room
He conducts research, and finds out many guests died in room 14 08
Mike consults the lawyer of the publisher,
and learns that the hotel has no right to reject his booking
Backed up by the lawyer’s professional advice, Mike makes his way to New York City,
where the Dolphin Hotel is located
At the reception counter, Mike requests to check in at room 1408
The staff keys in room 1408 in the system,
and it prompts her not to handle Mike’s request directly, but to the hotel Manager for assistance
As requested, Manager soon arrives at the lobby, and invites Mike to his office
Knowing Mike’s intention, he dissuades Mike from taking room 1408
Manager explains that no one is able to survive in room 1408 for more than 1 hour of time
But Mike is determined to have a taste of its scary ambiance and mysterious events
To change Mike’s mind, Manager presents a bottle of good wine to him
He promises to lend Mike the hotel’s internal archives for his writing,
as long as Mike gives up staying room 1408
However, Manager’s efforts prove futile
Having obtained the wine and internal archives, Mike insists to check in room 1408
without any choice, Manager retrieves the key for the forbidden room
On their way to room 14 08, Manager continues to warn Mike about the impending dangers
But Mike does not buy his smelly man-shit
When the lift stops on the right floor, Manager refuses to alight the lift,
not to mention ushering Mike to the room
So Mike has to step out, and walk to the room all alone
He flips through the archives,
which contain many gruesome photos of the past guests’ deaths that occurred in room 14 08
Despite the fact that Mike has explored many other places, he still finds such records creepy
But he is a little relieved when he opens the door
What unfolds before him is a normal room, bright and tidy
Mike does not forget to describe the room’s setting and his first impression,
making a recording with his mini-cassette recorder
So far, everything looks normal
Mike feels rather relaxed, drinking wine on the comfortable bed
He also looks out the window for New York’s night view
All of a sudden, the radio in the room plays by itself, which scares Mike out of his shit
Mike turns back and sees two packets of chocolates newly added to the pillow
He surveys the room, and finds the once messy toilet paper roll has been folded nicely
In terror, Mike records his discovery, before he continues to spot other differences
He looks around all the corners of the room, and confirm that there is no other people in the room
What has happened is certainly beyond his understanding
Soon, the Automatic thermostat goes faulty
Mike calls the reception counter, and requests a repair
Before the technician arrives, Mike turns off all lights in the room,
and conducts a thorough check with a tool that detects bloodstains
What is horrible,
the bloodstains in the room match exactly with the photos he has seen from the archives
Now Mike knows all the past deaths are never a joke
When he is still in shock, the technician arrives; but he refers to step into the room
Instead, he instructs Mike on how to fix it
As soon as the air conditioner resumes working, the technician leaves
Mike decides to relax by drinking
Unexpectedly, the radio plays automatically
At the same time, there is a digital count down of 60 minutes
Recalling Manager’s stern warning, Mike is filled with fear
At the same time, the room is enveloped by some noises
Mike is deeply troubled by the noise, to the point that he cannot even hear things properly
He staggers to the window to escape the noise
But the window shield suddenly drops down, clamping on Mike’s hand
The excruciating pain awakes his hearing sense
In order to clean the wound, he walks into the bathroom
However, the water running from the tap is burning hot
Mike’s wound is worsened
He backs to the corner in terror, and cannot stop cursing whichever invisible force is toying him
In the end, Mike has to throw the towel around the tap, and kick it off swiftly
As he returns to the bedroom, the radio plays another song
Enraged, he plugs it off, and demands the reception counter to transfer his call to Manager
But he soon realizes no one replies to him
What he receives is only a series of advertisements
Mike immediately decides to flee the room
As he hurries to open the door, he breaks the key
He then turns the knob; and it drops
Mike begins to bang on the door to call for help, but to no avail
He then moves to the window, and shouts for assistance
Someone from the opposite building seems to respond
Mike begs the man to call the police
However, the man appears to be a mirror image of him, reflecting whichever gesture he is doing
When Mike waves his hands, the man also waves
When Mike shines the lamp at himself, the man’s face is also brightened up
Mike then finds the man to be a younger version of himself
Soon after, Mike is attacked, and knocked out by a man with his smelly ass (Sorry, I mean ax )
By the time Mike regains consciousness, he tries to alert those on the ground floor,
by throwing the lamp off the window
What is creepy, the lamp vanishes in the air
On the verge of breaking down, Mike hears the voice of his daughter, short-named Daughter
Mike backs to the corner, and records down his feelings
As he looks up, he finds something that looks like a surveillance camera hidden in the air duct
He is soon reminded of the wine he has been drinking, and suspects that he is drugged
At the moment, the TV turns on, and a video of Mike’s family is played
It is a fond memory of Mike, Daughter, and Ex-wife chatting at their cozy sofa
Mike watches the whole video with mixed feelings
While he turns off the TV, he sees two ghosts committing suicide in the room
What strikes him is the fat baby’s cry in the adjacent room
This gives hope to Mike
If he could hear them, they could hear him, too
He tries to hit the wall; but that triggers terrible noises
When the noise dies, Mike picks himself up from the floor, prepared to get a wash
However, he sees his aged Father in the bathroom
Father disappears after laughing at him
What follows is blood oozing from the walls of the room
Frightened, Mike studies the fire escape plan, and attempts to evade the room through the window
However, after he climbs out of the window, he realizes there are no other windows
Disappointed, Mike has to return to his room
When he approaches the window, a female ghost prepared to jump off,
scares him out of his shit again
Mike almost loses his foothold and drops off
It takes him quite some time to get back to room 1408
exhausted, Mike examines the fire escape plan again,
and discovers that only room 1408 is left on the picture
With no way out, Mike begins to despair, and sees his past in a hallucination
It’s revealed that Mike used to build a happy family with EX-wife
Sadly, Daughter had cancer and passed away
Unable to cope with the change, Mike deserted Ex-wife
In the voice of Daughter, the room is swallowed by darkness
Mike turns on the light, and attempts to contact Ex-wife through his laptop
Ex-wife shows up in the video call; but she does not believe in what Mike says
Later, the fire alarm is triggered, and water sprays from the ceiling to disrupt the communication
Mike then turns to the air duct
He crawls through the air duct, and sees all kinds of strange things
He finds EX-wife in the adjacent room, tending their baby daughter and Father
Other than that, Mike also bumps into the first victim of room 1408
Armed with a torch, he moves near to the corpse
Suddenly, the dead jumps at him
Mike escapes the dead by the skin of his teeth, and retreats to the room
He hopes to calm down with some alcohol
As he opens the fridge, he discovers Manager in it
Mike confronts Manager, and smashes the fridge in anger
He takes up a Bible to seek peace
But the scriptures are merely empty blank slates
Mike is then tortured by his memory
He vividly remembers how Daughter looked forward to heaven before her death,
and how he lost his temper after she was gone
Soon after, the fax machine starts to churn out clothes
Mike is freaked out to recognize it as Daughter’s wear wore on her last day
As if that is not enough, the room becomes icy cold, and all furniture gets frozen
Mike does everything he can think of to stay warm
He wraps himself up with the blanket
He drinks to maintain the heat
He curls up on the floor, and burns paper to get some heat
Just when Mike thinks he will die in cold, and records his last words,
he hears Ex-wife’s voice from the laptop
Ex-wife tells him that she has called the police, and now they are in room 1408
Apparently, the police arrive in a different world
Mike breaks down in bitter cries, as he realizes there is no way for him to be rescued
Strange enough, another voice of Mike speaks up in the laptop
That voice persuades Ex-wife to come down to the hotel
Mike shakes his head, and shouts out to Ex-wife do not come
The mysterious Mike on the screen winks at the real Mike
Seconds later, the room shakes violently, and even pictures hang on the wall shift
Mike breaks a picture of the sea, and the waves wash him to the ground
Mike is soon drowned, and brought to the beach where he used to surf
He wakes up again in the hospital
Ex-wife smiles at his recovery, and takes care of him with all her heart
Mike is so touched by Ex-wife’s love and concern
He shares with her the fearful experiences at room 1408
Inspired by Ex-wife, Mike writes a novel about room 1408
having finished the new book, he visits Father at the elderly care center
The brand-new life brings hope to Mike
However, when he mails out his manuscripts at the post office,
he realizes the post office staffs are the hotel staff
Mike is transferred back to room 14 08
The construction workers tear down the room’s decorations, leaving Mike standing in the rubble
When he turns around, he sees Daughter standing behind him
As Daughter continues to beg him for a hug, Mike embraces her
He does not expect to go through the torment of losing her again in room 1408
right after he hugs Daughter, she dies and turns into ashes
Depressed, Mike does not see any hope in ending this endless disaster
In a flash, he returns to room 1408 which is intact
Right now, Mike has come up with a solution for this evil room
He is offered to either loop that one hour, or ends his life
However, Mike chooses neither one
He knows he must prevent Ex-wife from entering this room
He creates a bomb with alcohol and a towel, and sets the room ablaze
This way, Mike triumphs over the evil forces that take so many lives
When Ex-wife arrives at the hotel, room 1408 is already caught in fire
And Mike has been sacrificed
At Mike’s funeral, grief-stricken Ex-wife meets Manager
She does not welcome him, but walks away with the lawyer
Manager has come to express his gratitude towards Mike’s sacrifices
Returning to his car, he sees the burnt Mike in the backseat
In shock, he screams and looks back
Meanwhile, Mike is enjoying a cigarette at room 14 08, which is banned due to the fire
Now, he could finally reunite with Daughter in another world
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