1408 | A Horror Movie So INSANE They Changed The ENDING..

[@ArchTeryx00]

The original Stephen King ending - the actual *canon* ending - is when Enslin sets his lucky Hawaiian shirt on fire to commit suicide. That triggers the room to let him out, as it seems to like its victims intact. A hotel guest, seeing the burning man escaping the room, douses him with icewater. Enslin is horribly burned, but survives, and goes on to write the story of 1408. The room, it seems, is itself an Eldritch Abomination, one that *eats* people. What's there isn't ghosts. It's some *thing* in the wall that lures people there and forces them to repeat an hour of pure, untrammeled hell. Over, and over, and over again.... until they kill themselves. There's a common fan theory that Room 1408 is a "thinny" - Stephen King parlance for a place where the barrier between dimensions has worn thin, and what starts pouring out into that room is pure Eldritch Abomination. ("The Mist" and "From a Buick 8" are other examples of "thinnies.") The primary voice of whatever the Thing is is the phone, which would periodically call him, screech seemingly random numbers, and give him messages designed to drive him over the edge. ( "This is 9... 9! We have killed your friends! All your friends are now dead!" ) Being a nonbeliever Enslin was even MORE vulnerable to the room than most, because he didn't put up any sort of mental barriers against what was in there. He was expecting ghosts. What he got was much... **much** ... worse. "It was never human. Ghosts... at least ghosts were once human. The thing in the wall, though... that thing..."

[@PolterGibbst]

I'm so glad you made this comment. People keep asking about the original story ending and I'm getting tired of answering 😂. Guess I shouldn't have cut my explanation about the book out of the video but I was worried no one would care. 😅 Also love the theory that the room is a thinny. I just started Song of Susannah so NO SPOILERS!!!

[@ArchTeryx00]

@@PolterGibbst I haven't read that one yet, I hope you enjoy it! I'm an old Lovecraft fan, and I enjoy it when Stephen King decides to explore cosmic horror. 1408 is a great example of that; you start out expecting a ghost story and get straight up Lovecraft instead. An Eldritch Abomination using the *image* of human ghosts to drive people mad? Yep, that's cosmic horror to a T. "Thinnies" pop up everywhere in Stephen King's work. It's quite possible to argue that Derry, Maine from "IT," the Overlook Hotel from The Shining, the titular Pet Sematary, Rose Madder's painting, the Sun Dog's camera, and many others are all Thinnies.

[@PolterGibbst]

@ArchTeryx00 makes perfect sense. The Dark tower books really get into them around book 5 (the wolves of the Calla). Part towards the end of the book that really start to twist and bend reality, very good stuff. But as far as Lovecraft goes I think I've only read Color out of Space. I have a collection of his with his most popular stories. Any suggestions on which one to start with? Also any comic horror movie suggestions?

[@ArchTeryx00]

@@PolterGibbst I think *THE* best Lovecraft movie of all time is John Carpenter's "The Thing." That was based off the short story "Who Goes There?" which in turn was very loosely based off of "At the Mountains of Madness." The practical effects hold up to this day and and the entire environment of the movie is pure, undiluted Lovecraft - a small group isolated with an Eldritch Abomination, with no escape and nowhere to hide from it. But it can hide - in *them.* Who is a Thing? Who is human? Just asking the question starts driving them all mad, and they HAVE to ask it, because unlike most of Lovecraft's Great Old Ones, the Thing is *infectious.* As for Lovecraft himself, start with the original "Call of Cthulhu" and go from there. There's a whole lot of Lovecraft material actually NOT written by Lovecraft (which is a good thing - he was a bigot to the core).

[@PolterGibbst]

@ArchTeryx00 I actually just added The Thing to my poster collection about a month ago. Of course no room on the wall but it's back there. Definitely one of my favorite horror movies. I'll start Call of Cthulhu tomorrow then. And I know what you mean, heard a lot of... stuff about him that isn't great.

[@Pabor]

The ending with the recorder and Lily dropping the pack never fails to give me chills. I'm glad that's the one I saw in cinema the first time.

[@user-fp2eo7yw8i]

Me too! I hate those movies where they leave the person having no way to prove that it was real. It’s also ironic that it doesn’t matter that he can prove it beyond his wife hearing it. I also like the look he gave her. It wasn’t an “I told you so look.” It was more of a “See what that room did to me” look.

[@9897431]

Me too

[@Felice_Enellen]

@@user-fp2eo7yw8i I hate that too. When I was a kid watching Sesame Street, the gag was that Big Bird knew Snuffleupagus was real but couldn't convince anyone. It gave me so much anxiety as a child. I hated it. At some point they realized that telling kids they wouldn't be believed, even if they were telling the truth, was a _really_ bad idea, and Big Bird got his vindication as the neighbors finally saw Snuffy. To this day, I can't stand it when I, as the viewer, know someone is telling the truth, and no one will believe them. I really, _really_ appreciated it when 1408 ended with this kind of vindication, at least when I saw it anyway.

[@michaelminervini1908]

Its not the one I saw but I think its best. I think when I watched it (TV or netflix) it was the one with the rearview mirror.

[@danielturner336]

I totally agree. The "happy" ending is the best. I hate it when the characters all get killed because it feels like it invalidates everything that happens in the movie. The fact that John Cusack's character not only makes it out alive but as a better person *and* has proof about his ordeal is just awesome. It makes everything that happened in the movie so much more poignant.

[@dwatts64]

I think the crazy alternate endings being so different is like a meta 1408 bit. Make the viewer question what they ever saw, just as the room did to he protagonist.

[@marmelade8331]

that's actually such a cool take on all this

[@NewOrderOfAlexandria]

I think it be awesome for a psychological horror film to create like 10 different cuts with varied endings without telling anyone, so everyone will think they're going crazy whenever they talk about it or see it twice.

[@deepfriedsammich]

@@NewOrderOfAlexandria That's kind of an intentional simulation of The Mandela Effect.

[@ChristopherDwiggins]

Nope just alternate endings cuz they couldn't decide like chumps

[@GeoffRamler]

@@NewOrderOfAlexandria they did this with the movie "Clue". not psychological horror by any means lol but they released 3 different endings in theaters so that people would get a different experience each time, like with the board game. critics saw it as a cheap was to sell more tickets to an unfinished film lmao. when it was released on home video they added all three endings to the end with cheeky title cards between them. highly recommend it if you haven't seen it, very funny and a great vehicle for Tim Curry

[@keymaster430]

It's been years, but what I remember from the short story, is that he escapes, while on fire, and another hotel guest sees him and puts him out. He survives and when he goes back to the hotel after a while, he talks to the manager. Who tells him that the video surveillance camera captures him running out of the room a mere few seconds after he originally entered. So, everything that happened to him in the room, happened within just a few seconds.

[@finalcam1740]

That's good stuff. I've had many dreams where lots of time has passed in s very short time. One time years and years passed in on dream. So it makes sense than an evil force or whatever causes the haunting can make you feel as if you spent all night or even days stuck in there.

[@aaronsmith7946]

@@finalcam1740 That displays how fast the human brain actually is. That's why a sound outside of our dream can be worked into our dreams so easily and make sense without being random. They say like, one second outside a dream feels like 7 MINUTES inside a dream.

[@MauseDays]

@@finalcam1740 want some nightmare fuel related to that? There are MULTPLE cases where people have lived entire life times in moments due to head tramua. In the awoken by a lamp story. a man lived an entire life, got married had kids, got a good job and a house in the suburbs. The only thing that was strange was this lamp in the corner. It would give the man headaches when he looked at it..then it made him sick, then he put it in the garage but it somehow kept ending up back in the house. Then he completely broke down. The man woke up in a hospital 10 years earlier, because you see. The man had been jumped in the street and suffered a head injury. He was in a coma for TWO DAYS. Nothing that happened actually happened. However he is permently traumatized by the loss of the wife and children he never actualy had that never exsited.

[@florencepierce1864]

Yes! The "Beauty" of the story, the Brilliance of Stephen King. This actually happens a lot in stories in cultures around the world, because it happens in dreams & hallucinations; complex situations are layered & hours/days take place in seconds/minutes!

[@Shorty_Lickens]

If its just a few seconds how does the maintenance man work into that?

[@XxAmayaSanxX]

The theatrical ending where hes with his wife in a new apartment and his burnt recorder is the best one imo and Idk why they made all these alternate ones.

[@PolterGibbst]

Director seemed like the kind of guy who gets what he wants. And we know his favorite was the dead ending, but I'm assuming he just wanted some extra endings to pick from.

[@PolterGibbst]

I've made a couple shorts on the scariest videos of all time. But I think it is just a person to person thing. But I will say Hereditary always was number 2 on everyone's list, that movie still gets me. I mean to just have someone stand in a dark corner and never bring attention to it, you only catch it on additional watches in a dark room. 😨

[@PolterGibbst]

Another one that is pretty terrifying and different is Possum, which is what my next video is on.

[@Taylorwright24]

the strangers freaks me out cause it feels so real@Wasters420

[@kaismessiahbaby755]

There are 2 endings like this. One where he plays the recording and his wife hears it and the other she just keeps putting stuff away and he hears it but doesn't tell her to keep her from the pain of the memories

[@xhul2558]

There's an interesting clue in the movie, that only french-speaking people can catch. When Olin briefs Mike about the tragedies, he explicitly states that 56 people died in the room. Now, the bottle he gives him is called "les cinquante-sept décès", which means "the 57 deaths". It can be interpreted as a warning, a taunt, or simply the fact that Mike is bound to die in 1408, which makes the 2 sad endings a bit more meaningful.

[@PolterGibbst]

This is great stuff. Love little facts like this.

[@fastradioburst253]

This was a very fun detail for me. I became suspicious about the bottle because of the way they teased the name of it (other than when he said the name initially, which I didn't catch). I used to collect brandies, so that's why I took the time to figure it out. I pieced together the name and then just google translated it. Super fun!

[@CosmicIceCream]

Oh wow, I love Easter eggs like this.

[@P1983sche]

Oh wow. Good catch!

[@z0d603]

I was about to mention the bottle too =)

[@SuperChicken666]

As I get older, I realize that I can watch a movie and years later watch it again, vaguely aware that I've seen it before. This one I will never forget.

[@HittokiriBattousai17]

I love this movie not only because Cusack's performance is fantastic, but because it's my favorite type of horror, psychological, with just enough of it as to make it tense and thrilling but without turning it into a jumpscare fest or a disgusting experience, it's actually the opposite, where you care for the main character, empathize with his pain and copying mechanism, and simply witness how he refuses to kill himself and destroys the entire room as a last, desperate act of struggling against the impossible. The whole concept of a hell room that makes one hour of your live a living, unbearable nightmare is not only terrifying but brilliant. This is probably my favorite King film.

[@SirFooplesTheThird]

Honestly this movie is a true underrated classic. Perfection in psychological horror

[@EncrypticMethods]

​​@@SirFooplesTheThird the shining is definetly right in front of 1408 as far as terrifying movies go. Clockwork orange and space odyssey Kubrick was genius. Need to watch eyes wide shut and doctor sleep

[@numberonedad]

this movie stinks it's the dull person's idea of psychological horror

[@HittokiriBattousai17]

@@numberonedad I couldn't disagree more. A dull person would never come up with an inferno room in an hotel. A dull person's idea of psychological horror would be a war, which is the easiest scenario, dull people can't metaphorize. On top of that, it's my opinion, so beat it.

[@numberonedad]

@@HittokiriBattousai17 haha war movies aren't psychological horror. In truth this movie is extremely derivative

[@theamazingcj2748]

I just wanna say, you've found a wild balance between classic content and modern content. The camera quality makes it look like I'm watching something from years ago, which is nostalgic, but the mic and editing quality are perfect for modern videos. So it's like I'm watching an old video, but it's not hard to watch because all of the important stuff is still perfect. Maybe I sound like an idiot, but I really appreciated this video.

[@kingangel3252]

Nah your right. It kinda makes me feel comfortable

[@JustinleeBeaver]

Bro that's exactly what I've been noticing but unable to identify. Awesome

[@Vidzette]

Exactly that.

[@AtentieCadMere]

I’ve seen the ending with him writing the book and listening to the tape alone, I think, it’s been a while. Surprised by the funeral ending you mentioned. I prefer him alive.

[@PolterGibbst]

Me too, it matches the actual book ending and leaves it more ambiguous of an ending. He "made it out" once already, is this just that again or is he actually out.

[@jujupants2486]

The ending I remember is him getting out and them both hearing the tape recording. The room itself gives me some serious Warhammer 40k vibes or at least the part about the room being some Eldrich Abomination. There are some horror stories based in the Warhammer universe. Two of my favorite being The Way Out and The Watcher In The Rain. Short horror stories that should be checked out. Also, in Lucifer on Netflix, Hell is depicted this way except the room in Hell that you are in just has you revisit your deepest regret over and over and over. The crazy part is that the doors aren't locked. People can leave Hell whenever they want only, no one ever does. Their guilt keeps them trapped. Also, Lucifer isn't so much the "ruler" of Hell as he is a warden of sorts. Hell itself has a mind of its own it seems.@@PolterGibbst

[@adrianhogea6968]

Te urmăresc de când erai la început și făceai diferite top 10 mi am amintit foarte multe momente plăcute cu vederea comentariului tau , ma bucur sa vad ca încă ești activ și postezi , toate cele bune ți le doresc

[@orideconblingbling]

I watched the funeral ending, didn't know other ending was exists.

[@lifeofmachine4641]

Just don't watch the funeral version and it will never come true.

[@abelsauvaneix3951]

As a kid I always thought Olin was the devil. Like he had to warn people not to enter the room as some sort of rule, but actually wanted to claim their souls. Because I didn't understand why they wouldn't just seal the room or why Olin seemed bittersweet when raising his glass at the end after Mike burnt the room, like "well played sir, I'll get you next time".

[@EnvysWRLD]

I don’t think he was supposed to be the devil but more a Cerberus like figure who guards the entrance to hell in this case the entrance to damnation

[@GnosticElohim]

More like Nix the boatman fairing people to the underworld.

[@scbb92]

​@GnosticElohim you're thinking of Charon, Nyx is the goddess of night

[@EnvysWRLD]

@@scbb92 I think they were referring to Nix from German mythology ( water demon/spirit ) that warns people of impending death by drowning they lure people in by songs and music like a siren

[@scbb92]

@EnvysWRLD he specifically mentions a boatman ferrying people to the underworld so im pretty sure he's referring to the grek versions

[@f0llinge]

You're one of the best movie reviews. I love your enthusiasm and how you speak. Very pleasant to listen to.

[@MrSnackman]

1408 and Occulus are both very effective horror movies for me. The idea of not being able to even trust your own perception is terrifying

[@mremptytheeclip9420]

Trust God.

[@ComotoseOnAnime]

@@mremptytheeclip9420 Funnily enough, if Enslin believed in the supernatural and believed in good and evil to the point where he would actively rebuff the evil, then he would have fared much better in the room. Belied in the Steven King overarching multiverse is a powerful thing, up to and including actively protecting you from the horrible stuff in the setting.

[@drygordspellweaver8761]

@mremptytheeclip9420 your perception of god could be illusory. The archons are gonna eat you for breakfast in the afterlife, buddy.

[@marcuswilliams7512]

try having Schizophrenia buddy. like me & my wife. luckily we are educated, smart enough, accept reality, look out for each other & love each other

[@Ebani]

@@marcuswilliams7512 Always wondered about that, does knowing science (aka the rules of the universe) means you can ignore the dellusions that go against what we know about reality?

[@sherwindomingo9606]

I think that ending with Enslin & Lily listening to their daughter's voice on that tape was heart wrenching but at the same time the best one. It was very relatable. For a father who's lost a daughter, I kept watching that scene over and over for a time -haunted by it. If it was me in there, I would've probably never left the room. 😥

[@andrewbeckett4001]

❤

[@osajohnson1957]

I'm so sorry. 😢

[@SKAMGOD]

If I remember correctly that’s the same ending in the book too

[@name5293]

Dude, hearing his child's voice on the tape player made my skin crawl. That's the version I remember.

[@mpacino1224]

So sorry for your loss. I had two family members die at 9 and 7 Both girls. I felt his pain.

[@razingorange]

Also one of my favorites! 10/10 for sure. I personally like the ending where he lives. It always gives me shivers when his wife hears the tape recorder.

[@maxwellschneiter]

As a parent this is a really chilling movie. The part where he was holding his daughter and she turned to dust still haunts me. There's also a part where he sees is father who says to him: "As you are, I was. As I am, you will be" and then decomposes instantly in front of him. Dark stuff.

[@PolterGibbst]

I agree and did have a gap in the video with the daughter scene. Had to get all my tears out of the way to keep going.

[@mountaintiger6945]

The original ending to that phrase is "Prepare thee to follow me". The saying were the last words written on a tomb stone.

[@larryman82]

The short story by Stephen King is even better than the movie, I wish I could tell you the name of the book, but the short story is even better!

[@dominiquejones3805]

Thanos Finger Snap

[@Azurie-e9s]

lol I felt nothing you WUSS

[@user-zn7tj3xc7k]

I watched the movie at theater here in spain. The ending was the one where he hears his daughters voice in the recording. I loved the movie, i have read the short by stephen king, that i barely recall. The most scaring part of the movie, to me, was the part where the room makes him to believe everything was a dream. It really shows the reality bendin powers of the room, and that there is not scape. That and the part where his wife tells him that the cops are already in the room and there is nobody

[@PolterGibbst]

YES! The "There in 1408, the room is empty" gets me everytime, especially his reaction. So good, the story on the other hand I would say it just isn't that memorable. Clearly the concept is great but the story itself was missing a lot of the vulnerability that the movie used to make it really hit home.

[@honeyk101]

the idea that he could be alive and in the room but nobody can see him or hear him is terrifying... and our minds are so fragile and we desperately depend on what we consider waking reality, that the idea of being caught or stuck in a dream that won't release you is completely frightening beyond comprehension.

[@SanchezFive7]

It’s also one of my favorites horror movies which is why I enjoyed every second of your video. When I bought it in Blu-Ray it came with all the alternate endings and my favorite is definitely the one from the theaters. Freaky how it was her voice and that’s the proof he didn’t imagine everything.

[@wendycohen9038]

I think this is one of the best adaptations of a Stephen King novel. Thanks for explaining all the endings.

[@SilentAttackTV]

I haven't read the book version of The Mist, but the movie is my favorite horror film. There is some gore, but not any jumpscares I can remember (which I prefer because I hate jumpscares). The atmosphere, characters, and story is fantastic, and the ending gives me chills.

[@keymaster430]

It was actually just a short story. Although a really good one!

[@sobreaver]

True, I didn't even know it was a Stephen King movie until now o0 crap

[@JohnnyFiction]

Wish they still made super creative mid budget movies like this

[@PolterGibbst]

Get lucky every now and then with A24 and Blumhouse. But there aren't a lot of them out there

[@Franciskev2]

Check out “Oculus”

[@Franciskev2]

And “Triangle”

[@vKross]

what are some of your favorites that are similar to this, or at least creative mid-budget ones? :) @@PolterGibbst

[@latin7legend33]

A24 goes HARDDD​@@PolterGibbst

[@dpnc02]

Bro, you aren't lying about the song! Ever since I've seen this movie, the song gets me! Takes me a while to shake it off! Aside from the song, I did notice alternate endings depending on what channel is showing the movie! And yes, this is my favorite horror movie of all time!

[@11kele]

I remember this movie and it is great. It would be nice if they somehow managed to distribute dozens of "copies" with different endings to theaters and then let people go crazy while discussing the ending with their friends.

[@naveenchandran9239]

Even better would've been to distribute multiple copies to the same theatres, and have it mixed up each time, so the same person seeing it again at the same place is likely to see a different ending!

[@CLR2TKF]

The movie Clue did just that. People saw different endings in the theater.

[@lokidokey7586]

@@CLR2TKF I'm now imagining 1408's endings all being strung together with "That's how it could have happened, but how about this" interludes.

[@PxThucydides]

I think they did- the ending I remember is different from any of these!

[@barbiedahl]

That's the Room in you thinking that...😈

[@micheffect9983]

I think the ending with the tape recorder at the end and him and the mom hearing the daughter talk is one of the most frightening endings there could be. As a parent I don't know what I'd do in a moment like that.

[@czdot]

This ending hits harder because of their connection to their own daughter. The looks on their faces say it all. "What is this?!" and "See, I wasn't hallucinating." Uff.

[@EonsEternity]

​@czdot after losing her for the 2nd time in his arms as well as everything else, i was just so glad he finally got a win man. Both getting out and proving he wasnt crazy so two i guess, but man that scene was wrenching

[@czdot]

@@EonsEternity I lost my shit when she turned into dust in his arms. And hearing her voice from that tape was the last sprinkle of salt in that gaping wound.

[@paulgoogol2652]

Nah its pretty lame. As scary as recorded voices of dead people which are abundant but sprinkled with some nonsensical storytelling. It just sucks to lose people, the children especially and this story seems to add little to the actual horror. But I've not seen the movie itself so probably just some uneducated peasant.

[@TheNitroG1]

I guess it's perspective. On some level I would find comfort in the fact that death is not the end and I may get to see them again some day.

[@Hifuutorian]

This ended up on my algorithm and it was a cool breakdown. I've subscribed!

[@DoctorHoney272]

This is probably my favorite American horror film. As a kid it actually scared me and stuck with me, the guy in the vent is N I G H T M A R E fuel. now that I'm an adult the scene with his daughter wrenches tears out of me every time. 10/10 movie and 10/10 review. keep up the good work.

[@joetindle5884]

Herman (as I affectionately refer to him) up in the vent is the ONLY time in my movie going experience that I've screamed in a movie theater. If I was in Mike's position and that dude was coming after me my spirit would have just left my body.

[@AngstAmorDei]

Favourite childhood-trauma 11/10, I agree.

[@manusnadh]

Hey, thanks for reviewing this movie. I saw it on TV many many years ago and it had the ending where he's alive, listened to the tape recorder and his wife also hears their daughter's voice. I don't know why but that scene never left my mind. I thought this movie never impacted anyone but I'm glad to see you have been too. And I never knew it had multiple endings. Franky, I like the ending where the wife hears the child's voice because it just shows happiness that they could hear her voice one last time and that the room was really cursed.

[@lunchboxmccarty6431]

You have such a perfect voice for this!! Your voice is very pleasant, and there is not a single thing annoying about it. Lovely!

[@bigjomoney]

Never knew that there were alternate endings, but I like that they exist, because it makes the entirety of the movie that much more interpretive. One of the only horror movies that ever actually scared me. Also, I’m amazed that you don’t have more subscribers. Keep up the good work, man. 👍

[@JesseFrancis]

The movie is gaslighting us outside of itself. The horror has escaped the screen. :)

[@karenstauffer1524]

I watched this in a near empty theatre and it terrified me so much I considered moving to sit near the other 2 people there.

[@chrisa84]

I liked this movie because it did a good job establishing a connection with the main character. The characters are generally the strongest part of a Stephen King book.

[@PolterGibbst]

YES! Always makes a difference when you actually care about the main character. Plus the good acting from Cusack makes a difference too

[@alabasterlight]

Thank you ever so for telling us about the alternate endings. I have an early dvd of it, with No other endings, other than the funeral, and burnt face in mirror ending. I am so envious of you seeing the ending with him and his wife hearing their daughter on the tape at the cinema. Thanks again, great discussion!

[@patfer1189]

Here's another one: during the 2000's, once the movie started being played on TV, the issue with the endings also took place. If you watched the movie on most places, such as HBO or most other network channels, the 'Enslin survives and his wife hears Katie's voice' ending is the one that played. HOWEVER if you watched 1408 played on the Sci Fi (SyFy) channel, or FX Network after 2010, then the 'Enslin dies and appears behind Olin' ending would play. EDIT: Just a small correction- I meant to say that SyFy and FX would play the 'Enslin dies and we end with him and Katie in the burnt room walking into the door' ending. Some other networks, more rarely, would play the 'Enslin dies and appears behind Olin' ending as I remember.

[@jessehultquist4904]

Thats why I saw different endings on network tv. Good comment

[@SM-mc3ll]

Yes, I watched it on hbo

[@patfer1189]

@@jessehultquist4904 Just a small correction because I just now realize I described the wrong ending: SyFy and FX would play the "Enslin dies and him and Katie appear together in the burnt hotel room and walk through the door in the middle of the room" ending. The "Enslin dies and appears behind Olin ending was a rarer occurrence which I've seen but don't remember on what channels. Regardless yes, it wasn't your imagination- you saw different endings to the same movie. The first time I caught one of these, having seen the 'happy' ending it was a head scratcher. 😅

[@howardoller443]

You have no idea how much I appreciate your professional approach. So many people on KZbin fill their videos with off-color comments and coarse language, both obscene and profane. You got your points across well without "coloring" it with unnecessary and inappropriate words. And you've been gifted with a very good voice for narration and speaking.

[@PolterGibbst]

Thank you, I don't use language in my every day life so I don't do it in my videos. Which is mostly because I am an ordained minister, plus a dad of quite a few kids, and the owner of a small electrical company. Try my hardest to keep it as clean as I can, even if some topics in horror are... a lot. I think they are often times worth discussing since they hit on deep topics normal movies are too scared to confront. But yeah, thanks again for the comment means a lot.

[@lokdwn4561]

I agree❤!😊

[@lokdwn4561]

​@@PolterGibbstThe more u know🤓. TY. So when I said you are cute, it is meant respectfully and its just your vibe I get from your language and facial expressions

[@Studio42-JZG]

I remember seeing it in the theaters with a friend. I don't remember being super impressed with it back then, but I might have to rewatch it.

[@TheRetroEngine]

omg I've realised why I was creeped out. Saw it on DVD originally when it came out. Time passed. Then rewatched it on streaming. I felt really affected by the film, but put it down to being a great presentation. Now realise it's because I didn't notice full on the end was different, but something inside me DID. Wow. I don't often get my mind blown.

[@PolterGibbst]

And what better movie than the one where the main character is also driven crazy. 😂

[@robertcapek2425]

The room 1408 in you noticed!

[@aleksisuuronen5969]

It is super annoying how these platforms change movies. The movie is the movie... show it or don't, stop cutting things away/chanching things so it's more curated to the today. There is the cut and then maybe directors cut and that should be it. The most petty thing I noticed that in Netflix they are doing. The movie Shooter and the pic of it looked like the poster, but there was something weard in the hand that holds the gun, like bad photoshop. I took my dvd copy and ok the poster is originally like Mark Wahlberg standing head tilted to side, back to the camera holding a huge sniper-rifle (since he is a sniper in the movie) with every attachment into it and then there is a far away city-landscape with blue hue to it. So the Netflix one had changed him to hold a hunting-rifle and the city into like a farmland, treeline and then sky with a blue hue to it 😂🤦‍♂️ Isn't that a bit too much? So petty. Like it 100% is like for being left-leaning no guns thing. So he would look like a hunter and not like an army guy that the character is and in the movie is chased and goes against corrupt goverment. It starts him having secluded into the woods, like mountains and people coming to try and get him to do this mission. I don't think that 5mins justify to change the whole poster into from city where easily most of the movie happens to outskirts that doesn't even look anything like in the movie itself 😂

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

1408 proves that you can make a horror movie without predictable jump scares and without insulting the audience's intelligence. I give it 10 Skulls.

[@PolterGibbst]

No doubt, more horror like this is what we need. They seem few and far between but they definitely stand out even after all these years. And I think for my future videos I'm going to start using the skull ratings for them 😂

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

@PolterGibbst yeah, go nuts with the Skulls rating. If you love a movie, paying homage to it is a good thing. Stars are overused anyways.

[@PolterGibbst]

@AMurder0fCrows44 The video I'm working on I didn't even rate it like a other videos I've done because the stars come off as cheesy. 😅

[@DontKnowDontCare6.9]

@PolterGibbst Heres a thought: Howsabout using Skulls Ratings for serious horror movies. And Funnybones for laughable horror movies. Like The Curse of Llarona or The Nun. LOL

[@poindextertunes]

thought provoking movies are the only kind of movies I what to watch. Sadly, the masses don’t feel the same way

[@leah838-y2y]

Man I need to watch that again. I also have a DVD copy.

[@rudeasmith5098]

The ending you have on DVD is the absolute best one, it is psychologically the scariest because his wife hears her voice on the recording. I saw this ending first, but when I went to stream this movie all I could find was that corny ghost burned up in the mirror one…ugh. One of my favorite modern Stephen King movies. A real gem and very disorienting scary movie with a great ending if you see the one we saw. I know some might like the other endings but this one really got to me, a very well done underrated movie.

[@gertjanvandermeij4265]

*John Cusack is an hell of an actor ! He is one of my favorites !* Wish he was in more movies ! He really deserve it !

[@jbear3478]

He's a pretty big actor

[@vyctoria1]

He comes from a looooong line of royalty...War of the Roses shyt...East India Trading Co..a friend is researching those bloodlines...

[@MegCazalet]

He’s due for a renaissance.

[@MegCazalet]

@@vyctoria1Do you know how many people “trace” their blood back that far? Generations tend to expand out by the thousands of people.

[@RivetHead999]

“I WAS OUT!!!” That was such a mind fuck. He did such a great job. Watched this movie one time. With original ending. That was enough for me.

[@stevealmon6842]

Such an underrated movie and legit just rewatched it on prime not realizing there were multiple endings

[@VixenVolva]

Than you so much for making this video! I, and so many people close to me, think I’m crazy for remembering the original ending. I kept telling everyone how it was supposed to end and they would show me the streamed versions where it was different from what I originally saw. I’m sending this to all of the people that thought I was nuts.

[@PolterGibbst]

😂 I got you

[@justin3415]

The ending he lives was the best. It deals with trama and loss and it was so good.

[@jprec5174]

It makes more sense because everything that happens in the room is symbolic with the "levels of hell" depicted in Dantes inferno. So essentially mike is being punished in hell and he is given respite by seeing his daughter for a brief moment before it starts all over. Ultimately one can argue that the room isn't evil perse, but is like a "portal to hell" where people punish themselves.

[@K1ng_Solo]

I wasn’t at the theater and I’m still grateful that the first version I watched had him playing the tape recorder at the end in his wife hearing it because we always want that moment where they prove they’re not crazy. In his calm demeanor wouldn’t happen just like “I told you “ it was just perfect.

[@TeleologicalConsistency]

My theory is that he died in the very beginning on the beach and the entire movie is a form of purgatory/personal hell. He was a disbeliever and his soul was given a final chance to turn away from damnation which is entering room 1408 but in his pride, he entered anyway. At that point, he is stuck in a hell loop beginning from his awakening on the beach until the end of the hour in 1408. This is why the room tells him even if he leaves the room he'll still be in the room. The other people are not real, they're just creations of his hell loop.

[@CosmicIceCream]

I mean, that's pretty reasonable considering they insinuate that the room exists in hell or at least a corrupted sort of purgatory even though they never really tell you that. And honestly, it made for a better movie that they left both ends of the movie pretty much open to interpretations like this one. I like your idea regardless and something similar crossed my mind as I watched it the first time, cheers!

[@mitoryninja]

@@CosmicIceCream For me the movie is about purgatory and hell. The movie is filled with nuances from Divine Comedy. Like all punishments and rings of hell. There are also many clues like fireworkers with number 7. 777 as number of God, meaning the God himself released him from the purgatory. Or light hints in the begginning of his sins, for what also he ended up there. Imo, the ending where he dies is the best one. Because it's obvious he already died on the beach and whole movie is about making his soul free. I feel like every scene in this movie has a purpose. I don't think that accident on the beach was just pure random or a filler for the movie. The one where he lives is just too fairy tail for me. Also (tho i havent read the book) I dont really like the book ending. It's just sounds stupid for me that the guy got lucky with trying to set a fire on himself and the room let him out. It doesn't make sense for me because it looks like the room wanted him to kill himself.

[@fingerfeller]

perhaps , and it does have religious nuances, hell/ purgatory specifically , , i dont understand the post office scene when he finds he is still in room ( burned at this point and he may be dead at this point , its confusing )if it is an after death purgatory/ hell loop then it follows TRIANGLE and others , they all include loss of a child but i dont recall any references to religion in triangle during her loop

[@RemoteSynergy]

You do know this is based on the book right? The movie itself takes some liberties but your theory doesn’t work when you really dig into it

[@fingerfeller]

me ? no i did not read the book and at times forget that its a book before a movie when watching movies ( i dont read much since westerns when a kid, Zane Grey and Louis Lamour), i did read fantasy ie LOTR and HOBBITT before the movies, i will read it though, " dig into it" a little deeper because the movie was so good, appreciate the suggestion@@RemoteSynergy

[@LokiDWolf-im7jg]

I know this movie backwards and forwards. Yet, I never knew there were alternate endings. All I know about is, what you said, the Director's favorite version. I actually like the ending where both hear their daughter's voice on the tape recorder. Regardless, this was fun. Learned more things about a great and unique horror movie. Thanks for the video!

[@LivingwithPerks]

This is a good movie. Definitely flew under the radar when it released. I remember the same ending as you with him surviving. The whole movie gives me Silent Hill 4: The Room vibes.

[@cristyangonzalez3578]

I’m so glad that I’m not the only one who loved this movie. None of my friends saw it and I thought that it was underrated and deserves more praise.

[@frosttouched1997]

I pulled out my copy of 1408 a couple of years ago, and thought 'gee, I haven't watched this in ages' so I watched it. And... I realized why I don't watch it often - spent weeks sleeping with the lights on! Fantastically scary movie.

[@patrickbailey2799]

Oh man, I thought I was going crazy when I swore I'd seen 2 different endings to this. Very happy you did extensive research showing me otherwise. I also remember having watched the trailer for the movie when the daughter's voice got all distorted and horrifying and waiting for that moment to drop in the movie but they cut that out.

[@PolterGibbst]

You're welcome, this is something I would have figured out for myself anyway so I figured why not make it a video. I don't even remember that part in the deleted scenes come to think of it. No telling what happened there.

[@dontplay6580]

I had a similar situation with Little Shop of Horrors. Had a random urge to see it again ordered it on Amazon and watched it with my ~6 months old daughter in the room. It gets to the part where he's about to save Audrey, but 😨 he instead feeds her to the plant. I gasp in shock and confusion, then my daughter starts crying likes she's just as distraught as I was. Then the Bad Ending continues as I'm just lost saying "What the f*ck is this?!" It was the only ending on the Dvd leaving me truly confused. In my head I was thinking did I make up the Good Ending. Then a week later I found the movie on Netflix with the ending i remembered. Thought i was hallucinating.

[@MissWayLucas]

OMG me too! I had only ever seen it with the "happy" ending and when my husband and I watched it with our son, the plants had all taken over the city and were huge!

[@BBALFONSECAPONE]

Okay I had this exact opposite reaction when I rewatched this on hbo 2 weeks ago! I had only seen the ending where he feeds her to Audrey 2 and when I saw him save her I was feeling like I was experiencing a Mandela effect in real time 😂

[@creativename24601]

i was just about to comment about little shop. "don't feed the plants" is the original ending to the stage production (which I saw before the movie), so I was actually really confused to see audrey live lol. from then on every version i found online was always the director's cut with the sad ending, and i really started to miss the happy one.

[@NewOrderOfAlexandria]

Here I thought there was a sequel where the plant took over New York city lmao

[@lukemiller1385]

Me and my roommate watched this and he was stoned. It had him rocking back and forth until he was too traumatized and finally got up and left the room because he couldn't watch any more of how much this movie messed to this hit. This is definitely one of the most underrated horror movies of all time!

[@kurtshirvinski836]

This movie traumatized me. I was drugged a few years back and had a psychotic episode as a direct result where I was convinced that I was stuck in hell and that the night was going to repeat itself forever unless I committed self delete and I genuinely think it was directly influenced by watching this movie as a kid lmao

[@ethanstorms4826]

Damn that’s terrifying glad ur ok

[@drygordspellweaver8761]

What makes you so sure you aren’t still tripping...? Mu. MuWah. MuWaHaHaHa. MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAA

[@kurtshirvinski836]

@@drygordspellweaver8761 nothing I can do about it at this point lmaooo I do ask myself that A LOT though

[@drygordspellweaver8761]

@@kurtshirvinski836 Sounds like you may have been dosed with scopolamine. It's from Datura, the Devil's Weed. I've read very similar stories to room 1408 from people who have tripped on it. Hope you recover fully

[@robertrichard7335]

This is well done, sir. In the theatres, I remember the ending where they both hear the little girl's voice on the tape. FYI...for what it is worth, my brother-in-law (Scott Alexander) and his partner wrote the screenplay for this movie. I shared this video with him. Writing Credits (WGA) Matt Greenberg ... (screenplay) Scott Alexander ... (screenplay) Larry Karaszewski ... (screenplay) Stephen King ... (short story)

[@PolterGibbst]

That's awesome. Just saw where he also commented. Thanks for sharing it with him, talked with other people that were a part for the pre-screenings and with a guy that did the pre-vis on the film. Awesome to have the screenplay writer see this.

[@robertrichard7335]

You put so much work into this 1408 analysis that I thought you deserved to have a discussion with one of the writers. @@PolterGibbst

[@PolterGibbst]

@@robertrichard7335 I thank you greatly for that too. Really cool to see where this video has gone and who has come along after it. But I'm just glad the movie is getting more attention, love this film.

[@ericmadrigal2745]

It’s in my top ten. Didn’t even know about these other endings. Now I have to go back and watch it again.

[@CosmicIceCream]

Probably my favorite horror movie to date. The middle of the movie in particular is spectacular, it captures such a sense of dread as the pace slowly increases and he eventually realizes there's simply no escape. And of course it all resets and the song begins playing again...I mean, damn...what a stroke of genius.

[@Bearwiffa228]

A fantastic movie. Its rare when a film can take place in a room and stay engaging, this one nails it.

[@timewave02012]

It almost seems like it's the opposite-with movies set in one room ranging from absolute classics to at least thought provoking and better than average. Maybe only really good scripts get made, only skilled filmmakers attempt it, or the duds get forgotten, but there's a lot of good ones: 12 Angry Men, Rear Window, Rope, The Breakfast Club, The Hateful Eight, Cube, The Man from Earth, Phone Booth, debatably Saw.

[@honeyk101]

same as Identity? one room - one person? 12 people?

[@Bearwiffa228]

@@honeyk101 both with John Cusack... Woah.... 🥶

[@everettgonzalez4680]

There was 4 endings?!?! I remember the one you mentioned on your copy! I even own it on Fandango (formerly Vudu). I give "our ending" a 10 out of 10

[@B.treveton]

My ending was the same as yours, when his wife hears the recording, its absolute evidence that he had a genuine experience, not drugs or alcohol causing hallucinations, its reminds us that he was totally coherent, and not dreaming, the cold, the heat, the water. Its evidence that points towords it all happening exactly as the movie displayed it. Which is then reflected in how his wife reacts when hearing it, shocked to hear her daughter, but frozen at the understanding of everything her partner wrote about, actually happend to him. As a viewer from it, you go through the exact same reaction as his wife did in the movie, which is such a hard thing to pull off. Gives me chills every time!

[@LukePattonPA-C]

Great video! 1408 is a modern classic and one of my favorite horror movies. 10/10.

[@jackwilson5542]

It is my favorite by far. It has much deeper meaning than most people watching it realize.

[@FiliusDei777]

one of my favorites movies too, I actually watch it alone in the night, slept with the lights on that night....great video!

[@rustyshackleford2222]

I was working late nights in the '90s, going to college, and I listened to this book on the way to and from work (about an hour drive on dark, desolate roads). It scared the jeebies out of me.

[@honeyk101]

when i was about around 18 in 1989 i was reading Pet Sematary - S King. reading that book scared me so much, one time i screamed and threw it across my bedroom out my door into the hallway. the movies made of the book all sucked. the book is the terror.

[@osajohnson1957]

@@honeyk101 Awesome!

[@BrutuxMusic]

18:55 You missed an opportunity to rate it 10 "skulls"

[@PolterGibbst]

😂 I know. Biggest regret with this video.

[@juhi2652]

Thought the exact same thing

[@qobiotacain7734]

Man the exact same thing happened to me, seeing the different ending messed with my head so bad, and then when I find out there's an alternate ending I'm relieved but then I watch it and it's still not the ending I remember I lost it all over again

[@arvelous]

One of the greatest reviewers ive seen. You blend reviews so seamlessly

[@PolterGibbst]

Thank you, I've definitely made some upgrades since this video but I've still got a long way to go. Learning something new everyday. Oh and I found another movie from around this time that I used to love that also has a whole list of other endings. It'll be the next video

[@The_Dinosaur_Heretic]

I think the most impressive thing about this movie is the sound design. There’s always some kind of ambience. Something’s churning or groaning; it’s never quiet. I love it

[@rayneofstars22]

I know this video is older, but for whatever reason it popped up on my feed. I had never heard of this movie before (I guess it came out during a crazy time in my life). Anyway, I made it about five minutes into your recap & I was hooked. I don’t want to spoil it, so I’m going to watch it and come back after. Hopefully it’s available on one of my streaming services! You’re a great story teller.

[@TrueMohax]

I sorta like the multiple alternate ending thing, it really makes you question what is real and what is fake. It’s like a part of us, as the viewers, are still in the room.

[@toomuchtobmac]

My copy has him surviving the ordeal as well. Never knew these other endings existed. Fully agree 10/10! I've watched my copy several times and that's the "real" ending in my opinion. Nice vid.

[@PolterGibbst]

I would call it the real ending too. 😂 thanks, working on another video now but the movie is a lot scarier than this one

[@toomuchtobmac]

@@PolterGibbst can't wait! Love this stuff.

[@chivonfortney1656]

Same here

[@itsweirdinhere7397]

Been a fan of 1408 for a long time. That ending change confused the heck out of me for the longest time.

[@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy]

I watched this movie on TV at least 10 times and each time it was a different version, not just the ending but also what is happening in it. So I also had the "how cute" reaction just like Cuseck in this movie XD It at least made me watch it being curious what they changed ... Other then that the movie is great it is giving me those Japanese horror vibes and somewhat major Silent Hill game lore vibes too. SH the town playing with your mind and in this case the room having the same power. Playing with the person's pyche and each person dealing with their own demons ...

[@PolterGibbst]

Had someone who was a part of the testing group comment makes me wonder how this different version of the film was and what details they changed. I guess I need to play Silent Hill for my self to get the full experience.

[@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy]

@@PolterGibbst I totally recommend the original first four games. Obviously they are old games so the gameplay is weird and jank by today's standards but the story, characters and overall atmosphere is phenomenal. If you like Twin Peaks, Jakob's Ladder and other oddball horror or thriller movies like those then you will enjoy these games too. The story is very dark and leave it at that I dont want to spoil anything. And the 4th game especially is very similar to this movie also don't want to spoil too much. Sometimes some key details are in the small things so it's advised to pay attention while playing these games. So yeah if you get the chance give it a spin. The PlayStation versions are the best so far, other ports are a mess so I only suggest the originals. They are by now abandonware so can find them easier for download and work good with emulation.

[@PolterGibbst]

I've seen a ton about them, and figure I'll have to check them out on my pc. Just hopefully they don't just end up in my steam library never to be played like a lot of other games I have. 😅

[@MrKKmusic]

I’m a huge fan of 1408 and thanks for your recap! Beyond the alternate endings there are also deleted scenes which are well worth checking out. You should offer a $Thanks option so we can contribute to your efforts. Oh, and I subscribed

[@PolterGibbst]

You're welcome. I was honestly just looking for a chance to talk about a movie I love and found this crazy thing going on. I think I will finally hit all the requirements I need this weekend to get monetized on KZbin. Been a long journey but it's starting to pay off on all platforms.

[@QwerkyPengwen]

yeah, I remember the ending being the theatrical one even though I never watched it in theaters. never knew about the directors cut ending or the other ones which were most likely other takes done for sake of picking a different ending for theaters and one was chosen but those others may have been part of special features on DVDs.

[@TroyDawes43]

after all this time I still love this movie.. The way they kept playing we've only just begun, slowing it down and speeding it up made it really creepy. I can never forget the scene where he runs into his father in a wheelchair and his dad says AS YOU ARE I WAS, AS I AM YOU WILL BE...

[@djcjr1x1]

HP Lovcraft's Dreams from the Witch House has big influence on the original King story. The room way up in the air has a portal/thinny only accessible once the hotel was built.

[@chw5270]

Really good review! I love this movie. One thing - not all of the DVDs had the funeral as the original ending. The one I had has the one with Mike and his wife hearing Katie on the recorder. It has the funeral as an alternate ending, I believe. Man, the movie is so good and, personally, I found the one where he survives to be more satisfying and fitting for the kind of movie it was.

[@aziaramirez3932]

I loved this movie and was always confused. I had no clue what actually happened since i saw it in theaters and on DVD. I always felt the multiple endings were made to make us feel like he was still in the room, that everything was like the post office. That the hour never ends.

[@kevincaruthers5412]

I like the way you think!

[@noahstanley5891]

I just enjoyed watching your enthusiasm! Your editing is great, too! Well done, Ghost Buster. Well done!

[@JoeyAmor]

Yooooo that was wild!!! I remember the ending you remember. Thats crazy they had all these alternate endings. Good movie. Creepy and fun😄🤘

[@Mindyzzzzz]

This is one of my favorite psychological horror movies, I saw this when I was 16 and got me into a whole new genre of film ❤

[@PolterGibbst]

Definitely think it is one of the best movies to get people into psychological horror. A lot of other movies in the genre can be a bit much

[@themiddleagednerd]

This is hands down one of the greatest horror movies and the greatest based on King's work.

[@robgronotte1]

It's very good, but Kubrick's The Shining is the best no matter what King thinks.

[@KcinTelliam4595]

I’ve thought about this movie from time to time and could never remember what it was called. Great video!

[@CrystalThatKid]

Dude idk how I'm just now getting recommended your videos but please keep it up I really enjoy your take on film. definitely subbed after this one!

[@joeychick9045]

I’m so glad you popped up on my feed. Awesome job. You just gotta a new subscriber. Thank you

[@shaynelowe9604]

This was a great video, I am going to watch the rest of your content now, thank you!

[@Cindyo77]

The origin of this story amuses me so much. It originally was an example of how to open a short story in Stephen Kings non-fiction titled "On Writing" and that was where I first read it. I loved it but was sad it had no ending. Then I found it in Everythings Eventual and loved the ending sooo much. Fast forward a few years and I get to see the film for the first time, Mike dies and Olin plays the tape recorder and freaks out about the dead thing in his back seat, then I watched it again and had the same experience, different ending but by that time it was the fourth ending I had seen to this (even though one of them had no ending at all) The different endings seems to be just part of the 1408 lore for me now

[@SewerTapes]

The first time I watched 1408 was on a super cold night. I was in bed with thick blankets and my laptop. . . on a hero dose of synthetic psychedelics (2C-I). During the part where everything becomes frozen, ice began to accumulate on my bed and laptop. It was a fully immersive experience. Even sober, this is easily my favorite movie about a malevolent haunted place.

[@PolterGibbst]

Definitely sounds like a wild time. Something you'd never forget for sure.

[@poindextertunes]

1408 on hallucinogens?? Thats wild 😂

[@SewerTapes]

@@poindextertunes One of the more fun movies I've watched for the first time tripping.

[@LloydHall-f8h]

The first run through you did is exactly what I remember

[@xrpwatts2116]

Insane i just started watching it again and then i scrolled across this. It is one of the best ghost movies i have ever seen and im 62 ive seen hundreds. Ive see 1408 atleast 10 times over the years. Never gets old.

[@PolterGibbst]

I would agree with you there, definitely one of the better ghost movies to ever come out. Feels original and was done very well, which makes sense considering stephen king wrote the original story and came up with the basic concept for it all.

[@kayla-hm5vr]

I’m here as an avid GG fan and knowing the ‘comparison’ was made had to come check you out and I’m so glad I did. I’m subscribed and already enjoying your POV series and looking forward to more!!

[@PolterGibbst]

Let's Go! Glad you came over, and that I saw your comment. Got a lot more on the way, from Event Horizon to Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. Got some theories about a ton of movies to explain what is actually going on.

[@FakeAdminZ]

I'm not a parent but when I saw her turn to ash in his arms, it did what it set out to do. Portray the breaking of the character. And Benny Urquidez made a freaking scary cameo! Thanks Benny

[@Maverick7r]

One of my favorite movies personally. The ending where he lives and his wife hears their little girls voice on the tape is the best IMO. :)

[@kapilsharmaWorld_uncensored]

I genuinely thought I might be one of the only 1408 people who seen this movie. Thank you for this. There are others out there who seen this.

[@AdamFellers-l3b]

I don’t think this is 10/10 worthy… but it is a movie that never got enough recognition.

[@Parasmunt]

I like Cusack's acting in this. Good to see him in a darker kind of film, he was effective.

[@geomartinez217]

The room also gave a great performance!!

[@stephentg1]

The author survived in the short story - with major burns and other injuries.

[@PolterGibbst]

I thought it interesting the one off handed reference in the movie about the brother being eaten by wolves. Seemed like very little of the original story made it into the movie. Other than the basic premise and the first death of the sewing machine salesmen. But seems like that's how must stephen king adaptations go

[@theamazingcj2748]

This movie is easily one of the best psychological horror movies. The whole thing is chilling. At my house, we were gonna watch horror movies every night leading up to Halloween, but we started with 1408, and it wasn't even worth trying to find a better one.

[@zombiedeer...]

Thank you!! I loved this video. very enjoyable watch and insightful

[@MadnessInLivingColor]

“Eight… this is Eight”

[@allenharper2928]

I never understood what that meant, what significance the numbers had.

[@1999Eternal]

​@allenharper2928 you'd have to read The Dark Tower series which I highly recommend. The actual short story is much scarier than the movie IMO.

[@MadnessInLivingColor]

@@1999Eternal 100% correct

[@xhappybunnyx]

I actually had that same fear of that song and after a while added it to a playlist to desensitize and it honestly slaps. Went from utterly terrifying to a perfect bop for a windows down drive on a sunny day

[@andrewcrane777]

This is your first video I've found of you. Subscribed, 10 out of 10! I also remember the ending you do, with the tape recorder and the wife dropping the box. Had no idea they shot 4 endings. I think the dvd ending is the best.

[@davemccage7918]

I was going to subscribe until I realized that he left out the scene Mike had with his dad in the most depressing bathroom in existence. Seriously, what was going on with that toilet? I’d rather shit in the alley behind my house than in that miserable abomination.

[@silver_crone]

1408 is one of the few movies that deeply scares me. I love it, but I can't watch it often. I saw the ending with his wife and the recording originally, but I like the ending where he died. But I like it when authors kill their darlings. Great review, and sanity check about all the alternate endings. And absolutely fitting for a movie that spends the whole time fucking with reality.

[@PolterGibbst]

I just love that I'm not the only one who loves this movie. It's great stuff and is amazing that the alternate endings are there to mess with everyone.

[@Joshua_Froschauer]

Didn't the Tim Curry movie Clue release to theatres with the various alternative endings at diffrent locales to enhance the Clue-iness game-ending of the movie for various culprits...maybe they shoulda done something similar here