15 years after its theatrical release, this horror film is experiencing a second youth on Netflix

After the marathon of Christmas series and films, netflix has spoiled lovers of great thrills by unveiling Room 1408 Sunday January 1. In this adaptation of a short story by Stephen King, we follow the story of Mike Enslin, a failed writer who nevertheless won over a certain audience thanks to his horror novels. His trademark: his stories are inspired by real events that have hit the headlines. One day, while preparing his new novel, he receives a strange letter advising him to avoid room 1408 of the Dolphin Hotel. Intrigued, Mike decides to go to New York where the prestigious establishment is located. When he asks for room 1408, Gerald Olin, the hotel manager, asks him to give up this idea. Indeed, since the opening of the Dolphin, fifty people have died after spending the night in this famous room. Naturally skeptical, Mike ignores the hotel manager’s warnings and finds himself confronted with supernatural events.

Fifteen years after its theatrical release, the film Room 1408 a hit on Netflix

With an estimated budget of $25 million, the film Room 1408 managed to collect more than 130 million dollars at the worldwide box office. After being a success in the cinema when it was released in 2007, this adaptation of a Stephen King short story is experiencing a second youth since it was posted on Netflix. Barely released on the platform, the production carried by John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson quickly rose to the ranking of the most watched films of the moment. At the time of writing these lines, Room 1408 finds itself in fourth place in the Top 10just behind Glass Onion: a story at loggerheads, The Great Divide and Felonwhich is also enjoying a second life on the streaming service.

Another adaptation of a work by Stephen King is a hit on Netflix

Room 1408 is not the only horror film to have made a sensational entry into the Netflix Top 10. Available from Saturday December 31, It: Chapter 2, adapted from the novel of the same name by Stephen King, is also in the ranking of the most viewed films of the moment on the streaming platform. In the sequel to It: Chapter 1, the seven members of the Club des Réés managed to escape Pennywise, a sinister shape-shifting clown who devoured the children of a small town in Maine. While they thought they had accomplished their mission, the creature, which emerges from the sewers to catch its prey, is back, determined to take revenge. Together, Beverly, Bill, Ben, Mike, Richie, Eddie and Stanley, now adults, will try everything to put the clown out of harm’s way.

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