The four endings show how things end for Mike.
With what follows, Mike even fixes his relationship with his wife and reconciles with her.
Whats more terrifying than a horror movie?
A horror movie based on a true story so here’s the creepy real-life haunting that inspired 1408.
This changes a couple of things concerning the ending.
In this ending,Mike dies in the fire in the room before firefighters can rescue him.
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In the closing scene, Mike looks around the room while smoking a cigarette.
As I am, you will be."
Director Mikael Hafstrom said he reshot the1408ending because audiences thought it was too depressing (viaFar Out Magazine).
1408 follows a man who debunks paranormal phenomena, as he checks into the infamous room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel. His skepticism is put to the test when he encounters real horror within its walls.
These conflicts with his wife ultimately led to him moving away from her.
In an early scene in the movie,Mike nearly drowns while surfing before a surfer saves him.
Each new circle reflects a sin he committed after his daughter’s death.
Since many deaths in the room were from natural causes, they remained unreported by mainstream media outlets.
Even the short story’s ending is significantly different from the movie’s theatrical conclusion.
However, the other three endings offer Mike somewhat of a positive ending.
He knows his daughter was there, and his wife understands, too, saving their marriage.
The downer1408ending didn’t even show that.
The only one with Mike dying but moving on to the afterlife saw him with his daughter.
That makes it a sad ending but with a real conclusion.
Redditorroverandrover6disagrees, writing, “I much prefer the one where Enslin dies in the fire.
Givenwith the brick wall, I can never trust any happy ending to this story.”
But the survival ending is the best for the overall story.
His skepticism is put to the test when he encounters real horror within its walls.
