In the story of Dante's Inferno, Dante awakens and is met by Virgil-his guide through Hell sent by Beatrice, the symbol of Divine Love (in the movie Beatrice could be Mike's daughter). 1408 is about Mike's journey through the 9 layers of Hell and the 7 layers of Purgatory in an attempt to reach Paradise while simultaneously dealing with the 7 stages of grief. The story follows Mike Enslin-a writer separated from his wife after losing his daughter to cancer who now seeks to debunk all stories of haunted locations in order to prove that there is no God or afterlife. This movie is clearly a spin on The Divine Comedy and tells a modern tale of Dante traversing through Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso (or Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise). 1408 is a psychological horror film made in 2007 that is more concerned with ideas and thoughts than lousy jump scares. King himself said this was his favorite adaptation of his work. The Shining may be the more popular of the two stories, but 1408 is equally as fascinating. Maybe that's why Stephen King enjoys writing about them so much.
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