![]() ![]() The first part of 1408 details Enslin’s meeting with the hotel manager, Mr. So without giving too much away, I’m going to try to pick apart this story a bit to understand why it’s so effective. I think fear is one of the more difficult emotions to elicit in a story. The descriptions have to be on point in a way that the reader can properly imagine what’s going on and thus feel scared. It really is scary! I think it’s a difficult feat to scare someone via writing alone. The reason I love this story so much is because it is so expertly crafted and written. This story alone will illustrate why Stephen King is simply a master. For anyone who hasn’t read this story yet, I highly recommend it. This is a story about writer Mike Enslin and his stay in a haunted room at the Hotel Dolphin in New York City. ![]() Lately I’m totally obsessed with Stephen King and his short story 1408. ![]()
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