{"id":9080,"date":"2026-07-18T00:24:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T19:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9080"},"modified":"2026-07-18T00:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T19:24:17","slug":"stephen-kings-single-location-horror-movie-haunts-global-streaming-charts-19-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9080","title":{"rendered":"Stephen King&#8217;s Single Location Horror Movie Haunts Global Streaming Charts 19 Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It&#8217;s been almost two decades since <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tag\/person\/stephen-king\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stephen King<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s horror film, which takes place in one location, was released in theaters, but all these years later, it&#8217;s finding renewed success on the streaming charts.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>King is best known for publishing the bestselling books <em>Carrie<\/em>, <em>The Shining<\/em>, <em>Stand By Me,<\/em> and <em>The Shawshank Redemption<\/em>, among many others. He&#8217;s also written stories that take place either solely or largely in one location, including <em>Misery<\/em>, <em>Gerald&#8217;s Game<\/em>, <em>1408<\/em>, <em>The Mist<\/em>, <em>The Raft,<\/em> and <em>Survivor Type<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape mobile-optimized\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/stephen-king-with-a-bunch-of-books-and-clocks.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/stephen-king-with-a-bunch-of-books-and-clocks.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/stephen-king-with-a-bunch-of-books-and-clocks.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/stephen-king-with-a-bunch-of-books-and-clocks.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/stephen-king-with-a-bunch-of-books-and-clocks.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/stephen-king-with-a-bunch-of-books-and-clocks.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/stephen-king-with-a-bunch-of-books-and-clocks.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"stephen king with a bunch of books and clocks\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/stephen-king-with-a-bunch-of-books-and-clocks.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/stephen-king-with-a-bunch-of-books-and-clocks.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">stephen king with a bunch of books and clocks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>One of those horror bottle stories, <em>1408<\/em>, just entered the Top 10 on Lionsgate+&#8217;s global streaming chart, where it&#8217;s currently sitting at No. 2, as of July 17, 2026. Taking the top spot is <em>Divergent<\/em>, with <em>Boneyard<\/em>, <em>John Wick<\/em>, <em>The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn \u2014 Part 2<\/em>, <em>We Were Soldiers<\/em>, <em>The Twilight Saga: Eclipse<\/em>, <em>Gods of Egypt<\/em>, <em>Feng Shui Master &amp; the Pregnant Ghost,<\/em> and <em>Dirty Angels<\/em> rounding out the rest of the Top 10.<\/p>\n<p><em>1408 <\/em>is available to stream on Lionsgate+ in countries like Canada and the United Kingdom, and in the Apple TV Store in Bahrain, Cambodia, Egypt, and Namibia, where it&#8217;s performing well. In the United States, <em>1408 <\/em>is not available on Lionsgate+ but can be streamed for free on Fawesome.<\/p>\n<p>The adaptation is based on a short story that King first released as part of an audiobook collection in 1999 before publishing it three years later in the <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/stephen-king-everything-eventual-every-adaptation-story\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Everything&#8217;s Eventual <\/em>anthology<\/a> that also included &#8220;The Man in the Black Suit,&#8221; &#8220;The Death of Jack Hamilton,&#8221; &#8220;Lunch at the Gotham Caf\u00e9,&#8221; and &#8220;Riding the Bullet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/1408-ending-explained-all-versions\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>1408<\/em> centers on an author named Mike Enslin<\/a> who checks into Room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel, even though he was told that the room has been at the center of several tragic incidents. When he enters, it quickly becomes clear that he should have heeded those warnings.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007, the film adaptation, directed by Mikael H\u00e5fstr\u00f6m with a script by Matt Greenberg, Scott Alexander, and Larry Karaszewski, was released in theaters. <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/review-1408\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>1408<\/em> received positive reviews from critics<\/a> and a Certified Fresh score of 80% on Rotten Tomatoes. At the box office, it grossed $132.9 million against a $25 million budget.<\/p>\n<p>John Cusack plays Mike Enslin in the movie alongside co-stars Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Tony Shalhoub, Len Cariou, Jasmine Jessica Anthony, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Kim Thomson, Benny Urquidez, Angel Oquendo, and Andrew-Lee Potts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape mobile-optimized\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1408-john-cusack-mike-enslin.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Image via MGM&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1408-john-cusack-mike-enslin.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1408-john-cusack-mike-enslin.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1408-john-cusack-mike-enslin.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1408-john-cusack-mike-enslin.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1408-john-cusack-mike-enslin.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1408-john-cusack-mike-enslin.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1408's John Cusack as Mike Enslin\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1408-john-cusack-mike-enslin.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1408-john-cusack-mike-enslin.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">1408&#8217;s John Cusack as Mike Enslin<\/figcaption><small class=\"body-img-caption\">Image via MGM<\/small><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>1408<\/em> isn&#8217;t the only time that Cusack and Jackson have starred in a King adaptation. In 2016, they reunited for <em>Cell<\/em>, but it received a limited release and was widely panned by critics with an 11% Rotten Tomatoes score.<\/p>\n<p>As <em>1408 <\/em>sees a resurgence,<strong> King<\/strong>&#8216;s stories continue to be adapted for the screen. The past couple of years have seen the releases of <em>The Life of Chuck<\/em>, <em>The Monkey<\/em>, <em>The Long Walk<\/em>, <em>The Running Man,<\/em> and <em>It: Welcome to Derry<\/em>, among others, with <em>Billy Summers<\/em>, <em>The Mist, <\/em>and a <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/carrie-tv-show-stephen-king-mike-flanagan-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">reimagining of <em>Carrie<\/em> in the works<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card type-screen large\" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"true\" data-include-community-rating=\"true\" id=\"2b8b-41a0-bd206d5f26b4\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column\">\n<p>                        <!--    Rating block community and brand ratings --><br \/>\n                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \" data-stnl-group-once=\"vRJeUC16tM\">\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  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