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Don't enter 1408.

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I ain't going in this room.

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We've only just begun. [Song by The Carpenters played on the clock radio, whenever it comes on.]

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You can choose to relive this hour over and over, or you can take advantage of our express checkout system. (Camera pans out to reveal a noose hanging from the ceiling.)

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Five. This is five. Ignore the sirens. Even if you leave this room, you can never leave this room. (voice becomes low and sinister) Eight. This is eight. We have killed your friends. Every friend is now dead.

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Fan: So you're saying there's no such things as ghosts. Mike: I'm saying I've never seen one. Nothing would make me happier than to experience a paranormal event.

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Hotel operator: That room is not available. Mike: ...I didn't tell you which date.

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Mr. Olin: During your investigation did you discover the twenty-two natural deaths that have occurred in 1408? Mike Enslin: Natural deaths?

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Mr. Olin: All told, there have been fifty-six deaths in 1408. Mike Enslin: Fifty-six? You're shitting me.

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Mike Enslin: [Olin gives Enslin the room key] Most hotels have switched to magnetics. An actual key. That's a nice touch, it's antiquey. Mr. Olin: We have magnetic cards also, but electronics don't seem to work in 1408. Hope you don't have a pacemaker. Mike Enslin: [into his tape recorder] General manager claims that the phantom in room interferes... Mr. Olin: [scoffs] I have never used the word "phantom". Mike Enslin: Oh, I'm sorry. Uh, spirit? Specter? Mr. Olin: No, you misunderstand. Whatever's in 1408 is nothing like that. Mike Enslin: Then what is it? Mr. Olin: [moves closer and whispers into Enslin's ear] It's an evil fucking room.

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Mr. Olin: A few years ago a young maid from El Salvador found herself locked in the bathroom. She was only there for a few moments, but when we pulled her out she was... Mike Enslin: [sarcastically] She was dead? Mr. Olin: No. Blind. She had taken a pair of scissors and gouged her eyes out. She was laughing hysterically.

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Mr. Olin: I was just checking to see if the accommodations were exceeding your expectations. Mike Enslin: You know goddamn well they are!

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Mike: You're not going anywhere. You're staying here with us. Katie: Daddy, everyone dies.

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Mike Enslin: Why don't you just kill me? Room 1408: Because all guests of this hotel enjoy free will, Mr. Enslin. You can choose to relive this hour over and over, or you can take advantage of our express checkout system. [camera pans out to reveal a noose hanging from the ceiling]

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Room 1408: Are you ready to check out, Mr. Enslin? Mike Enslin: No. Not your way.

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Lily Enslin: C'mon, hon. Just brings back bad memories, let me get rid of it. Mike Enslin: Sometimes, you can't get rid of bad memories. You just gotta live with 'em.