The demon
Have you ever experienced something weird as if something is haunting you? Have thought that it might be a demon. There are many supernatural events that happen but are not explained, but could possible demon terrorizing humans. This may also be the case with Stephen King’s room 1408. This story about a haunted hotel room where 42 people had died might be haunted by a demon. There are Serval events that take place in this story that could prove a demon’s involvement in the killings. The hunting in 1408 are caused by a demon that’s now targeting a horror story writer. Stephen king uses imagery to show that there is a demon haunting room 1408.
While people stayed in room 1408 committed suicide to escape the demon torture. In the story …show more content…
The first trick that the demon played was making the door appear crooked at first glance, then making it appear straight the second glance. King said: His problems with 1408 started even before he got into the room. The door was crooked. (king 15). This quote gives a brief description of the first trick played on the writer. The 2nd trick was the breakfast menu it started changing into different languages. King shows this by saying: “He closed his eyes and opened them. The menu was in Russian. He closed his eyes and opened them. The menu was in Italian. Closed his eyes, opened them. There was no menu. There was a picture of a screaming little woodcut boy looking back over his shoulder at the woodcut wolf which had swallowed his left leg up to the knee. The wolf's ears were laid back and he looked like a terrier with its favorite toy.” (king 21). This quote shows how the demon changes the menu. The 3rd trick the demon did was change the pictures on the wall. King illustrated this by saying: “The pictures on the living room wall were crooked again, and there were other changes, as well. The lady on the stairs had pulled down the top of her gown, baring her breasts. She held one in each hand. A drop of blood hung from each nipple. She was staring directly into Mike's eyes and grinning ferociously. Her teeth were filed to cannibal points.” (king 22). This quote shows how the picture changes in an
Have you ever experienced something weird as if something is haunting you? Have thought that it might be a demon. There are many supernatural events that happen but are not explained, but could possible demon terrorizing humans. This may also be the case with Stephen King’s room 1408. This story about a haunted hotel room where 42 people had died might be haunted by a demon. There are Serval events that take place in this story that could prove a demon’s involvement in the killings. The hunting in 1408 are caused by a demon that’s now targeting a horror story writer. Stephen king uses imagery to show that there is a demon haunting room 1408.
While people stayed in room 1408 committed suicide to escape the demon torture. In the story …show more content…
The first trick that the demon played was making the door appear crooked at first glance, then making it appear straight the second glance. King said: His problems with 1408 started even before he got into the room. The door was crooked. (king 15). This quote gives a brief description of the first trick played on the writer. The 2nd trick was the breakfast menu it started changing into different languages. King shows this by saying: “He closed his eyes and opened them. The menu was in Russian. He closed his eyes and opened them. The menu was in Italian. Closed his eyes, opened them. There was no menu. There was a picture of a screaming little woodcut boy looking back over his shoulder at the woodcut wolf which had swallowed his left leg up to the knee. The wolf's ears were laid back and he looked like a terrier with its favorite toy.” (king 21). This quote shows how the demon changes the menu. The 3rd trick the demon did was change the pictures on the wall. King illustrated this by saying: “The pictures on the living room wall were crooked again, and there were other changes, as well. The lady on the stairs had pulled down the top of her gown, baring her breasts. She held one in each hand. A drop of blood hung from each nipple. She was staring directly into Mike's eyes and grinning ferociously. Her teeth were filed to cannibal points.” (king 22). This quote shows how the picture changes in an