But when Cusack read the script for , about a debunker of the supernatural who checks into a hotel suite where, according to myth, no one checks out alive, Cusack had to rethink his bias for two reasons. First, it was based on a Stephen King short story, and second, it offered the ultimate actor's challenge: Could he hold a screen on his own in a confined space for 94 minutes? Q: Are you a Stephen King fan?
Oh, yeah, he's an underrated writer. People get hung up on the horror-science-fiction thing, but when you read his best stuff, it's all character. That's why so many good filmmakers and actors have been drawn to his stuff.
Think about it.
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