L'Amour writes about growing up in North Dakota, and his lifelong love affair with learning, recalling many of the books he read, the places he visited, and the people he met that catalyzed his evolution as a writer.

Mike Enslin, a skeptic who writes about supernatural phenomena, receives an anonymous postcard suggesting he visit the Dolphin Hotel but warning him against entering room 1408, but he insists on being allowed to rent the room where he learns firsthand the truth of reports that 1408 is evil. A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine...