Just as Sonny and Cher’s “I Got You, Babe” took on its own special hell in 1993’s Groundhog Day, so too does the Carpenters’ “We’ve Only Just Begun” in 1408, a thriller of containment, based on a short story by Stephen King, set for release this summer, June 22.

The film stars John Cusack as Mike Enslin, a cynical writer with a shattered past. Enslin has penned a a string of bestselling “spooky travel” tomes, centered around the most infamous haunted houses and graveyards around the country. He takes as his latest challenge the titular suite in New York City’s Dolphin Hotel, as part of a book project entitled Ten
Nights in Haunted Hotel Rooms. Defying the warnings of the Dolphin’s manager (Samuel L. Jackson), Enslin checks in and quickly becomes plagued by visions both general and unnervingly specific.

He’s also intimidated by a clock radio that, even after being ripped from the wall, occasionally blares out “We’ve Only Just Begun,” as it counts down the hour that he ostensibly has left to live. It’s a characteristically sardonic sort of detail from King, not played for laughs like with “I Got You, Babe,” but also not without its tongue-in-cheek amusement. Besides, the Carpenters’ “I Won’t Last a Day Without You” or Hall & Oates’ “Maneater” would’ve been a little too on the nose, I reckon. I’ll have more discrete thoughts on the film itself later next week, but in the meantime, for 1408‘s trailer, click here.