Truth Behind Stephen King’s Claim About St. Cloud Being Scariest Place On Earth
Central Minnesota residents who have seen the 2007 Stephen King movie 1408 know that it claims that St. Cloud, Minnesota is legend to be one of the scariest places in the world.
The movie says that St. Cloud is where "the crazed war widow threw her baby down a well."
Over the years, residents of the area have turned to the Stearns History Museum for help identifying what "well" the movie is referring to.
According to a letter sent to Stephen King himself by former Stearns History Museum archivist Sarah Warmka, the history museum is not aware of the incident that actor John Cusack describes in the film. They haven't been able to find any evidence that backs up his claim.
Stephen King never replied to Warmka's letter that was sent on October 25, 2010. So why did Stephen King write about St. Cloud as one of the scariest places? Perhaps he heard a rumor or knew about an actual event. It's still a mystery that St. Cloud residents may never know the answer to.