Stateside, Mikael Hafstrom is best known for 1408, his 2007 thriller where John Cusack played a travel writer braving a haunted hotel room. His new film, The Rite, follows a young, disillusioned priest who dares himself to witness a demonic possession. Both men confront their doubts; both experience things that can't be explained. Boxoffice asks Hafstrom to explain his yen for the unknowable.