I don't think the director of "1408" is involved with the Pet Sematary remake...I think it's the screenwriter, but of course, that may amount to the same. However, to Hĺfström's credit, he made a terrific Swedish movie a number of years ago called Onskav (Evil - and it's not a horror movie!), and it's the best Scandinavian film I've ever seen.
"1408" the movie suffered from Hollywood's exhaust of creative imagination, and they just had to throw in that dying daughter-cliché...however, Cusack nailed it.