I remember being awake at some ungodly hour between 2:00 and 4:00 a.m. when I was younger, going through all the movie channels when I saw Sam Neill and finally stopped. "Hey, it's that guy from Jurassic Park," is what I thought and anything Jurassic Park related is enough to catch my interest, even if I have no idea what I'm getting into.
In the Mouth of Madness is a film about the disappearance of a horror writer, Sutter Cane, and the mass hysteria caused by his novels. The more people who read Cane's work, the more the world shifts into something darker and his "creations" begin coming to life. The ending is ambiguous, something I really enjoyed about the film. You're not exactly sure what to believe by the time it's over. Was Cane really a prophet for the Old Ones? Or did everyone actually go insane after reading his books?
I'm a huge fan of this film, I wish more people would watch it. John Carpenter had so much success with Halloween, but honestly, I think In the Mouth of Madness (as well as The Thing and The Fog) was so much better, as someone who isn't really into slasher films. The name of my blog is even a reference to the movie. It also lead to my interest in H.P. Lovecraft and Lovecraftian horror. I had no idea who Lovecraft was until I went online to read more about this film after I watched it. Now, looking back, you can see that this movie is filled with references to his work and I would even say that this is the best film I have ever seen inspired by his work that isn't meant to be a direct adaptation of one of his stories. It's so well done and genuinely horrifying at times. I highly recommend it.
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