All things considered, Carpenter's absolute peak. He's always shuffled between 3 modes, often within the same movie: campy, spooky, and horrific. But this is the first time he didn't shatter the test tubes. Don't expect a true-to-the-source Lovecraft movie; this one's pure Carpenter. Watch it with the volume LOUD. "I think, therefore you are."

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In the Mouth of Madness
"Lived any good books lately?"
1995 • 1h 35m • ★ 7.2 (1,849 votes) Released
An insurance investigator visits a small town while looking into the strange disappearance of a popular horror novelist. He soon finds that the impact of the author’s books is far more than inspirational.
Director
John Carpenter
Screenplay
Michael De Luca
Rating
7.2
Runtime
95 min
Budget
$8.0M
Revenue
$8.9M
Profit/Loss
+0.9M
Production
New Line CinemaTop Billed Cast
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★ 7/10 • Apr 7, 2018
Keywords
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