"God's not supposed to be a hack horror writer."
In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
Directed by John Carpenter
Directed by John Carpenter
The tepid reviews this film received upon release remain puzzling to me. As far as I'm concerned, this is one of Carpenter's strongest films and, according to Carpenter himself, completes his unofficial "Apocalypse Trilogy"(along with The Thing and Prince of Darkness).
When best-selling horror author Sutter Cane disappears, there appears to be an outbreak of violent dementia amongst his rabid fans. Suspecting an elaborate publicity stunt, his publisher sends an insurance investigator, played by Sam Neil, to track him down. He eventually does, in the town of Hobb's End, New Hampshire which shouldn't even exist outside of Cane's fiction. This is a GREAT premise for a horror film and Carpenter nails it. It's one of his best paced and creepiest movies.
The early scenes in Hobb's End are particularly effective. Imagine how unsettling it would be to find yourself in Stephen King's Derry or Castle Rock and you'll get an idea of what I'm talking about.
Anyway, if you like horror and consider yourself any kind of a Carpenter fan, you need to see this.
If you haven't yet, go now and remedy this in any way possible. You won't regret it.
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