Finishing off our anniversary program is John Carpenter’s spectacular In the Mouth of Madness. The third instalment in Carpenter’s Apocalypse trilogy (following The Thing and Prince of Darkness), In the Mouth of Madness follows John (Sam Neill), a detective hired to investigate the mysterious disappearance of cult author Suttor Cane, whose trashy horror novels are said to cause disorientation, memory loss and paranoia in less stable readers. John is sceptical, confident the disappearance is a hoax staged by Cane’s publisher to drum up publicity for his new novel. However, after reading one of Cane’s novels, strange and terrifying events begin to occur around him, and John is forced to grapple with the possibility that all the myths surrounding the author may be true. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, In the Mouth of Madness is a bonkers Carpenter fan favourite, a pulpy Lovecraftian nightmare and an absolute must-see for fans of the horror genre.
Sunday 28th July
92 min
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Retrospective